Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Lately, I’ve been spending most evenings crocheting. I had some of my nonna’s wool and decided to turn it into a few tea coasters, two beanies, and this bag—which I’m especially proud of. Both my nonna and baba taught me to crochet years ago, so it’s a calming, meaningful hobby that keeps me connected to them. I took the bag out for its first outing to the beach, a place filled with memories of time spent there with my nonna. I used two different colours of wool - maroon and navy blue to make this purple looking bag. What do you think? I bought my family and I souvlakis for lunch and my sister bought us ice-creams. I love the freshness of this peach ice-cream flavour and the subtlety of the cherry coconut flavour.  These swans always grace us with their presence. I adore them. We also spotted a miniature yacht race that was fascinating to watch. I've never seen anything like this before. Everyone has their own hobbies, it seems! What are some hobbies you've been enjoying recent...

  A day trip is the perfect way to spend hours driving around, admiring nature and picking some flowers. That's exactly what my mum and I did the last time we visited one of our favourite country towns, Daylesford. Everywhere we looked we spotted Australia's iconic yellow wattle. It's so stunning and a beautiful contrast to my black, velvet dress that I found in an opshop near my work. I like to visit there and chat to the ladies that work there and find the occassional treasure. This black dress with long, flutter sleeves reminds me of something fabulous that Morticia Addams would wear! My mum and I were so delighted to spot a field of daffodils on the side of a road. We happily frolicked around despite the slippery mud and picked a few to take home. I love that the yellow flowers coincidentally compliment the sunflowers on my Afghan coat. Some creative person made these horse and lion sculptures using bits of tree trunks. There are some very creative people in the world. ...

  Another day out in Daylesford began with a walk around Lake Jubilee. It's so pretty and peaceful there, I love looking out to the water. There were some beautiful purple flowers and yellow wattle out in bloom, brightening up a grey day. For the occasion, I wore a rust coloured turtleneck and velvet skirt with tan leather boots and bag to match. Over the top, I threw on my gorgeous poncho. This duck was so adorable sleeping under a tree. For lunch, we returned to our old, trusty favourite The Convent . I tried something different for once and had a homemade beef pie with mash potato and vegetables. It was delicious! This gorgeous painting hung above my head. Doesn't it evoke a giggle or smile? The final highlight of the day was visiting this daffodil field on a side road.  Across the day, I happily picked some flowers and here is what I headed home with. Title : Another Day by Paul & Linda McCartney.

  What do you think of my $10 op-shop find? It’s red, cozy and a turtleneck—perfect for winter. Feels like it was made for me. I couldn’t resist capturing these gorgeous pink blossoms before the wind carries them away. They have a sweet scent — reminiscent of orange blossom. I may or may not have taken a small branch home to place in a vase by my bedside.  I've decided that my favourite hobby is going walks and picking flowers. What's yours? Some other things I've been up to lately... I made sweet potato gnocchi. It had a nice, slightly sweet flavour and beautiful, orange colour. I've been making my own dumplings about once every two weeks and I keep a big bag of them in the freezer when I want a quick meal. This zucchini pasta was so delicious! Funnily enough, I learnt the recipe from Instagram. It has pan fried zucchinis that are put into a food processor with cheese and other ingredients and some slices of zucchini are placed on top. My family and I went out to Caros...