Blackdown Tablelands

Over the weekend Jake and I decided to drive up to Blackdown Tablelands for a swim, a spot of lunch and a look around.

My family used to go to Blackdown Tablelands all the time when I was little; swimming in the rock pools, catching tadpoloes, having picnics, and climbing the waterfalls, I have wonderful memories there.

It's a really beautiful spot, and with all of the rain that's been showering our region over the last few weeks, we knew Rainbow Falls would be beaufitul at the moment.

I didn't realise how unfit I would be though.  Once we parked up, we started the half hour walk.  Yes, it's only about half-an-hour, and in most parts the trek was downhill.  We stopped a lot of the way to take photos and look at the sights, and I may have had a snake scare (I thought I felt something touch the back of my leg, and I did somewhat of a little dance and was then petrified that I would see an actual snake for the remainder of the walk).

Once we got to the falls, we walked down the 232 (or nearish) steps, and relaxed by the water.  It was really lovely, until, we had to hike back up.  I took 4 steps and felt my legs cave in.  Bad girl nearly needed to be piggy-backed. 

It was hilarious, and a really lovely day.  We had a picnic lunch, relaxed and got quite a bit of exercise.

When we got home, I slept for hours. Sheesh!

Paris vs New York: A Tally of Two Cities

It has been penned as a Tally of Two Cities, by Vahram Muratyan himself, the creative genius behind this marvelous online travel journal.

The freelance art director and graphic designer based in the city of love, Paris, has worked for Chanel and the Cannes Film Festival, just to name a few, and has created this visual diary that pays homage to two of the world's most iconic cities.

It's very clever, and the pop art influences of block colours are simple, yet very effective, in comparing these two cities, with wit.

Having been to both Paris and New York, I absolutely understand his comparison, and love, love, love it.

You can browse his blog, buy his book, purchase his prints, and preorder the postcards.

You'd be a crazy crepe to not do any of the above.

Mrs Eliot Books

I stumbled across this cute little Etsy store.

I think these are a quirky way of saying what most people really think when it comes to camera brands.

I'm definitely a Nikon girl. I have three Nikon cameras, and I would never go to the dark side and buy a Canon.  (ha!)

Whenever people ask me my opinion on a camera, I always shriek "NIKON!!", it's not that I don't like Canon, well, it's just that I'm a Nikon girl.

Which one are you?

*If I had enough coin to drop $10,000 clams on a camera, I'd probably say that I'd be a Leica girl. Shhhhh!

Keeping it cool checklist

I got the brand new Country Road catalogue delivered today, and it excited me very much, not just because I love getting mail, but because it was All Things Winter.

Chunky knits, leather panel jackets, faux fur vests and many more fabulous and fashionable pieces to cocoon yourself in for the chilly months ahead.

Yes, I know it's only the first day of February, but, nonetheless it's getting closer and closer to March, which means Autumn, which means plenty of peeps will be starting to stock up on their winter woolies.

There are a few things that I'm loving for winter:

1. Sweaters

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2. Colourful Jeans

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3. Snakeskin print

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4. Knotted scarves

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5. Peplum jackets

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6. Oh, and Chris Evans (but that has nothing to do with Winter).

What is on your checklist for Winter?

P.s I love this

Wowsers.

I stumbled across this blog today - just today - when it has been around for years.

P.s I Made This, is amazing. I love it. I can't stop browsing it.

I can't choose a favourite D.I.Y project that has been dreamed up, designed and blogged about, so here are a few of the incredibly creative ones that I'm sure everyone who viewed them thought to themselves afterwards:

"Hey, I'm going to try that - get me my pinking sheers, some hot glue and sequins."

Brilliant.

All images via here

Fairy Bread Blanket

Remember this post? 

Well, that mum-to-be is now a beautiful mum to baby Ava Belle - and my, is she gorgeous! I cuddled her for over an hour the other day, and couldn't stop looking at her perfect little lips, and brown-peach-fur-like-hair. 

I love fresh babies, and was so excited for little Ava to arrive.  I worked with mum Cathie everyday at my old job, and saw that belly grow until full term, feeling the mighty kicks, and hearing plenty of stories about morning sickness, nursery's and baby bloomers.

When she arrived, it was like one of my sister's had, had a baby - pure excitement!

A much overdue post here, but this is the fairy bread blanket that I made for Cathie for her baby shower.

It was lovely to make - and I learnt how to do french knots - thank you Pip from Meet Me At Mikes, your craft books are fabulous, and I have made lots of little baby gifts from all of the pages for all the mother's I know.



*I've also made baby Ava a quilt for her arrival - using beautiful fabrics.  I was too excited to give it to her, so I actually didn't take any pics before I wrapped it - whoops.