Eat. Pray. Love.

Yes, this is a plug. But please read on.

I'm involved with the Starlight Children's Foundation, a cause dear to my heart, and sit on the Young Starlight Committee. We're a group of young professionals in Adelaide who donate our time to organise fundraising events for the Foundation.

We've had some fabulous social events, raising more than $15k over the past three years to go towards building Adelaide's first Starlight Express Room at the Women's and Children's Hospital.

We're all about weaving fundraising into our every day lives and turning normal, social events into successful yet subtle fundraising efforts.

Eat Pray Love is our next movie night and although reviews of the book are mixed (I LOVED the first half but kind of lost interest in the second half), I believe it's going to be one of the most beautiful and breathtaking films with stunning backdrops in Italy, India and Bali. Plus, there's Julia Roberts - don't we just love her!?

So this is to all the Radelaidians out there - secure your ticket for opening night at Palace Nova Eastend . . . bubbles and popcorn included! A great night out with the girls - with the sleep-easy-at-night gooey warmth that comes with supporting a wonderful children's charity.

Tickets available at www.dramatix.com.au/eatpraylove

Thank you xo

And breathe . . .

Pic from weheartit. Yes we do.

OMG. What a crazy few weeks. Good few weeks, but crazy.

My computer has hated me and has been doing funny things so I've been denied access to my little polkadot pantry - how time flies!

So, to bring you up to speed . . . I've been to Darwin to visit the gorgeous Bree, had my first Opera experience, celebrated the exciting news I'm going to be an aunty, over-indulged on Grand Final day (oh, to think we have to do it all again this weekend!) and had a wee little romance to keep things interesting!

I can smell Spring in the air - the days are lasting longer and it's not so hard to get out of bed.

Life is good.

xo

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Do mothers still do this to their daughters?

During my trip down memory lane this week, I stumbled across this picture. Sassy (my dear aunty) was quite the sewing master and often prepared matching outfits for Mum and me.

Can you IMAGINE a 30 year old mother walking down the street in a matching outfit to their three year old daughter these days? Hilarious!

A free spirit

It's been a quiet few weeks on the blog front for me with my time focused on family and loved ones after the passing of my aunty, Sassy.

Sassy (a nickname that stuck after I struggled to get my tongue around 'Sally' as a toddler!) is my mum's younger sister and has battled with multiple sclerosis for the last 14 years. Last week, it all came to and end when she died peacefully in the nursing home where she'd spent the last six years.

I'm housesitting Mum and Dad's place at the moment and took the opportunity to go through some old family photos. Gosh, the memories . . . and the fashion faux pas! (Do love the fact my brother and my Dad are in matching navy boat shoes - classic!)

We were a very close family, sharing everything with our cousins over the years. I was the only girl cousin and loved the special attention I got from my aunty who had two boys of her own. She was always dressed well and together with Mum, they made for 'yummy mummys' back in the 80s!

Hair was always a sticking point for me as a little girl as Mum never let me grow it long - but Sassy had gorgeous long brown hair that I loved to play with. She played around with the Princess Di look, the Farrah Fawcett flick and the natural gentle wave.

Mum, on the other hand, was a fan of the perm . . .

Looking back, I can see where I got my passion for cooking and food - Sassy was a great cook and even started her own little catering company called 'Pampered Appetites'. She and Mum catered for my Granny's 60th birthday - complete with matching aprons!

Chicken finger sandwiches will just never go out of fashion, will they!? That green dress though, Mum? Hmm, another story all together!

And our crowning achievement - Sassy helped us make a croquembouche for Mum's birthday. I think I was about 9 or 10 - where was Junior Masterchef back then!?

PS. How cool is my Dad with his funky sunnies and stonewash jeans!?

Such good memories for a life cut far too short.

Sweet is the sleep that ends all pain xo

What's your fortune?

What a fabulous weekend I have on the cards . . . coffee and walk with Mum on Saturday, lazy night in (with a box of lindt and a big bowl of tuna pasta) and Sunday, yum cha with JB and an art exhibition opening. Oh, then roast for dinner.

Bliss!

Can't wait to introduce JB to the world of little food! Those perfect little tiny morsels, the buzz and excitement of the Chinese restaurant and the mystery of what you'll find in your fortune cookie.

I've got my fingers crossed for the one above.

Happy weekend lovelies!

xo

Pic from weheartit

Perfect Match!

High-Heeled Foot in the Door is one of my new favey blogs. I love what she gets up to and took a special interest in her makeover of her sister's apartment.

I fell in love with the colour palette she used in the bedroom and gushed over this bedside table - how cool is that!

It is similar to the new table we picked up for a steal on our recent junk shopping adventure. I haven't bothered to paint it yet but am thinking either a gorgeous apple green or safe and sound white. Then I want to mix it up and put a round little nightstand on the other side - in a STUNNING HOT PINK.

Remember, I've got a new bedhead aswell - how does yellow sound? Too much?

Really like what Krista Ewart did here - think it's the look I'm going for. Lots of white and LOTS of colour!

PS. Love my new mirrored frame from Lib, care of The White Shed!

Pics from me and High-Heeled Foot in the Door

Hello lover!

Oh how loved I feel to come home and be greeted by a special delivery in the letterbox.
Donna, you know how to make my day!

This calls for a night on the couch in my uggies with a cuppa tea (and Farmer Wants a Wife on the telly! Um, how old am I? Hello Nanna!)

Perhaps I'll find the perfect menu to celebrate Miss Emma's birthday with the girls.

Mmmm, did someone say pomegranate and meringue trifle?