Daily Outfit: Return to Grey

From this to this. Caped crusader for a mission of a day... otherwise known as afternoon tea with haloumi salad. Yum! A walk in the winter sun with friends does a world of good.

Daily Outfit: Winter sun

Summer holidays in winter being my thing, I packed my bathers for a four-night adventure on the Gold Coast last week. Purpose? Introduce the manfriend to the wonderful world of rollercoasters.





I braved bare legs for most of the day but put the leopard tights on as the sun started going down. Do I dare share my bikini outfit?

Daily Outfit: Airwear

Last week I visited the Gold Coast for a little holiday! Yahoooooo




Plane attire photographed in our 5* hotel room (yay).

Daily Outfit: Post-Wedding

My wonderful cousin got married in the holidays (I introduced the happy couple!) and while I don't have any photos of my frock on the day itself I do have the aftermath... after brunch and cellar doors, of course.

Daily Outfit: Belated Bastille Day

Bonjour tout le monde!

How did you spend your Bastille Day?




I sorted out my taxes, went on a pain au chocolat hunt on my bicycle, sat in the local park with a French novel and red wine, met up with the manfriend and headed to a movie night! Lovely.

Daily Outfit: PD

Sorry folks, I've been rather sick this week. I haven't even wanted to get dressed, let alone blog! Hopefully I'll be able to pop some outfit shots up... even some of sunny Queensland!

I decided overalls were the go for my second day of conferencing (during the holidays... grizzle)







After, I went to Harbour Town and bought my first suit!

Just a Minute in June/July

I'm a bit behind the times here but thought I'd make up for it with a double whammy! Wahoo!




Reading... the Jenny Kee biography, upon recommendation of the ever-inspiring Ruby, a funny tale from Jasper Fforde, and Sophie's World (I missed out when I was in my teens, as was the case with Catcher in the Rye, the Perks of being a Wallflower etc.) The usual stash of magazines. Physics textbooks. I have a lovely little pile of library books waiting for me - what a great feeling!

Listening... to encouragement on my running app - sometimes I love her, sometimes loathe! I just made a jogging playlist for high energy. Cycling commentary. Wedding vows. Holiday stories. The accountant. Zappa cover band. The manfriend's band (!). Airport announcements.

Wishing... the cold weather would thaw out for a week or two. Good thing we squeezed in a Queensland holiday!

Watching... wild weather outside. A flasher!!! Pictures of glaciers. Bridesmaids. Tour de France, every night.

Buying... Dinner, dinner, lunch, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Theme park tickets! French cheese. My first suit (!)



Wanting... snoozing, warm weather and inspiration.

Missing... summer fruit. My friends in Melbourne.

Cooking... less now that my parents are back home. Eating out more too.

Making... room in my brain. A mess of my bedroom floor.

Loving... flannel sheets. Celebrating talented friends and making new ones. Weddings. Secondhand books. How multicultural dining is in Australia. Running. Summer holidays in winter. Churros. Rollercoasters. Brightly coloured shoes. My new, rabbit-soft, royal blue jumper. iTunes on shuffle in my bedroom. Hot chips. Sequins during the day. Green tea (always and forever). Phonecalls when you need them. Getting inspiration from the people around you. The days getting longer. Jasmine. Returning to band. Making plans for the end of year and beyond. Hearing from old friends. Good hair days. Waterslides. General good health.

Clothes swap. Such fun!

Last time I did one of these was back in May....
What's floating your boat these days?

Daily Outfit: Bridesmaids

Hello!

These photos are from last week, when I went and saw Bridesmaids at the cinema. Despite everyone's recommendations, I only laughed out loud a few times. Perhaps one of those films better enjoyed with friends/vodka.










Did you know that I'm going to be a bridesmaid at the end of the year?! Eek! Very exciting.

Daily Outfit: PD Grumble

What better way to spend the first two days of holidays than by doing some Professional Development.... GRUMBLE! At least I have amazing colleagues.








Felt a bit swashbucklin' that mornin'

Daily Outfit: Solo Sunday

Have I ever mentioned on here how much I love self-dates? Dressing up and going somewhere new. Taking yourself out to dinner and writing in your diary. Walking through a park, camera in hand. Heading to the cinema and sipping wine while you watch.

Sunday was a good chance for some solo Sequin time, so I drove out to Port Adelaide for a book fair and a poke-around. I got quite a few books, including one on French slang which is pretty funny.

The markets down there however are in desperate need of some love: looking seriously dated. I had a fossick through a costume/vintage stall but was generally overwhelmed by the "antique" (crap) and cheap, plastic (crap) found in every direction.




Shiny shiny! Over the winter drab in a big way.