Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Ahh sunny days, aren't they wonderful? A little while ago, my mum and I visited one of our favourite places, Geelong beach. We loved having a ride on the ferris wheel and looking out at the water. Amazingly, I'm not afraid of heights. Are you? I love the lighting in these photos and coincidentally my yellow gingham dress perfectly matches the ferris wheel. My dress, vintage basket bag and sunglasses were all bargain finds from secondhand markets. I had my Baba on my mind and was missing her so I wore her pearl necklace that day along with a shell necklace my uncle gave my sister, mum and I from his travels to Phuket. Doesn't my mum look beautiful in blue? Next, mum and I had to stop at the merry-go-round, and for $5 we had the time of our lives, giggling as we went around and around! We ended our day out with lunch in a restaurant by the water. We can never go past seafood with pasta and this didn't disappoint.  The waitress working there saw us taking photos of our foo

  Our final day in Phillip Island started with breakfast at a cafe by the beach. I had avocado and chutney on toast. I really love breakfast food but was disappointed by the breakfast meals we bought on holiday because they were all a bit average.     The sunshine and sight of blue ocean was a nice distraction and I loved spotting some swans and pelicans in the water.            On the drive home, we stopped at another cafe for some tea and scones. I loved the small waterfall and luscious, green ferns. We wandered around the nearby bush, spotting a cockatoo kept in a cage. How sad to be a bird stuck in a cage. A sign said that the particular bird was 84 years old and had been stolen and somehow recovered in Sydney, although I suspect someone may have felt sorry for this trapped bird and simply let it free.           By the time we drove home, I'd finally finished reading Daisy Jones and The Six. I enjoyed the book and the last page made me teary. This book seems to be inspired by

 Day 2 of my Phillip Island holiday with my family began with eating breakfast at a cafe. I had avocado and eggs on toast, but it was bland and a bit average. I love eating out but hate when the food disappoints me. As soon as I got home, I was determined to make nice breakfasts and thought to myself, sometimes what you make at home is much nicer than what you can buy at cafes.     My breakfasts Next, my family and I drove around, stopping at the Nobbies to stroll along the boardwalk. It was so windy, I felt like a dog with its head out the car window. I was delighted to spot a wallaby. My non-Aussie readers might get a kick out of these cute animals, they're similar to kangaroos.      It had such beautiful, dark brown, shiny fur and was happily nibbling away at the green plants. I have no idea what this large bird is called, I've never seen one before.       Sparkling blue water and beautiful views at every turn.         For lunch, my sister wanted to visit Island Pies, a li

    Happy Easter everyone! My family and I celebrated Easter a week early this year, as we spent the long weekend in Phillip Island. My mum made a lovely lunch and we celebrated with my boyfriend and our family friend uncle Arthur. My mum decorated the table with her Easter decorations, isn't it cute?      Phillip Island was icy cold and windy, but we still had a nice time. Thank goodness, my sister enjoys organising holidays, if it were left up to me, I'd never go on one! On the drive to Phillip Island, we spotted a cheese shop and had to stop.      It was hard to photograph this trio of dips and cheese well, but it tasted delicious, promise!      I had to take a photo with the cow out the front, wouldn't you?             I wore my emerald green turtleneck and velvet pants with long brown boots, an outfit chosen with the sole purpose of keeping me warm but still looking half cute.     We had been looking forward to visiting the chocolate factory and it was fun playing the