Still Obsessed with Orange

I suppose most of you have actioned your trees by now.

It rains non stop these days which suits my beehive gingers
they actually smell like ginger too which is nice. I wonder if I can eat the stems? Anyone?
My shasta daisies are finally making an appearance. These make the best cut flowers
and I don't know what these are but they flower prolifically and are drought tolerant
and my spathalilums (know I have spelled this wrong) are going great guns

The other night my girl friends and I went to Tartufu for dinner. It's run by the man who used to run Fellini at Mirage

We all had veal with macadamia nuts and lavender sauce

and tiramisu for pudding

I met a lovely blog reader yesterday -Anne Marie (not to be confused with A-M from the House that A-M built!). She already knew Lotus so Willow and I met her for coffee. She gave me this excellent Royal Doulton decoration, which I love

and this fabulous OPI orange polish! A Good Mandarin in Hard to Find.I'm taking it with me when I get a mani and pedi today. Thank you so much Anne Marie- you'll be getting my thank you note soon

Meanwhile how good did Di look in orange? And don't you love her Dior bag?

and don't you love this coral necklace and fabric from Oscar de la Renta from '96? Is that Carla Bruni in the middle I wonder?

and Mr FF found me this orange mushroom decoration! 11/10 Mr FF

when I got home yesterday this was in my letter box

Linda in Chile and her divine children had sent the sweetest cards ever- I was thrilled to read them. Her kids are so well raised, as well as being gorgeous. I am seriously Impressed. I love it how they all said that they luffed things!

and that things were 11/10! So cute.

meanwhile, is Princess Mary still reading? Mary? is it You?

Do you all buy a Christmas Outfit? Last year's was red Mint by Jodie Arnold with beading. I've been wheeling this out a lot lately, I think the beading rocks.

By the way, my team and office got "most Stylish" at the Coalface Dec Comp. Everyone who entered won really!

This might be my Christmas dress this year. It's By Malene Birger (of course it is) and it was heavily discounted and it has a bit of orange in it and it's silk. It's got a kind of Daisy Buchanan/Gatsby floaty pannel arrangement vibe (without the Bad Behaviour and Car Accidents of Course)

Please don't tell Mr FF. I'm on a very strict budget. Ssshh.

I've defrosted the fridge, pruned the wild FF garden, done a load of washing and now I have to pop out and get my paws done and a pedi too. I've got a High Tea with my girlfriends so I'd better get moving.

And another thing. Lately I have witnessed some unpleasant Hardcore Bad Behaviour-sulking, rudeness, selfishness, tantrum throwing. Just acceptable from a toddler but really really boring when an Adult is actioning same. But I have also seen people wracked by grief and facing tremendous personal loss and fear who have behaved with dignity, strength, courage, grace and who have not forgotten the importance of manners. They are truly Inspirational.

Let's all aim for the latter.

xxxxx