If you are like me, every time the seasons change, you want to add to your wardrobe…even when you already have plenty of outfits! But I have discovered it’s so much fun to freshen up your look with some new pieces, while dressing up last season’s with different accessories. In my case, it’s not so […]
Melbourne
A Morning on My Own
By Sarah in General, Melbourne, Vintage 7 Comments Tags: a morning on my own, Melbourne, shopping, vintage
Today I did something I have not done for ages…I spent the morning on my own in the city. My husband had a rehearsal so kindly dropped me off at 9am and I had until 12.30pm to do whatever I wanted! I much prefer having someone with me…especially when vintage shopping as I like having […]
Book Review – Little Big Town
By Sarah in Book Reviews, Melbourne, Photography, Travel Tags: book review, Fujifilm, Jaime Murcia, Little Big Town, Melbourne, photography, XE-2
This book is something I would love to be able to do one day…to use photography to show how colourful and unique this city we live in is! But it also shows how much I have to learn… Jaime Murcia has been a professional photographer for over 25 years, and is published across Australia and […]
Happy 180th Birthday Melbourne!
By Sarah in Melbourne, Travel 4 Comments Tags: happy birthday, Melbourne, Melbourne's 180th Birthday
Today is our favourite city’s birthday…Melbourne is 180 years old! Settlers sailed from Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in search of sheep-grazing land, and on this day, August 30, back in 1835, their ship Enterprize moored off what is now William Street. It is this landing that is officially recognised as the founding event of what […]
Fashion Finds – Mister Zimi
By Sarah in Fashion, Melbourne Tags: fashion, Melbourne, Mister Zimi, Retro, vintage inspired
Although I am very much into vintage fashion…both the hunt for and the wearing of…I still keep an eye out for labels that have a vintage vibe. And by that I mean great colours and a style that will suit my short, curvy shape. This label I found by accident during a “down the rabbit […]
Laneways of Melbourne – AC/DC Lane
By Sarah in Melbourne, Travel Tags: AC/DC Lane, Duckboard Place, lane, laneways, Laneways of Melbourne, Melbourne
A few weeks ago, we bought Laneways of Melbourne and with the aim to work through the book and visit as many as we can! On the weekend, we ticked one off the list…actually, technically it was two… We went to explore AC/DC Lane which I have been wanting to check out for ages…it runs […]
What I Am Loving – Melbournalia
By Sarah in Melbourne, Travel, What I am Loving! 2 Comments Tags: Melbournalia, Melbourne, shop local
We love living in Melbourne…well, it is the most liveable city in the world! And we love discovering local businesses such as Melbournalia…a shop that is about all things Melbourne! Founded in 2011 by four Melbourne creatives…Michael Brady, Jenny Brown, Dale Campisi and Alasdair Mackinnon…Melbournalia was originally a temporary concept store, appearing in various locations […]
Tea Time at Assembly
By Sarah in Melbourne, Tea Tags: Assembly, Carlton, coffee, Melbourne, tea, teahouse
We always love discovering new places to indulge in a properly made cup of tea or two, and Assembly has been on my list for a while. On Saturday, we found ourselves in Carlton, so dropped in to check it out…it is located just off the popular Lygon Street shopping strip. Assembly is a similar […]