Yesterday, I thought I had lost my beloved silver bracelet…a gift from my husband after he had his transplant. It has a heart charm on which is engraved the date of his transplant and his transplant number… I had a normal morning at work, then after lunch, decided to go for a walk to get […]
This edition of What I Wore sees me start the week with copper hair…and finish it as a blonde! We are also having some glorious warm Autumn days…unseasonably warm which I love, but we so really need some rain. However, I am enjoying still being able to wear my summer outfits before the cold weather […]
Yesterday, we attended the Dawn Service, held at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne…an amazing experience that everyone should do at least once in their lives. The Shrine itself is imposing…built on top of a man made hill, looking directly up St Kilda Road towards the city… This iconic building was originally built after the […]
Like many other Australians and New Zealanders, our Anzac Day started very early as we joined the huge crowd that went to the Dawn Service at the Shrine in Melbourne. When I was younger, I had always wanted to attend this service…and now I can say that this was the third time we have been. […]
On the 25th April each year, we stop to remember the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. We also remember all Australians who have served for this country and who died in war or while on operational service. And one of the traditions of Anzac Day is the playing of the Last Post….a […]
After over five hours sitting in the chair, my wonderful hairdresser, Lexi from Yankee Sweetheart Salon, has taken my copper hair to a whole new level… Yep, that’s me…I am now a bottle blonde! It’s not the first time I have had blonde hair…in fact, I was blonde for almost 10 years…I even got married […]
If you head into the city (Melbourne), and along Burke Street to the RACV Club, you may notice an interesting structure in their courtyard. I was fascinated by it, so did a little research to find out what exactly it was…and I discovered it is a traffic signal, which were used in parts of Melbourne […]
A few weeks ago, there was an enthusiastic discussion amoungst bloggers about how there are so many shiny, beautifully curated blogs which tell you how to do anything you could possible image…from clothes, to food, to just about any problem you can think of Which then lead to some bloggers writing that this in fact […]