Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Hello! I currently have time off for Easter school holidays- how exciting! I love having more time to go on day trips, catch up with friends, stay at home all day, visit my Nonna more and spend time on a teaching project I have to do. Whew, all that and I've got to find some time to relax too.  I love spending time in my back garden to relax. Look at my ever-growing pumpkin plant! I chopped off the very first pumpkin the other day.  Now what to make with it...  Pumpkin soup Pumpkin scones (my sister makes them and they're delicious!) or Roast pumpkin and vegetables?  Got any other ideas? Do tell. This pink dress is so light and perfect for hot weather. I wore it for my family friend's 30th birthday a few weeks ago and it's so easy to wear. Throw it on, add a necklace, a silver bangle and matching silver block heeled shoes. And the pale pink glasses match the dress perfectly. I blame my love and collection of sunglasses (mostly seco...

I'm really lucky to have a four day weekend this week! I've got Monday off to write school reports and Tuesday off for Melbourne Cup Day.  I spent Saturday starting the reports and spending some time at the cemetery to celebrate the day of the dead which is something   I'd never experienced before my Baba passed away nearly two years ago. Now I'm familiar with the different times during the year when Macedonians gather at the grave site of loved ones to celebrate their lives with food. I think about my Baba all the time and am always happy when she pops up in my dreams.  I wore a casual navy outfit - turtleneck and flare jeans, with my beloved snake-print boots I bought a few years ago.   I didn't take any outfit photos on the day so the above is just a collage of screenshots from a  Instagram  story I posted the other day. A day for the dead might sound really morbid, but it's actually quite nice t...