this weeks love

hey all

so where have i been this week?

training for my new adventure being a thermomix consultant! if you've haven't yet seen this kitchen miracle in action i recommend it. the best thing you'll do this year.  find out how here.  cooking from raw ingredients, avoiding preservatives and additives AND saving time and money. how can it not be a winner?  i'm off to spread the thermomix love with family and friends starting tomorrow! woohoo!
my fav recipe trial this week was my own addition of lavender to vanilla custard. ohmygoodness! fresh picked lavender from folks garden. so lovely. recommend lavender in strawberry jam too. 

other things i'm loving this week...

nicola finetti.  ok so i live in a small town where a decent shopping centre is about 2hrs drive away... so my wander through myer yesterday was VERY exciting. fell in love with about 5 nicola finetti dresses. lucky i don't have anywhere to wear them just now as starting a new work adventure doesn't put me in the best place to be eyeing off such lovelies. my favs were a black 3/4 sleeve, knee length pleated number and a peakcock green ruffle pretty piece. maybe in another life i'd be able to wear such joyous pieces everyday!
sorry didn't have time to find pics to share.

my other clothing love this week is vintage laura ashley.  perhaps my absolute love of florals draws me to these finds.  have found two skirts at op shops over the years and just thought to look on ebay. oh joy!  i think i'll ask for people to shop for these for my birthday. dresses and skirts please!

its off to the brisbane suitcase rummage on sunday for me and some special ladies.  have some pics of my favourite stock i'm selling - but they're on my home computer!! - so will share them and any finds i get for myself on my return home next week.

hope you've been enjoying the fresh winter air and a cozy doona with loved ones. blessings, nais.

memories for my mum

had my mum come with me to the suitcase rummage yesterday. so lovely to share the experience with her, especially on mother's day, as we love searching through each other's bargins and vintage buys when we visit each other's homes.

it's also her 50th birthday coming up next week so have been going over her lifetime of photos for my sis to put something special together for the day.

it made me want to share with you who this beautiful lady is to me.
a photo blog dedicated to her.
so here are some of my favourite photos of her collection that captures the mum i know and love.

cute, loveable, happy kid

i'm sure my sis and i got some of our love of school
from our mum. obdient and eager to learn.

a lover of animals - pets have always been family.

  

a lover of family and making great family memories.

a little bit cheeky.

it takes a special lady to love a quirky guy like him. :)

a gorgeous bride and loving wife.

 

proud mum to her twins.



playful mum



always planning family adventures for great times
and memories together.

love this... my mum and my nanna.
the laughs that happen when you get
the women in my family together.
have great memories growing up of my mum, aunty and nanna
getting in hysterics laughing at the silly things they do at
family occaisions. great memories.

a reluctant pillion passenger to my dad's love of riding.
she now has her own leather jacket.
dad and i are so proud.

   

connected us to our new zealand heritage

proud mum to her now married daughters



very excited to be a grandma to my nephew.



mum, carer, supporter and friend.
me, mum and my sis.

happy mother's day, happy birthday and thanx for being my mum jules.
love you to bits.

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received a wonderful surprise over the weekend...  one of my lovely blogger friends, saphy, awarded me an honour...

so how this works is I get to share with you 7 random things about myself and forward on the blessing of this award to some inspirational bloggers i follow...

1. i love organic living and wish to live a life as free of preservatives and processed food as i can... but i can't give up chocolate or hot chips!!

2. my music taste started with my father's music growing up... supertramp, dire straits, queen, phil collins... new music can't beat it!

3. my first op shop buy was a tan leather jacket with wide lapels when i was about 15... very 70s. i didn't care that the sleeves were slightly too short... i felt funky as!

4. i'm very proud of my new zealand heritage and coming from such a beautiful country... even if i have only been back 3 times since i was 6months old when we migrated to australia. its where both sides of my famly come from so will always feel like my place of origin.

5.  my favourite toasted sandwhich is banana and cheese. don't knock it till you try it!

6. i am a twin. its a great blessing to grow up with someone always by your side and having a best friend to experience every stage of life with.

7. some of my favourite movies i never watch again... i may love their message, the journey and thoughts they may leave you with... however i never want to ruin that first experience by watching it again incase it changes how it hits me!

i would like to pass this award honour onto...

two of my most favourite people in the world mali and kellie from a life less ordinary and green tea and red nails.  they share my passions in life - vintage love, op shopping, enjoying the outdoors, loving their families and giving back to others.

one of my favourite adopted sisters... kelsey at under the olive tree... kelsey and her mum are some of the most creative ladies i've ever come across. they live organically, they decorate inspirationaly and they love their family and friends deeply. it is joy to peek into kelsey's life.  i want her to come decorate my house... check out her room she recently did here.

one of my favourite blogs... cool by association by peta... i went to high-school with this beautiful girl... we actually had an encounter when we were in preschool where we were both a part of a photo shoot with our twin sisters!  she is one of the most successful op-shopping, garage-saling, bargin hunting girls i know.  its such fun seeing her adventures on here. and she's getting married soon!

a friend of kellie's, laura at kit & nancy. she cooks, she op-shops, she creates. and she has a fabulous orange kitchen aid that i am very envious of!  i met her through the brisbane suitcase rummage network.

and lastly...  tania at ivy nest... she's mother to 3 beatufiul kids, she sews, she gardens, she's a thrifty shopper. have loved connecting with her and sharing our finds, our homes and creations.

i want to thank kellie and mali for encouraging me to join the blogger world... it has given me inspiration and community in a very quiet beachside life... i haven't found many friends in my little world here that share my loves... meeting you all has filled my heart and gives me excitement each day to catch up with you all online.

may the blog love continue to spread! blessings.