This morning, we headed to Williamstown to wave goodbye to two of the Sea Shepherd fleet as they set off for the tenth time to Antarctica…this is the start of the 2013/14 Campaign called Operation Relentless. Source: Sea Shepherd The crews are ready to save as many whales as they can from the Japanese Whaling […]
Book Review: Melbourne Precincts
By Sarah in Book Reviews, General, Photography, What I am Loving! Tags: Book, Dale Campisi, Melbourne, Melbourne Bars, Melbourne Cafes, Melbourne Precincts, Melbourne Restaurants, photography, shopping, The Bookshop at Queenscliff
On a recent visit to the fabulous “The Bookshop” in Queenscliff, we discovered this book – “Melbourne Precincts: A curated guide to the city’s best shops, eateries, bars and other hangouts” by Dale Campisi! I was born in Melbourne, yet am still discovering places I never knew existed…so this book sounded perfect for expanding our […]
Are You Fire Ready?
By Sarah in General Tags: fire, fire plan, fire ready
A couple of nights ago, we had a major fright…a car parked in our neighbour’s front yard was deliberately set alight during the late evening. We had just got to sleep and woke to yelling and banging, and discovered the front and interior of the car almost totally smothered in flames. This is only about […]
There is a Santa!
By Sarah in Christmas, General Tags: Christmas, Santa, Westjet Christmas Miracle
Some of you may have already seen this clip that is doing the rounds of social media, but I love it so much I just had to share it! Passengers on two WestJet Airline flights..one flying out of Toronto Pearson International Airport and the other from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport…were casually asked by […]
Christmas Decorating – Update 4….A Wall Christmas Tree!
By Sarah in Christmas, Decor 2 Comments Tags: Christmas decorations, fabric Christmas tree, Ikea, owls, wall hanging Christmas Tree
UPDATE 20/12/2015 – As this post is very popular again this year, I checked with Ikea (Australia) to see if they still had this wall Christmas tree or something similar. Sadly, they don’t which is such a shame. Hopefully, they will consider returning it to their range in the future! I wanted to find something […]
What I am Loving – Meet the Sloths!
By Sarah in General, What I am Loving! Tags: Animal Planet, Meet The Sloths, Sloths, Slothville
I have discovered that there is a new reality show in town…and the participants are seriously cute!! Forget Meerkat Manor…If you have Foxtel (Australia), tune into Animal Planet tonight (Weds) at 7.30pm … I caught the first episode last week and was totally hooked! I mean…how cute is this… Source: Slothville Meet The Sloths follows […]
Celebration of Numbers
By Sarah in General Tags: 111213, consecutive numbers, date, unusual date
In case you haven’t noticed, there is something unique about today’s date…11/12/13! What I didn’t know was that this is the last time we will see three consecutive numbers line up for 90 years! Dates like this have been historically popular for special occasions…in particular wedding dates! And apparently birthdays as well with mothers wanting […]
And the Colour of 2014 is…
By Sarah in Fashion, General Tags: Colour, Colour of the Year 2014, pantone, purple, yellow
Those involved in the design and graphics world will have heard that Pantone has announced the 2014 Colour of the Year….and it’s purple! It’s official name is 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, and is described as “an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health. It […]