wouldn't you love to escape to this place right now?

i know i would!

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great walls

grouped frames // abstract family portrait canvas // great race tracks of the world wall art

hey jude

sorry (i think) for another flow chart.

i adore them!

come on...

it's the beatles.

how could it not be cool.

wee house

and my love of all things small and cute continues...

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lately...

i have a BIG stack of new design books to peruse through at work.

watching some evening cricket after work last week at the waca.

not international – just state cricket.

enjoyed the company more than the game.

loving my little paper crane mobile from darling little alannah.

it hangs in my lounge and matches my the other red accents.

what kind of artist are you?

too true!

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what a location!

this just took my breath away.

my life is a little quieter again

hmmm... that seems like i'm having a dig at my beautiful best friend.

title + photo 1 = implying that sylv is loud. i'm not.

ok honey, so you're not the quietest person i've ever met but i love your exuberance and passion.

have i dug myself out? or deeper?

anyway, what i am trying to say is that life is a little bit quieter now all my darling tasmanian visitors have left the sunny shores of wa again.

in order of arrival (no favouritism intended): sylv (musketeer 2), her darling little man levi, lil sis elise, heidi (musketeer 1), darren (aka the crazy brother).

thank you.

had some wonderful and memorable times.

example...

elise to me as i walk slowly down the sandy stairs at the beach: "been walking long?"

then SHE slipped over.

i laughed. A LOT!

i wish all movie posters looked like this

a few of my favourite (movies + designs) from the fantastic minimal movie posters blog.

i admit my inner nerd smiles ever time i look at the lord of the rings and star wars one.

silver lining

1. silver wall!

i'm a little bit in love with this.

2. confetti systems pinata

3. giuseppe zanotti glitter bootie

spare $900 or so anyone?

4. silver leather pouffe

5. robot headphone splitter

6. lucy folk necklace

+ check out my other colour collections

sweet art: dawn tan

i love the sweet illustrations by dawn tan.

found her gorgeous little ice-cream illustrations in the latest edition of frankie.

check out her website, blog and etsy shop.

plus a few more of my favourites:

google pillow 2010

rockin!

each year's most top searched topics on google as pillows.

from the elasticco etsy shop.

and previous years...

10 dollars

my op shop (thrifting) finds.

$3 pink glass vase, silver candle holders for $2 each and mini glass dishes that were $3 for 6.

bargain!

mmm... macaroons

so my macaroon craving did get the best of me.

justified to myself as a treat to share with both elise and sylv who i was saying goodbye to that night.

managed to stumble on the three best flavours ever.

strawberry and passionfruit, you're number one.

my mouth is watering just thinking about you.

pantone honeysuckle

HOT!

honeysuckle, a gorgeous reddish pink, is the pantone colour institute's colour for 2011.

i approve.

hmmm… i might have to pop past choux cafe on the way home.

i'm craving macaroons now.

links // living room // flowers // carpet // macaroons // colour systems

the best view

it's just a walkway to a beach you might say.

but first thing in the morning this has been a favourite sight.

leaving the car park and walking a little over the rise and this is what i see on my way to a morning ocean swim at leighton beach.

(more float and relax than swim i must admit).

with summer being so hot over here, the beach in the morning is just perfect.

ok, so i haven't gone everyday, but eager to make it more of a habit.

a good one for the new year

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holidays and food

well that is how i managed to sporadically document my week (and a bit) of holidays:

frozen yoghurt at red spoon in freo.

elise deciding what's for breakfast one hot morning at moore & moore.

a stop at the chocolate factory on a trip with bro and sis in the swan valley.

heidi savouring her short mac after an early morning swim and walk at cottesloe.

delicious little christmas cake from my darling mummy.

this week shall consist of less eating and more exercise.

that's the plan anyway.

oh, and happy new year!