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Not beige, dear; nude

21/03/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on Not beige, dear; nude

Me-Made March; Day 21 I may have been more influenced by Collette Dinnigan’s collection from Friday’s fashion parade than I realised as this morning I felt lace-y and nude and feminine was sartorially just what I craved.  The images of those pretty lingerie…

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Sunday…

20/03/201122/09/2017 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Sunday…

… and a walk in the park avec husband and doggie. It’s funny; I made this blouse following one of those wardrobe advice articles in a fashion magazine, that every woman should have a crisp white blouse in their collection.…

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We owned…

19/03/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on We owned…

Today’s setting reflects our morning’s activities, namely going to another school to watch our son’s “away” volleyball tournament; if you’re curious the title gives the outcome, btw…   So I commandeered my husband briefly into service as a photographer, wonderful right? saving…

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Out to lunch…

18/03/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Out to lunch…

Me-Made-March, Day 18 Wore this thing today… had a lovely lunch and a very fun time with some girlfriends… and viewed a fashion parade (think, very high end Australian designer, hint, CD…).  Get this, this was a swisho lunch at a very…

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Smoky scraps, and a collar

17/03/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on Smoky scraps, and a collar

This little top made out of the scraps from Craig’s new shirt is one of my New Things; mental run-through of them yesterday and I realised this was totally appropriate for hot weather, plus went well with this little skirt…

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Not that I’m counting…

16/03/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on Not that I’m counting…

… but we are just past the half-way mark for Me-Made March… yay! When I’ve already taken a picture of myself in this dress, and what’s more wearing these very same sandals with it too, it’s so sorely tempting to just use…

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Mad dogs and Englishmen*

15/03/201121/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on Mad dogs and Englishmen*

That old line about mad dogs and Englishmen going out in the midday sun kept popping into my head as we were out here this morning.   Although technically speaking, it is before nine o’clock in the morning and nowhere…

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Chocolat

14/03/201121/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Chocolat

This is another dress made years ago, that periodically gets worn a lot, and periodically gets shoved into the back of the wardrobe because I’m tired of it, only to periodically rediscover it with cries of joy when those hot…

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