Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Day 1 of our beach holiday began early at 5.20am. We headed off for the long drive to Eden and stopped off at McDonald's for breakfast, we only ever go there once a year. We bought some cherries along the way and did some grocery shopping when we arrived eight hours later. In the afternoon, I put on my maroon bathers and walked along the shoreline of the beach, admiring the blue water. With a shucker tool, I shucked 14 little oysters! I continued my walk and found a red rock shaped as a heart, I love when that happens.  Stopping by the painted fish wall, I posed for my annual smooch-y photo. It's so funny to see the pictures over the years. The next day began with some cherries, blueberries and walnuts with yoghurt and more beach walks.  A delicious roast ham, potato salad, honey carrots and a green salad followed for lunch. My mum always outdoes herself. A beautiful beginning to our holiday. More to come next week. X Title : Yellow Submarine by The Beatles.

School's out again! After three days of being on holidays, I've got to admit, I'm still exhausted. I'm lucky that, as a teacher, I have extra holidays than the average working person, I'm not complaining! One of the things that I mentioned I'm looking forward to in my last blog post was going on some day trips whilst I'm on holidays, and that's exactly what I got to do over the weekend. I went to St. Kilda with my family. We had a big breakfast at a cafe then went to hang  out by the beach.  I haven't visited a beach since the beginning of January, so I was eager to just be surrounded by it, even if it was a bit cold and windy.  Being at the beach makes me feel so free and happy.  I love that I captured these photos and can relive it all. We popped into an op-shop on the way home. I came out empty handed but I enjoyed the conversation with the locals. That's one thing I really like ab...