Merry Christmas

The Martin Place Christmas tree.

Baking

Lately I've been baking. Lemon biscuits, glazed ham and marshmallow pavolvas, yum.

Gifts

My sister Imogen has been curating some lovely gift ideas on her blog. Here is the selection she put together for me. I love everything on it & can't wait to see what I receive on Christmas day!

Meanwhile my Christmas shopping is slowly trundling along, a few more pieces to go...

Christmas wrap up

Christmas for another year is done and dusted. Here is a little peek at the several Christmas celebrations that Ad and I had a wonderful time attending.

 

African Safari themed Christmas Eve party 

with family friends at my parents place.

 

Christmas lunch for 27 at my Grandparents place by the beach.

  

 

Christmas turkey lunch on Boxing Day at the in-laws.

It's Christmas!

Wow time has flown by and despite being organised and having all my Christmas shopping done well in advanced the last couple of days have been a whirlwind!

Tonight is our big Christmas Eve party with friends. Each year we have a theme and this time it is African Safari. Lucky there has been a lot of leopard print in stores lately!

Have fun celebrating the festive season with your loved ones. Merry Christmas!

31 days till Christmas

I love Christmas time and still get excited when I wake up on Christmas morning. Here are a few things that I am wishing for....

Bearded man brooch (one that looks like Ad!) from
Handmade Romance on Etsy

 Happy rocking squirrels from Bride and Wolfe

 Spaces mook by Frankie Magazine
so I can peak into other peoples homes

Sally Seltman's CD 'Heart That's Pounding'

Vers 1.5 hand-crafted sound system for listening to tunes on my iPhone

 

Dorothy Napangardi

Salt 2007

from Fireworks Gallery

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!