Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

It's been a busy couple of days, thank goodness I'm on work holidays! I treasure this time because I can take time to relax, catch up with friends, family and of course, there's always work I take home with me as a teacher.  On Sunday, my family and I went to my nonna's house to help her install her new stove. I love spending time with my nonna. We ate dinner together and wandered around her garden - she grows all types of vegetables. I even picked some chilli, lavender and sage to take home with me. Thanks nonna!  I also found these treasures at the morning market. I love how they all perfectly colour coordinate. On Monday, my mum and I went to the cinemas to watch 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. I thought about watching it when I last went to the cinemas with my friend Deana to see the Lion King but then I promptly forgot about it. After recently watching Devyn Crimson's review of the film's fashion, I decided to go and see it. So...

On the weekend my mum, dad and I went to Lorne for a family friend's 50th birthday. We were last in Lorne in April , it's such a beautiful, picturesque place. My sister couldn't make it because she was performing in a theatre show. I think she's a bit of a superstar, but more on that later. The two hour drive to Lorne was wonderfully scenic - there's hills, magnificent fields of yellow flowers and then to top it off, ocean views. The roads got windy and my dad, who thinks he's a race car driver, had my mum and I squealing, feeling car sick and getting a headache all at once!  Finally we arrived and everyone had lunch at the Lorne Hotel, spent some time in the sunshine and chatted away to family and friends.  Before we left, my mum and I took some photos at the beach. If you haven't noticed by my beach posts here , here and here , I'm enamoured by the beach and love just sitting and watching the waves crash whenever I can. I ...

My sister, mum and I went to see Fleetwood Mac last night!  It was AMAZING! We had tried to get tickets when they were first on sale but they sold out. Then my mum heard about some last minute tickets that were added to the show and we snapped them up! I'm so glad we decided to go. My mum and I felt that it was only appropriate to dress up to honour Stevie Nick's fabulous 1970s fashion.   My mum wore this stunning velvet and lace dress. I wore this satin dress with huge sleeves. Source  I've channeled Stevie in the past , and recently found this dress in an op-shop and felt that it was only right to have its first outing be a Fleetwood Mac concert. My mum and I also wore our matching amethyst rings. My mum  knows   how much  I love chunky, amethyst rings and she surprised me  with this sweet present last week.  Then she found an oval one for herself, so we are officially twins! Thank you mum, you're too ki...

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!  I know  Father's Day is a hard day for a lot of people who have lost their father and for many dads who don't get to spend this day with their children.  I am really grateful that I've got a good relationship with my dad. Sometimes we annoy each other, but I can tell him anything and I adore him. Yesterday we began the Father's Day celebrations by spending the day at the beach. It was the last day of Winter in Melbourne and the sun came out to play. I love being by the beach and am always sad to leave. For lunch, we had a big share platter of meat, roasted potatoes and vegetables and then had an ice-cream as we walked on the pier. Mmmm, limoncello gelati, it was just as delicious as the lemon sorbet I made last week !  I joked to my mum that this boat looks like a yellow submarine (Beatles reference! Although it's not really a submarine.) I liked pairing th...