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Heart of the country

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 A day in Daylesford is simply the best. There's a Vintage Mills Market that you can walk around and be thoroughly entertained even if you don't purchase anything. I loved seeing some artworks of Frida Kahlo, an Orthodox icon, some carnival rides, posters and a Mickey Mouse telephone. This handmade crochet dress was gorgeous as was this coat made from a blanket! Outside the Mills Market, they now have a garden section. Next, my mum and I went to our favourite honey stall. I bought a huge tub of honey - 5kgs! I go through it with all the teas and matchas I drink! Then we were off to our other favourite place in Daylesford which we've visited many times before: The Convent Restaurant. Outfit details: Tree of Life coat: eBay find. Red, leather bag: Market find. Leather boots: Diana Ferrari. Cream dress: Retail. The gardens are so pretty there and the prawn and calamari pasta is always delicious. After lunch, we still had a bit of energy before making the long drive home, so we...
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Besame Mucho

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  Here's my 'Frida Kahlo' dress! It's deep blue and bright red with big roses on it! It reminds me of Frida's home painted in similar colours. I found it at a Vinnies opshop near my workplace last year. There were two handmade dresses in this kaftan style and I gave one of them to my mum. It was perfect to wear on a 22 degree celcius day, when my mum and I decided to drop off some things at an opshop and go to one of our favourite cafes - Poynton's. It is a nursery with a cafe on a hill by the Maribyrnong River.  My mum and I both ordered the same thing and really enjoyed this linguine with prawns and chorizo. I was so excited to buy some fruit trees - a lemonade lemon tree, a pomegranite tree, an olive tree and a mandarin tree. The lemonade lemon is meant to be sweet and you can eat it on its own! My nonna had a wonderful pomegtanite tree in her front yard and I got one in her memory. My fig tree is also very happy and thriving in this big terracotta pot I got ...
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Come shopping with me

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 Come with me for a day out shopping! You know I love big, fluffy coats and have amassed a small collection over the years. I developed my love of big, furry coats after watching Almost Famous and seeing gorgeous coats in photos from the 1970s. It's a style that really warms my heart and keeps me warm in winter too! Every year Tree Of Life releases new styles of Afghan coats. Here are a few of the 2025 styles. I'd like to purchase one when they have their end of season sale. I'm thinking I'll get the sunflower coat. I love sunflowers and the black, shiny fake fur on the collar. Which coat is your favourite?  X
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Take what you need and be on your way

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 I love visiting Williamstown beach, it's got to be one of my favourite beaches.  I love seeing the black swans, I love the sparkling blue water, I love looking out from the pier to the boats. I giggled at this boat named Popeye and sang  Popeye the sailor maaan , walking down the pier. I took a photo of this park bench, where I remember my sister, mum, nonna and I enjoyed fish and chips by the beach. It was such a hot day and I didn't want to get sunburnt, so I wore my long sleeve, cotton, gingham dress, with my big sunhat, and vintage bag. My mum and I popped into a church built in the 1800s and admired the stain glass windows. For lunch, my mum and I ate at Monzarella. She had steak and I had a margherita pizza.  Then we enjoyed an ice-cream, which promptly melted  as soon as we stepped out the door and into the heat.  I chose 2 flavours - pistachio and cherry which you may see peeking out from the bottom. In the evening, my sister organised for us to go...
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