Bookclub

I am a member of a bookclub that my sister, Tess started. We meet every month or so to chat about the book that we have read over a cup of tea or glass of champagne. I love that everyone can express their views about the literature in a casual and relaxed atmosphere.

We started off with some very harrowing classics such as Love in the Time of Cholera and Tender is the Night but are currently reading Danny the Champion of the World and Peter Pan which are heaps of fun! Do you have any book suggestions for my bookclub?

Christmas shopping

I started my Christmas shopping this week as I stumbled across a beautiful shop, Magnolia Home & Gift at East Gosford on the Central Coast and picked up lots of goodies.

So this weekend I am going to continue to acquire gifts by visiting Magnolia Square markets at Randwick Racecourse. They have a fabulous range of independent design, art and fashion items that are perfect for pressies. Including the gorgeous homewares like the fun oversized button dishes by Have you met Miss Jones pictured above.  

I love buying presents for friends and family, it is a wonderful challenge to find something that is perfect for that special someone!

My favourite Roman fountain

On our first day in Rome Ad took me on a tour of the city's beautiful piazza's. Most of them housed a fountain as its centre piece. My favourite fountain that we discovered was the Fountana di Quattro Fiumi or Founatin of Four Rivers, 1651 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

It depicts the four gods of what were considered the four great rivers of the world during the Reniassiance. The Nile in Africa, the Ganges in Asia, the Danube in Europe and the Río de la Plata in America. The movement in the figures, trees and animals is beautiful and powerful. The fountain has a  passionate and vibrant presence and when it is lit up at night and the water is shimmering it looks magical.

150th Melbourne Cup Day

I love the excitement of Melbourne Cup Day, even though I am always at work  it is fun to dress up and go in the office sweep!

Today I am wearing a massive purple flower in my hair, a gorgeous floral silk blouse, black flippy skirt, fabulous purple stocking and patent black heels. Wish me luck in the sweep....

Sarah Blasko

My husband and I are going to see Sarah Blasko on Friday night at The Enmore. I am very much looking forward to it even though we bought tickets very late and she will be a speck in the distance. We will both make sure we wear our glasses!

Gorgeous fabric

I recentley visited Cloth where I fell in love with this fabric, 'stoney' and may recover a recent find in it.

My nephew

I have a beautiful new nephew. Well he is not so new any more as he is 10 weeks old!