Forgive Me.....

I have been a very bad blogger, there is just so so much going on right now in our world ! But i am going to try and make and effort to blog a little more.

I have some beautiful pics of my little boy to post and some exciting news to share about our big move.... so i will be back very soon !

In the mean time, the blog is getting a makeover, thus the boring white background..... it will be very beautiful once i am finished

Style Scope from HomeGoods

I stumbled upon this online quiz over at HomeGoods is was created by Deborah Needleman,the founding editor-in-chief of Domino (an awesome home magazine)

I took the quick quiz and this is my results


Ali , you are an Elegant Classic
You have a refined sensibility with an appreciation for history and tradition in your furniture and your rooms. You value beauty, things that are well crafted, and family heirlooms. You are visually sensitive and understand how symmetry and a formal layout give order to a room, and hence your home is refined and calming. You are not taken in by the trends of the moment. You go for things with a timeless appeal, and appreciate old-fashioned virtues like manners and handwritten notes and making a home that is welcoming for others.

You value serenity. While there are probably a lot of interesting things in your home, they are joined by your taste or a certain palette that keeps them in harmony. You appreciate the beauty in simple forms. Whether fancy or plain, you appreciate things that are well made and function as well as they look. You also have a strong respect for the environment and craftsmanship. You care about how things are made, and how they are used.




Intresting, it does a fairly good job of describing me !

Master M meets Rachel Richter

Rachel Richter is one of my fave photographers.
She took some beautiful pics of my dear friends , Alicia & Matt's baby boy Harrison.

On our recent trip to brisbane , she took some beautiful pics of Micheal.
Here is a little sneak peak.....



Rachel has captured M so very well ! We are super pleased !

Country Style

Saw this beuatiful pic in November issue of Home Beautiful and fell in love.

It is an Ikea EKTROP , which are super cheap. The 3 seaters starts at $599


And the Armchair starts at $399


They also have washable covers, in a couple of styles. Ikea has recently changed the patterns they do , so trusty old EBAY has lots of the older style covers. They can be found at Ikea from $150 and online for less !






The hugest range of covers can be found at BEMZ
They are a little more expensive but they seem to be more fitted and have so so many colours







So , much inspiration. We have a secret project on the go here , and these ideas might take centre stage. Will fill everyone in when we get the green light.

New Shoes..

Loving my new shoes, Peep Toe Kitten Heels !

Terrible Pic

Caulfield Cup Race Day

Had a lovely day at the races on Saturday with some wonderful friends.
We got all dressed up, had a few drinks and a bit of a flutter on the horses.

Unfortunatly, our afternoon ended a little to soon as i had to go home to check on the approaching fires. Thank Goodness , our house was safe !

Pink for October - Part I - Shoes

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and quite a few bloggers are going PINK for October. I am not skilled enough to change my blog to pink, so i am going to try and post lots of beautiful pink things through the month of October.







All images for Flikr