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california: coast, vineyards and (not) using my dslr
After our time in Big Sur, we carried on down the coast towards Morro Bay. One of the most beautiful places that we stopped on the coastal drive was Sand Dollar Beach – a wide stretch of sand and huge...
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instagram series: from the palm of my hand
This year I have set myself a little instagram challenge, to post one picture every week under the hastag #fromthepalmofmyhand. I was inspired by my friend Sally’s #fromwhereistand challenge in 2014,...
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happy monday links | five
Before we get into the links, let me start by making a confession. Back in November I boldly stated that the ice cream series was back for summer, and exactly how many ice cream recipes have I posted?...
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diy: simple ways to use rosewater on valentine’s day
Staying in is the new going out, in my house at least, and that is especially true on Valentine’s Day. This year it falls on a Saturday, which means restaurants will be extra busy – you could save...
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california: yucca valley
Yucca Valley was one of the most awesome places I have ever been. We only spent one night there after a few nights in LA and it felt like being on another planet. After driving inland for a couple of...
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ice cream series: peach and ginger ice cream pie
I made some ice cream!! Hells yeah. And seeing as it has been so long, it would be only fair to take this ice cream to the next level and make it into a pie. Why on earth didn’t I do this sooner?! It...
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diy: banner cookies for a subtle revelry
I can’t imagine anything more delightful than receiving a message banner written out in cookies (not really surprising, I have a habit of writing stuff in my food). A simple, ‘yum’ is short and sweet,...
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happy monday links | six
Just stopping by to share a few favourite links from the past few weeks – enjoy and happy Monday! – I will be making some of this in the next couple of months. – Grow your own pineapple?! – We don’t...
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almost hitched: omg two weddings!
I haven’t spoken much on here about my upcoming weddings to Dave (more about the multiple celebrations in a sec), mainly because it has come around so quickly – we are roughly three months out – and...
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ice cream series: lemon drizzle ice cream cake
Ok, we are officially taking this ice cream thing to the next level. Last time pie, this time, CAKE. My stomach and Dave are both happy about this turn of events. This time I had a hankering for a...
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california: los angeles
I realised that I totally skipped over our short time in LA and forgot to post about it! Here are some highlights. (Also, I feel like I have to tell you that we saw real-life Kanye in the flesh in a...
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diy: how to weave a basket from paper
I’m going to put it out there, this is one of my favourite ever diy projects. I know I know, that’s a big call but I’m going with it. Why do I love this project so much? Because those baskets are just...
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happy monday links | seven
We are finishing up a glorious four day weekend here in Australia, Easter holidays are the best. It has been a perfect mix of wholesome outdoorsy-ness (Blue Mountains hike and a quick ocean dip),...
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blood orange meringues with blood orange and passionfruit curd
When you are lucky enough to acquire a brand new Kitchenaid and six blood oranges in the space of time between breakfast and lunch on a Saturday, you know that it’s going to be a great weekend. That...
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five things I learnt from the konmari method.
As someone who ‘struggles’ to keep on top of my clutter and tends to leave my junk all over the house, I was pretty keen to read Marie Kondo’s cult book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to try...
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how to make natural yoghurt
We eat a lot of yoghurt in our house and I’ve been making my own for about 18 months now. It’s such a satisfying process and kind of science-y. I love that it gives me more control over the type of...
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three ways to use herbs to decorate a cake
I like my rainbow-funfetti-unicorn-sparkle cakes as much of the next person. I really do. But sometimes it’s nice to just keep things au naturel. Herbs can be so pretty and are much more flavoursome...
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our winter wedding in the blue mountains
We got married! Twice! Back in June, Dave and I got hitched in the Blue Mountains, NSW and then flew to London and did it all over again with my family and our friends over there. Our wedding in the...
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Instagram challenge: #myseasonof_florals
The lovely Laura and I have started an Instagram challenge, and we’d love you all to join in. Inspired by the beauty of each season, we are asking you to add #myseasonof_florals to you floral photos...
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speculoos cake with salted caramel frosting and espresso ganache
David is always teaching me all kinds of useful life skills; rock climbing, how to be good at camping, how to use photoshop etc etc, and I thought it was about time I taught him a useful life skill....
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