recently...

...we've had a nice mix of warm & cool days - gorgeous, sunny weather for the Folk Fair weekend & beautiful, welcome rain for the last few days...

...travelled to Adelaide for Kathryn's graduation ceremony - very, very proud of her :) ...

...we welcomed a bundle of furry gorgeousness, aka Miss Holly...

...had a stall at the Flinders Street Market, as well as our regular Wirrabara outing (back at Flinders Street all weekend this weekend & Wirrabara on Easter Sunday)...

...shared some exciting (& scary) plans...

...some impressions & images from Writers' Week + one more from Queensland...

...finally defrosted & consumed the cheesecake & apple cake left from Christmas time - can't believe we left it so long, baked some honey cookies the other day too, always a good thing...

...some beads & earrings on my bench recently + been playing with some polymer clay + one more new listing...

...& a little soft dreaminess to finish.

wishlist wednesday...

inspired by nature...

Spring Bouquet with Black Bird Art Print by AmeliaHerbertson

 Fold Formed Leaf Necklace by heartsabustin

 blue butterfly plate, hand painted by madrab

 Feather Scarf, Hand Stamped by ShebboDesign

the Peaks - wool mountain plush pillow by ThreeBadSeeds

off on a most excellent adventure...

...yup, that would be me.

This May & June I will be visiting Paris, Munich, Berlin, Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow & Prague...I'm excited & nervous (aka terrified) in roughly equal proportions - this will be my longest/biggest solo trip & my first time overseas. There's still heaps to organise, but things are being booked, so this seems to actually be happening.

I'm planning lots of walking, museum & gallery visiting, cafés, photography, day trips, walking tours, maybe a class or two? - I want to have an itinerary, but with lots of room for going with what I feel like - the best (& scariest) bit about travelling by myself is that it's all up to me!

Have you ever been to Europe? Got any tips, tricks, un-missable things? I'd love to read about them :)

a few good things...

1. Miss Holly - she's a few good things, all by herself.

2. some salvia, providing a nice pop of colour in the garden.

3. Happy Birthday to my beautiful Mum - Amy made an awesome cake as part of our celebrations.
4. new (purple) walking shoes.

5. foggy, misty mornings.

6. dreams & schemes & plans - trying to get things organised.
7. a soft knit sweater & some colourful tank tops.

silver sheen...

newly listed: galia, fine silver & sterling pendant

recently | on my bench

lovely links...

Enjoying some beautiful autumn weather lately - cold, crisp mornings, followed by warm, sunny days. We could probably use some rain, but I'm sure that's on its way too...

This will quite possibly make you cry (sorry) - but in a good way, honest.

And this one might make you smile.

An inspiring jeweller.

Some thoughts on messing around.

Investigating hygge (this kind of makes me want to visit Denmark).

A good dose of lemony citrus-y goodness in the form of baked goods - meyer lemon pecan cookies -  lemon, almond & chia seed muffins -  mini citrus tarts - lemon ricotta almond cake - meyer lemon magic custard cake (I really want our lemons to hurry up & ripen so I can try this).

A gorgeous wedding, in a gorgeous forest.

Featuring flowers: Pink. Orange. Pale. Autumnal. Arranged.

A magical, snow-covered city. Also here & here. Plus, too sweet not to share.

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