Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Good morning! Victoria is currently in the middle of its 5th lock-down and since I'm home, I figure now is as good a time as any to look back on my work holidays and share some fun I had a couple of weeks ago. Mum and I went to the most spectacular hidden gem of a cafe called Old Man Drew . We sat in the sprawling garden, which was truly beautiful, with different plants, fruit trees, vegetable plants, vintage items and trinkets to be found around every corner. It was so cute, a truly magical place that I can't wait to return to!     I loved this wall of mirrors and the Christmas in July room (below).   I would have been mesmerised with the atmosphere alone but the food was also so delicious. As I'm indecisive when it comes to ordering food from a place I've never visited before , I like to look at what other people are eating before I order. As soon as we were seated, I spotted a man eating a homemade beef pie with mash potatoes and gravy. Now I'm not a huge mea...

 The Sunday before last, my sister organised for my family, boyfriend and I to eat out at a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant called OKAMI. I'm easily amused so I was excited to go and try a new place I'd never eaten at before. I was surprised at how much we all enjoyed the food and my favourites were definitely the prawns, mushroom salad, sashimi and teriyaki beef. I was also very keen to try the carpaccio as I'd never tasted it before but it wasn't quite what I had expected. We tried a bit of everything and finished up with a scoop of homemade matcha icecream for desert - delicious!      This is just some of the food we shared. We were too busy eating and didn't take many photos!   The next day (Monday), mum and I took my nonna for a day out to Geelong beach. First, we spent some time wandering around the Geelong Vintage Mills Market. My nonna bought a blue mosaic vase for her front room and I was just happy to look around. Mum liked the below jug and glass...