Despite my despondency yesterday (hey, a girl is entitled to an off day every once in a while, right? We’ve all been there…) I managed to achieve quite a lot by way of cleaning up. I’ve shifted a small mountain…
Month: March 2010
The clean-up begins…
So today I’m taking stock of the mess and devastation around our house from yesterday’s storm. Perhaps an outfit post for the day seems inappropriate but now I’m so in the habit of popping my camera into my backpack I…
Canal Rocks II
These deceptively calm photos belie the fact that this afternoon we have endured the most massive storm, stronger and more ferocious than I’ve seen in years!! Hard to believe a day ago we had balmy summer heat and relentless blue…
Canal Rocks
Full day today, this is why I’m posting so late tonight. We had a busy sociable day, and rounded off by going to watch the sun set over the ocean. Here, my husband took so many beautiful photos, and also…
Dogged loyalty
Today I’m wearing my charcoal gabardine shorts made from Burda 7723, which were my first Wardrobe Refashion project. I love these high-waisted shorts, and I prefer this flared leg silhouette I incorporated into these ones after making up my first…
Python alert
I finished my python print satin outfit! Here in this photo I’m not sure if I look as much like a sleepy python draped lazily down a tree trunk any more than I do an extra from the set of…
Unexpected inner workings…
Most of the time I make predictable choices in lining by carefully matching my lining fabric to the outer layer to get as close a match as possible, but every so often I go for something completely different. A little…
St Patrick’s Day
How do I know it’s St Patrick’s Day, even though we don’t make a big deal out of it here in Australia? Why, because the Spotlight stores, which are heavily influenced by American merchandising choices are simply chocka with fluorescent…
