Joan Collins. Roses. Missoni.

If you've been reading this blog for a while you know that I am a devoted Joan Collins fan and have been since her days on Dynasty. Today my girlfriend bought us ticket to see "A night with Joan Collins" in November. Hooray. Apparently she'll be providing fantastic anecdotes about her fabulous life. Can't wait!

Woolies is still selling $8 bunches of roses! They don't have any scent (more's the pity) but you can't have everything and they do look cheery. Run Don't Walk People!

These little green button things are sweet aren't they?

My favourite glaze for chicken or fish involves lemon juice, dijon mustard and maple syrup. Try it. You won't be sorry.

I'm loving cauliflower puree these days

So comforting

Meanwhile, in my continuing series on the Superior Hair of the European Royals I give you the Norweigans:

and because I am generous, I also give you Queen Beatrix and her grand daughter:

Don't they both look fab? I had such a nice morning. I met Old Zsa Zsa ("Hungarian to the Stars") for coffee at Anouk. Say what you will about Zsa Zsa, she is very very funny and made me laugh a lot. I wore Missoni. Look:

It's original price was $1800!!! I know. I'm as shocked as you are. But because I only buy heavily discounted high end designer clobber I paid only a fraction of that. It's from Olive Home. They always have nice stuff. And regular sales.

I wore OPI's A Grape Fit.

Can you believe that The Baby is already 5 months old? Me either. Time's flown by at the speed of light. I wish I could rewind to the beginning and do it all again, because I've loved the entire motherhood shebang 1 million/10.

When he's bigger he will look adorable in these-

I got the Who today so I could check out Old Kim's wedding

All the guests wore black and white and Old Kim frocked up in 3 Vera Wang gowns and $15 million worth of jewels. I know. Talk about 'spensive. I think the E! channel paid for the whole shebang.

Enjoy your weekends.

xxxxx

Monday

Remember when this poor little antique chair was cushion-less? Thank God those days are over. Today was blustery rainy and freezing. Which I quite liked.
After a long walk during which I was recognised by a blog reader (Hello!) I took a car load of stuff to my friends at the Salvation Army Depot. I'm not kidding- the less stuff I have, the lighter I feel. It's like a weight off my shoulders to get rid of anything that's not contributing meaningfully to my life. Decluttering really does increase Happiness People. Don't ask me why. It just does.

I was telling Anna Spiro the other day about one of my favourite books- Martha Stewart's Gardening. It was published in the early 90s. I bought my copy in 1996 from Mary Ryan's Bookshop. It cost $50, which was pretty 'spensive back then. It's chock full of snaps of Martha actioning gardening cooking and decorating at Turkey Hill (long since sold). She was still married to Andy and hadn't been to the Camp Cupcake for her Imclone share trading fiasco... Here she is swathed in cashmere.

and hanging with her chow chow

I think she's actually wearing shoulder pads on the front cover. Needless to say, her garden was absolutely gorgeous.

I don't know about the rest of you but I feel comforted and reassured when a bottle of wine is covered in gold medal stickers.

It was 1977 in my kitchen tonight. Look at this retrolicious spag bol:

And in other exciting Food News the Baby has embraced what can only be described as Solids. I know. I am well and truly Through the Looking Glass People.

In sad news, this OPI strawberry margarita polish has really let me down. It chips after about 5 minutes.

We aren't getting the Missoni/Target Collaboration in Australia, which is a shame because there are some nice things. Look:

Excellent story about Ita Buttrose tonight on Australian Story.

xxxx

Martha and Missoni.

If you're bored senseless by my Missoni Knitwear Obsession just click away right this second. You've been warned.
That red YSL clutch arrangement was the 1st thing I ever bought from Jean Brown....I hate to introduce a sad note, but we are all missing Amber round these here parts. She and my sister have been Tripping the Light Fantastic in Honkers. I wish I could click my heels and be there too. Anyway. Don't lose sleep wondering what lippie this is. Mac's Russian Red.

I luff that red elephant brooch 11/10. The baby gave it to me. He's genetically programmed to love shopping for accessories.

I hemmed the curtains. Look:

And sorted out the Undercushioning on this chair

And then, suddenly, out of nowhere, the Universe Spoke to Me, directed me to Channel Martha (minus the stint in Camp Cupcake for share trading fraud) and told me to paint these wooden curtain rings in my dinng room blue. I know. I was as shocked as you are.

I did as I was told

Which resulted in this arrangement:

And then I got busy with my iron on hemming tape and my glue gun and finalised these curtains.

The ceilings are low so I decided against the puddling/puddings effect.

But I can see that the whole puddling shebang would work a treat with a ceiling as high as this-

Are you making pea and ham soup? Me too.

xxxx