Finally decided to post a picture of my new cocktail dress made quite recently. I love this pattern from Anna Sui for Vogue; I think the ruffles at the back are gorgeous and so feminine. Sometimes the back of an…
Tag: Sienna
Quiet study in neutrals
Today’s outfit is a little drab and neutral, however sometimes one feels like being drab and neutral. Especially if it’s the last day of one’s holiday (sad face). One is possibly overusing the impersonal first person pronoun here. However this…
Hot morning in the grasses
Went for a walk this morning along the bike path, past a lake that is a bird sanctuary. Accordingly Sienna was leashed, something this spoilt pooch is becoming fast unaccustomed to. She pulled us along like a freight train doing…
Warm rocks and wet sand
Beach-combing this morning; my husband was deeply disappointed that Mr Cappuccino Man seems to be taking a day off… So peaceful and blissfully tranquil out on the bay, we shared the beach with about fifteen people and everyone calls “good…
Banana yellow catamaran in the flowers
If you take the time to look up close the coastline is home to a diverse and fertile ecology. We’re accustomed to thinking of the bush as colourless and drab when actually the colours can be quite vibrant. Most of…
Sandy salty toes
So, here we are at the beach house, and blissfully happy. The sun is broadcasting diamonds upon the water and the sand is scrunching white and squeaky clean under our bare feet. This morning the tide was so far out…
A Walk on the Foreshore…
For something a bit different today I’m taking you on a walk with Sienna and me. We usually head out for an hour each morning and briskly zoom along to get our heart rate up high. This is Sienna’s favourite…
Self-drafted pants
These white linen pants I drafted from my favourite jeans (see here) and even though I’ve got my new pants pattern Burda 7944 that I really like; I still love the fit and shape of these I’m wearing today and…
