All the rain has made my garden grow like mad
Does anyone know what these pink coleus like plants are? They grow so easily from cuttings
I have to prune like a Maniac to keep up with all this rain induced crazy growth.
My ginger flowers/Daleks say "Hello".More sprout as soon as my back's turned.
Meanwhile this Castle Starr frock is one of the few things that still fits. I don't think Castle Starr exists anymore. I used to love looking at it on bluefly.
It's rained so much lately that a beach trip was Out of the Question. But sometimes, you have to get The Hell Out Of Dodge and hit the coast anyway. For a brief moment in time, the Sun came out. In Nooooooosa.
I love lying on a sun lounge by a pool or on a beach 9 Million/10. So relaxing.
I'm reading this. It's excellent. I recommend it.
I always feel that New Years Eve is never as good as you hope it'll be.
I went to a party in a Fancy Pants Beautiful House on Noooooosa Parade. I wish I'd taken photos of the food because it was amazing- lots of little tiny delicious morsels. I think it was by Ricky Ricardos.
I wore my 2009 Christmas Frock. It's Mint by Jodie Arnold and I bought it from frockshop.com.au It's not a Maternity Frock but Does the Job anyway. Those gold slides are about a decade old. But I still like them a lot.
I had this the next morning at Season. The people watching was brilliant. Everyone looked really hung over. 'Cept me of course.
This Day Birger et Mikkelson frock's been good to me.
And this arrived from the Book Depository- can't wait to read it.
and how divine is this card holder??? It's Coach and my friend Buphee (Not Her real Name) sent it to me from Canada. Thank you Buphee- I love it. And I miss you. Come visit soon.
I've seen 3 movies lately. The King's Speech ( 5 stars- excellent in every respect), Sarah's Key (3.5 stars and very sad) and Love and Other Drugs (bit boring. 2.5 stars)
Meanwhile this Castle Starr frock is one of the few things that still fits. I don't think Castle Starr exists anymore. I used to love looking at it on bluefly.
It's rained so much lately that a beach trip was Out of the Question. But sometimes, you have to get The Hell Out Of Dodge and hit the coast anyway. For a brief moment in time, the Sun came out. In Nooooooosa.
I love lying on a sun lounge by a pool or on a beach 9 Million/10. So relaxing.
I'm reading this. It's excellent. I recommend it.
I always feel that New Years Eve is never as good as you hope it'll be.
I went to a party in a Fancy Pants Beautiful House on Noooooosa Parade. I wish I'd taken photos of the food because it was amazing- lots of little tiny delicious morsels. I think it was by Ricky Ricardos.
I wore my 2009 Christmas Frock. It's Mint by Jodie Arnold and I bought it from frockshop.com.au It's not a Maternity Frock but Does the Job anyway. Those gold slides are about a decade old. But I still like them a lot.
I had this the next morning at Season. The people watching was brilliant. Everyone looked really hung over. 'Cept me of course.
This Day Birger et Mikkelson frock's been good to me.
And this arrived from the Book Depository- can't wait to read it.
and how divine is this card holder??? It's Coach and my friend Buphee (Not Her real Name) sent it to me from Canada. Thank you Buphee- I love it. And I miss you. Come visit soon.
I've seen 3 movies lately. The King's Speech ( 5 stars- excellent in every respect), Sarah's Key (3.5 stars and very sad) and Love and Other Drugs (bit boring. 2.5 stars)I've made a few New Year's Resolutions- have you? I'm committed to really Thrifting it up this year and saving money plus I've started a huge declutter. So far I've actioned my makeup and my filing. It feels so satisfying to get rid of excess stuff and only have around you things that contribute to your life. Can't wait to attack more clutter and banish it for good.
I have just caught up on the news of your pregnancy - Congratulations!!! This will no doubt be one well dressed bub. Noosa and the fancy smancy house looked lovely and a great place to be for New Years. No idea about your red colour plants but have seen them around... We are trying to get stuck into our garden but all this rain is most annoying!!!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year FF! Excellent to see you're still putting together 11/10 wardrobe arrangements. Your comments about decluttering have given me the oompphh I needed to get out of my winter slump; I sorted my unwanted clothes before Christmas, and got no further...Oh, I reeeeallly want to get to the beach - am in landlocked central UK, so it might have to be the blustery north sea and pebbles, not sun, sea & sunloungers! Had a wee peek at one of your old posts about the duchess of windsor's gloves - I kidded my ex that a pic of Edward and Mrs S giggling was a pic of my grandparents. He believed me, the fool...
ReplyDeleteLove your New Year Eve dress - looking glamorous as ever FF... Loved My Life in Frocks - I read it a couple of months ago. A very Happy and healthy New Year to you - it will be a wonderful 2011 I am sure... x
ReplyDeleteHi there FF, like the look of that seaside place and like the Chanel brooch on your sundress strap, very chic. Life in Rocks looks intriguing - like the cover. In my usual selfless fashion I have been dispensing maternity wear advice on my blog..must go have 3000 kids coming for playmate, must go tie down furniture and hide the gin..xx
ReplyDeletedear FF,
ReplyDeletethe pictures from the house you had the party remind me of your home.
And your home I must say is so very beautiful.
And I must smile to see when you change pink to white or vice versa...
Hello
ReplyDeleteI swear we almost lead double lives sometimes...I'm always visiting a lot of the same places that you seem to also visit (peasant, barracks cinema, etc etc), and here you are now at the Sheraton at Noosa which is where I just came back from (I can see my room in your pic by the pool!). I wonder if we'll ever actually meet in real life...?
In the meantime, I'll continue to enjoy your blog posts and get to know you virtually :)
Happy new year, and congratulations!
T
My mum gave me that book for Christmas FF, she even had it signed by the author for me! I just started reading it tonight. I'm hoping it will reinvigorate my love affair with fashion as it's been seriously waning recently...
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!
peanut
Happy New Year FF, Mr FF and baby FF.
ReplyDeleteI see we have the same taste in accommodation at Nooooooosa. I like the pool bar.
Also luffed The King's Speech and absolutely hope it wins lots of trophies cause it's brilliant.
Having just celebrated a rather significant birthday my New Year Resolution is to REALLY have the time of my life and make every day count.
xx
Congratulations on your pregnancy FF, what exciting news!!
ReplyDeletei thought that you might appreciate this article on the nowness! happy new year! :) http://www.nowness.com/day/2009/10/27/the-hermes-scarf
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year xxx I'm feeling the warmth through the photos thank you! Your actioning sounds tip top and I'm all out no making do this year xx
ReplyDeletehappy new 2011!
ReplyDeleteDecluttering = nesting!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Mr FF and Baby FF.
BuBbles
x.
I remember being pregnant at the beach as a lovely thing. I wore a two-piece, and was thrilled at my own audacity:). You look lovely, FF, as always.
ReplyDeleteFF, Happy New Year! I'm glad that you had sunny weather and a pool to lounge by with a good book.
ReplyDeleteI like your resolution to declutter...not that your home looks at all cluttered. But with the baby coming you will have lots more stuff in your home. It's good idea to make space for it now.
Yay! I'm so glad that you luffed the cardholder. It was a classic case of 'I saw it and thought of you'. I am very envious of your trip to Nooooosa. The 8 months since I was last there feel very very long.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!
Lots of love,
Buphee
xxxx
hi ff,
ReplyDeleteyou are hands down the most glam preg person i've ever seen. you are polished to perfection and i love it!
your garden is so pretty and your vacay looks quite relaxing. i'm freezing in subzero weather but having lots of fun - my new year resolution.
xo
janet
Love the pink coach card holder, lucky you. Yep I am also in complete de cluttering mode It feels good to start the new year with less stuff!Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year FF!
ReplyDeleteQuick question - how do you stop your top and dress fabrics getting little pin holes in them when using brooches? I love brooches but not the holes involved.
You are looking divine FF wearing very pretty dressesand cute shoes.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are feeling well....don't forget to put your feet up for a bit each day :)
Happy New Year.
Buphee- I LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI do get holes in all clothes from brooches. it makes me sad, but I persevere anyway
Janet thanks and Good On You for embracing Fun x
ReplyDeleteThe plants look a little like Begonias to me?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your pregnancy! Maternity clothes are not great but the problem comes in the final trimester when normal clothes just do not fit. Embracing accessories is key.
I've got Comfort and Joy on my reading list too, but haven't have time to read it as yet - too much to do around the house. My filing cabinet was decluttered around a month ago. It was a Black Hole -things went in, but never came out.
Dear Ms FF, I think that Janet has put it quite well - we all must have more Fun this year. I want a full-on belly laugh (maybe dangerous in your condition) every day. I am glad you got away to Noosa and that it did not appear to be raining every day. You look lovely in every photo - I swear that you must have a full on makeup/style team in the wings to look so good. I quite like having a rainy day on holidays watching an old movie or reading a new book. One feels quite entitled to do nothing more. When we were in Mt Tambourine we found brooches with super heavyduty magnets to keep them attached. I wonder whether jewellers can source these magnets and change the backs so that brooches can be more clothes-friendly? I am desperate to see the King's English as I can't wait to see an Australian assist the English King speak better! I do love a bit of irony...
ReplyDeleteLovely in your Christmas frock. Thrif-tastic!!
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think there is far too much hype about New Year's Eve.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could look as good on the beach as you do,pregnant or not.
The Monster waiting to be de-cluttered... my filing cabinet. Yuk!
Love your posts, congratulations once again.
I love it when the sky is that colour... so fleeting lately. I am also decluttering and renovating. It's hard.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year FF, so glad you got to Noosa for a break. You look so stylish as always, even in your pink thongs. Hope that this humid weather isn't causing your feet to swell. I had a Feb baby many years ago, and for the last 6 weeks could only wear those sandals that you get from the chemist. It was awful
ReplyDeleteI have Life in Frocks sitting on my bedside table calling for me - hopefully today will be the day that we shall be united.
ReplyDeleteNoooosa also calling, February cannot come quickly enough. You have no idea how much I need to "get out of Dodge".
Your New Years dress looks beautiful.
Katie
Wow look at your bump, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnd you look amazing as always!
I've never commented on your blog before even though I've been checking it out since you started it, but I just had to tell you how happy I am for you and that I hope the rest of your pregnancy runs smoothly for you.
All the best FF xoxo
Hi FF,
ReplyDeleteSnaps about the Kings Speech I just adored it. I have just finished the Queen Mother's biography by William Shawcross and it really portrayed them as such a loved up couple so I think the film is pretty spot on.
You look so well turned out. The Noosa crowd must have been in awe!
Went to the Ginger factory and saw the triffids I mean ginger flowers but couldn't find any expert to ask about them.
Kate Bx
The discussion of brooches -
ReplyDeleteWhen attaching a brooch to a delicate garment try reinforcing the fabric at the point of attachment. A brooch pin can be safely used on a delicate dress when you add a layer or two of protective fabric behind. You could have a small piece of felt or thick fabric around the same size as the brooch - small enough that it won't be detected.
What a beautiful garden you have!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lovely time up at Noosa.
Happy New Year!
K, Helloo from Snowy Bergen,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the preggersnancy, since you and Princess Mary have the same preggie MB dress are you too 'specting twins?
Sorry for the twittiness, but I'm so happy to have disembarked from the Northern Norway Cruise for the Elderly. I have internet now, am not swaying, and yesterday I saw both the SUN and the SKY for the first time in 3 weeks.
Will post soon, can you email me your address so I can send a postcard (no, really, it's NOT a parcel containing a HUSHY puppy for Mr FF, sone of the GORGEOUS JM).
Lot's of love,
will catch up in Feb when I'm back delivering presents from Scandinavia to Paddy and son of Paddy.
Louise
xxxxxx
Ooh I have Noosa envy.
ReplyDeleteOn the maternity wear front I do have some good local recs that also include some to die for baby and nursery items also. Coccoon in Paddington (great baby bags, lovely maternity wear and excellent bub things too)
Mama's Home in Newmarket - I bought my maternity basics there and many things for my children's rooms - I still buy all my baby presents there and my children's clothes - best baby and kids shop in Brisbane.
I also bought some lovrely cheapy non-maternity wear but roomy stuff from Olive in Paddington and Mona Lisa in West End.
I don't think you need any help as you look tres glam and your bump is very cute but it is always nice to have a few local recs.
India
Wow sunlight and blue sky and bare flesh- it's been months since I've seen any of them. Oh you are still a skinny Minnie but with a teensy bump - again, no fair!
ReplyDeleteOh your comment about NY's eve made me laugh, I hate that drunken auld Lang syne arm dance when it starts to get fast at the end!
Hi FF, your bump pics are the bomb! Glad to see you recycling your lovely frocks as maternity attire. Is there no end to your thriftyness?
ReplyDeleteMy Mum told me today that your part of the world hasn't had a dry week in 18mths. I didn't believe her, as she is prone to exaggeration, but could it be true? At least the garden looks great!
Congratulations FF! I've just caught up on your news! You look absolutely stunning-so glad I am not pregnant at the moment, as I am sure I wouldn't look as together as you, and would fall in a heap!!
ReplyDeleteI have caught the declutter big again-I think having time off around summer is a good push! I also read Corinne Grant's book-I gave it to mum for Xmas, WOW-a massive push. Not that I am that bad!
Are you still at Nooosa, I live at Coooolum. Finally enjoying some sunshine!
What a lovely bump!
ReplyDeleteI am also decluttering!
I have a question - how do you store all your lovely jewellery? I am never satisfied with my jeweelery storage but also cannot find anything better.... any suggestions?
Today I decluttered and reorganized my wardrobe yet again and will sleep well tonight. I'm convinced I don't wear half the stuff that lives in this space because I don't see it.
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Happy New Year! You look absolutely gorgeous!! I think you need to write a book on being glamorous whilst pregnant.
ReplyDeleteHi FF! do you already have plans if and when you will go on maternity leave? How is it regulated in Australia? And another question came to my mind since your roots did not show the tiniest hint of your pregnancy: what did your hair-stylist recommend during your pregnancy? I thought any colour besides henna would be not recommended during pregnancies?!
ReplyDeleteHow I envy you for having a beach nearby!
P.S Rachael Ruddick is having a sale! I think I recall you loving (luffing) one of her cuffs?
ReplyDeletehttp://rachaelruddick.com/catalog/sale.php
Dear FF that back view of you in noosa is tres chic. Just saw Sarah's Key, some excellent work completely undone by Aidan Quinn at the end I feel, sorry about that Aidan. I am decluttering until the cows come home. Plus gardening. Louise, meanwhile, is lost in translation somewhere north of the arctic circle. Hope you are catching some zeds along the way somewhere
ReplyDeleteYou should see The Tourist, I really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI've just come back from holidays and decided it wasn't enough, so I'm going on another holiday on Friday back up home to QLD!
M xx
She Wore It Well Blog
Congratulations on your pregnancy! You're looking wonderful for it ;-)
ReplyDeleteKeep well :-)
Ali xxxx
I can't comment on your blog from home due to stupid firewalls, so I've had to wait until now to say CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy! If your baby is half as beautiful as your sisters' progeny, he/she will be beyond gorgeous. Even if you haven't been gazing at Greuze.
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely flowers and plants on your garden i like them! Hoping for a healthy and sound baby. Have fun and stay gorgeous as always.
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