Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

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 ...

A little while ago, my mum, sister and I went to my favourite place to visit - Daylesford. We didn't realise how hot it'd be until we got there, it seems the heat intensifies immensely in country towns!  I always love visiting the Mills Market there, which is filled  with vintage and second hand stalls.             I've been here many times over the years but only just noticed this Elvis and Ringo banner! I found a vintage Whiting &Davis snake bangle for $12 which I was thrilled about, they sell for silly prices on eBay. I'm forever keeping an eye out for jewellery like this. I've got 3 Whiting & Davis snake pieces of jewellery: A gold snake necklace that I wore to my friend's engagement party . A silver snake bangle last worn at Christmas time . And now the bangle  below .  Three's a collection, right? Here are some things I admired but didn't take home with me. ...

I've been reading blogs, especially vintage-themed blogs for years. I remember reading posts where bloggers would answer tags or questions and I thought I'd give it a go myself, seeing as I am new to blogging about myself.  I'm quite shy and private but I hope to share a bit more of myself through blogging. 1. Are you named after anyone? No, my mum wanted to name me Isabella and my dad wanted to name me Jessica, so my parents supposedly flipped a coin after I was born, and my dad won. Apparently, my sister's name was chosen the same way. My dad won both times! Although, I reckon if I'm going to give birth to a child, I'm going to choose the baby's name! 2. When was the last time you cried? The other day. 3. Do you have kids? No, but I'd like to have some one day, when I find the right guy. 4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? I'm not sure. Whenever I'm m...