nanna dates and my new "must have"

so i've just finished sort of cleaning my room cause der fuhrer has threatened to take away Lola{car} rude much? anyway, i'm finished and i've been googling my newest and latest obsession.. maybe i will get mr. b to help me source and renovate one in the future to match with my currently non existent vintage holden.. i'm raving about vintage caravans! they are so extraordinarily cute. if i got one of these i reckon i've probably died and gone to motoring enthusiast

heaven. here are some photos.

so lately i've been spending more time with my nan. at 89 she is still fiercely independent and hates having to have anyone do anything for her. she still does all the cookin

g at home and what not. anyway i took her out for lunch on friday which was nice. i liked that for after 21 years of caring for me i was looking after her and not the other way round. we went shopping, which she hasn't done a while cause her silly nerves are acting up. she was terribly cute the other day when mr.b asked about her to tell him about what happened with her during the war era. haha she started herstory from when she was a baby. she's filled with lovely stories. like the other day when i was helping her clean up her room and we found a hat and she proceeded to tell me how she bought it in adelaide and how it was really clever cause it had 2 sides but then she said : i think i will give it away.

So, we decided to take a photo of her and the lovely hat so on day we'll remember this story.

*89 yrs old and she still goes to uni.*

in other news here are some photos of some goodies i have made and bought and received. miss t bought me the cutest book ever. the miggy tree it is called.

*inside of the miggy tree book from miss t*

*L-R clockwise from the top: the frightened wolf(op-shop), embroidery stitches book no.2 by needlework (inherited), woman's own transfer book (inherited, miggy tree (miss t), bertie's escapade by kenneth grahame (op-shop)*

*lovebirds*

*strawberry cheesecake cupcakes with surprise strawberries in the middle*

*durian cuppycakes! not for the fainthearted*

and now we learn to breathe once more

"its over! its well and truly over!" i exclaimed happily over the phone. i left out the bits about the fact that i will probably have to do a resit.. but i don't care too much. i'm free to bask in the sun, and take pretty pretty pictures, and bake and perhaps if i'm reallly good, i may just exercise. also, my beautiful niece has arrived. this makes me extremely extremely happy and excited... the "kick your feet with excitement" sort of happiness.

cardi beads& shoes: opshop

top: one piece swimsuit from grade 4

jeans: jay jays

maladresse

as promised the first sketch. oh woe, tis the exam season soon. it's really not the nicest time of the year. cash is running verrry low. things aren't quite working out at the moment. but thats okay. : ) i have liddle bits of life that make everything okay. like when it's been hailing and raining and you get a good spot of sun. i'm very much looking forward to the next 5 years. i think it'll be rather splendid. Oh Mao's last dance is MUST see. 500 days of summer? not impressed... it was okay. but thats all it was.

the ridiculous expenses that i will hypothetically make

it wouldn't be so hypothetical if i had the funds to buy them. 

I... just wouldn't have anywhere to put them.

oh i will, when i buy my hypothetical house.

hypothetical house, mine would look.. well, awesomer

one of these, maybe two

definitely one of these, maybe more antique though.

oh that is rather quaint is it not?

oh my entire previous post that i had drafted went missing. Anyway, i think everyone who loves all things pretty,vintage and just downright quaint should take a trip or perhaps a leisurely stroll to Maling St, if it isn't too far from your abode...[ see what going to pretty places that reminds me of Jane Austen novels does to me. Anyway,i was running low on cash but i walked into this shop and i saw the cutest wrapping paper and i proceeded to empty my coin purse out. My mother looked at me as if i was stupid for spending $7 on a sheet of paper. Perhaps i'm just a slave to pretty things. It is undeniably cute. If i had more money i'd be spending it on every single piece they had up there... SO pretty!!!

dusk escapades...

frankston jetty at 9pm.

we walked down the pier with our bellies filled with pasta. The food wasn't great but the ambience definately was. Oh, it didn't loook like the above picture though... the myriad of colours in the sky is thanks to the slow shutter speed of my camera and long exposure.

"new" but a lil oldschool

i attended a wedding this saturday. i LOVE weddings because i think marriage nowadays is rather under rated. And many probably disagree with me... that living with someone works just as well and there is no need for marriage and what not.. i think if you loved someone enough, then marriage is the way to go. i just all-together love the celebration of well, love. It was simple and nice and very relaxed as it was a nice sunny autumn day and the jazz band, combo bombo, in the background was just simply delightful! I'm completely in love with the double bass. Oh and they wore skinny ties [extra plusses for that! ] Anywho, i was in a teensy bit of a dilemma as all girls usually are events such as these as i had nothing to wear! A walk down chapel st proved futile as hardly any stores stock sizes 4-6. I think there needs to be more petite friendly stores as the only fitting dress i found was $200 and whilst being a very good cut didn't really tickle my fancy that much as it was just.. a bit.. well, boring. It looked good.. but it just didn't have any character really. so i eventually found this darling little dress at forever new for a much friendlier price of $70. I love the detail! And the lace! Oh it was love at first sight..and and! it fitted me perfectly. So if you can't find something you like or they don't make clothes in your size.. check out forever new's collection for this season.

 

"lol coming out of the closet?"