Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

What do you do when life gives you lemons? You could make lemonade but this weekend I decided to make some Italian lemon sorbet! It was my first attempt at making it and I was so excited about it. Although it may still be winter, you better believe I was eating the sorbet as soon as a bit of sun came out, pretending it was summer! Outfit details:  Dress, vintage scarf and boots: secondhand market finds. Other than creating this lemony delight, I also spent the weekend celebrating a friend's birthday. I bought her some flowers so of course I wanted to pose with them!  Then on Saturday I caught up with a uni friend over burgers. Even though life gets busy, I think it's important to catch up with friends whenever we can. This morning, my mum and I ventured out into the cold for a rummage through the market. My mum didn't come away with anything but I found this Queen 'Play the Game' LP. So shiny! It has Another One Bit...

Well, I'm not really in an English garden, just my Australian one.  It's just a Beatles song reference!  I love a lot of old bands and musicians, which you can probably already tell from my first and second post ! So I'll be using lyrics for blog titles as much as I can. I wore this new-to-me, vintage, sheep wool jacket for the first time yesterday. It was perfect for going to the market in, it kept me nice and warm.  I spotted it a few months ago, in fact, when I was leaving the very same market. I saw it in the corner of my eye, hanging off someone's stall, and I practically pounced on it! The lady selling it had no idea that it was vintage or that I've been searching for one of these for ages, and she was kind enough to let me bargain with her. Fluffy jackets like this always remind me of the one Penny Lane wears in the film Almost Famous . It's one of my favourite movies. It also reminds me of one w...