Sunday, April 27, 2014

Weekend Outfit: Get up to go out!


Wearing: Top, Zara (similar), Skirt, Finders Keepers (similar), Boots, Country Road, Clutch, ASOS (similar)

After nearly six months of living in Sydney I am finally back online and can resume working on my blog! Words can't describe the excitement last night when the little wireless symbol lit up on my Mac and I was back in to the portal of the online world. There were all of these things that I had made a mental list of that I would do as soon as I got back on to the internet but when it finally happened everything was so overwhelming that I just dipped my toes in Pinterest-land for a little while before venturing out into the inter webs. 

However living without the internet did have its positives, like watching Seinfeld every night, going to bed earlier, reading books (remember those old things...?!), writing in diaries and learning how to crochet. So it hasn't been all that bad. 

In regards to the above photos, this has been my go-to going out outfit of late. The mercury has begun to drop overnight as autumn is well and truly setting in. This calls for more coverage in which I've turned to a long sleeve blouse, skirt and boots. The bare legs can weather the cool brunt for a little longer while the boots keep your feet nice and toasty.

PS - apologies for my scarred legs - they have taken a beating of late; firstly falling on the stairs at work and requiring three stitches and secondly, and very embarrassingly, taking a tumble on the treadmill at the gym... it wasn't as bad as these though, promise!

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Perfect Pavlova.






This post has been a while in the making - mostly because I am still stranded in Sydney without internet and Optus are the most irritating company on the planet. I hope they read this and fast track my installation since I have now been waiting nearly TWO MONTHS. Anyway, I refuse to ruin this pretty post on such infuriating matters like snail speed service.

You're probably thinking it's just a pav, but it's not just-a-pav. It's my Mum's pav and it's inspired by so many things: summer, long days at the beach, humid nights and friends and many family-fun times. Pavlova is always the number one go-to dessert for our family in summer. The base is simple, always fluffy and the topping combinations are endless; it's an all-round winner! Add some mint and a nice little sprinkle of icing sugar for a little kick on top of your combo of fruit.