Jean Brown Christmas Party

 Last night was the Jean Brown Christmas Party. 

 The invitations told us to wear colour (I know, I was Happy too). Prepare yourselves emotionally because people did not muck around and did exactly what they were told.

Look:

 There were some beautiful outfits. My friend and Fellow Blogger Mary looked wonderful. I loved her coral earrings.

 I carried this old clutch from Back in the Day.

 And I wore this vintage necklace sourced from Jean Brown. I slapped some OPI Koala Berry on my paws. It was a perfect match with my frock but by God that stuff is quick to chip.

 I channeled a Huge Festive Christmas bauble. I luffed my ruffly frock 11/10. I'm not going to lie to you- It was Ruffletastic. I found it on sale at the outnet when the dollar was strong and shipping was free. It's Marchessa Notte and I can tell we will be very very very Happy together. Those gold party shoes are Pierre Hardy. In case you're wondering. Got them from JB too.

 There was truckloads of nice YSL stuff

 You already  know my views on a YSL Belle du Jour Clutch arrangement. I'm a Fan.

 Before I had a baby I used to slowly and peacefully and calmly get ready to go out in a solid uninterrupted 1 hour block. Often while sipping a soothing drink...Ha! Those days are well and truly Over People. I now get ready in what can only be described as Increments while the baby sleeps. Which means I have to action all nails hair and makeup well and truly in Advance.

Next week I will be giving you details of our Fancy Pants Galaxy of Prizes Giveaway to celebrate the Blog's 2nd birthday. Don't forget you have to be following on facebook and a follower of the blog to enter. Speaking of social media, I'd like to thank the Fabulous Maggie Alderson for plugging the blog on my new favourite toy, Twitter. She's a Fan of the Sidebar on the right of the blog. I'll be revamping the sidebar over the next few weeks and hitting it up with some fraxel and botox. It'll be the same side bar (still able to frown and smile), just fresher and more youthful. Like it's had a resort style holiday and swanned around in a kaftan and sipped cocktails by a pool.

Happy Weekend.

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Royalty and Other Stuff I Considered Today.

If you're a regular reader you know I'm a big fan of the Queen and love everything she wears. As far as I'm concerned she never gets it wrong. She's beautifully groomed, loves colour and prints, rocks large brooches, has superior jewels and is Hardcore Into Matching. Well Done Fashion-wise Your Majesty. You are an Inspiration to Us All. I thought Zara looked excellent too. Look:
And so did Princess Anne. I'm old enough to remember the yellow silk number she wore to Zara's christening. It had a matching hat. Some people diss her fashion sense but I'm not one of them. I like the way she's stayed true to her look and I really like her Big circa 1972 Hairdo. You can tell she uses a lot of super strong hairspray. Plus she's practically the hardest working royal.

Meanwhile Helen's won a Best Body award at 66. Well Done. She looks great in leopard print.

I once got a very rude anonymous comment asking me why I dressed like a 50 year old woman. I don't know. Because I can?

Thank you for your dinner suggestions. Last night I made a salad from this month's Women's Weekly. It had cauliflower and chillies and anchovies. It was deadset tasty.

Don't lose sleep wondering what this polish is. It's OPI's dulche de whatsy (leche?)

The poor garden's suffering. Maybe tomorrow I'll sort it out.

It's really not covering itself in Glory these days

Today I did the nicest thing

I met up with my friend Y who I have not seen for about a decade. It was like no time at all had passed and we picked up where we'd left off. She looked exactly the same.

We both worked for a department store back in the day when we were uni students flogging men's fragrances and cosmetics. They used to pay us double time on Sunday and commission if we sold a certain amount of stuff per hour. People, I moved that stuff off the shelves.

Who was the guy with the white tie on Q and A? He certainly sparked things up.

Thank you for all your kind wishes about my Baby. I really think this current age is the absolutely cutest.

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Missoni-tasticness and Other Stuff

If you've been reading this blog, you already know my views on The Wonder and Magnificence that is Missoni. I think it's the Official Knit of the Blog actually. Which reminds me. I'd better make the Normans the Official Conquerors of the Blog before I forget.
If Willow and Lotus are reading this, I'll be needing a second Missoni-esque necklace to match this cardy. I'm thinking Tiffany blue, green, white and mauve. With maybe some crystal whatsies thrown in for Good Measure. Can you get Your People to Talk to My People?
Here's my whippersnapper friend R from Cotton Socks in a Missoni cape tripping the Light Fantastic in Paris a few years ago. I know. It's beyond stunning. I hope she has it locked in a bomb proof safe because I am dead set tempted to pinch it for myself.
Rachel Zoe's little kid Skyler has his own Missoni cardy.

My Baby doesn't need a Missoni cardy, because he has this:

Willow and Lotus's Mother Sandra hand knitted this for him before he was born. She even chose the colours to match his nursery! I am going to get it framed when he outgrows it.

He is 9 million/10 adorable and entertaining. Every mother thinks her kid is beautiful but I am getting stopped on the street these days by strangers commenting on his gorgeousness. Really. But let's face it, those shoes would make anyone look Good.

Meanwhile I'd like to thank everyone for their well considered advice and input in relation to the important issue of the length of my new curtains (look I never said this was a blog about World Peace). Although there are rooms in this house with super high double height ceilings, I don't think this particular room can take the pudding or puddling effect, so as soon as I get my mitts onto some iron on hemming tape (thanks Beanie), they are going to be shortened.

Since it's Arctic, I actioned a sort of spicy seafood stew arrangement. I got the idea from a re-run of a South American Food Safari show. You know. The one with Maeve O'Mara. Apparently Coriander (that you might know as cilantro. Or maybe you don't) is Key.

Nothing is happening in the garden. There are maybe 2 blooms tops.

Thank God for Interesting Foliage.

Someone asked what I thought about Kate's wardrobe for her Canadian tour. I loved it. But I'd like to see more brooches. And some nail polish. But apart form that she looked fab. In less happy news, apparently Princess Charlene didn't stay in the same hotel as Prince Albert during their South African honeymoon. What's going to become of them? And is anyone else fascinated by Rebecca Brooks or is it just me?

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And now, a Word from our Sponsors

This blog post is sponsored by Our Ingredient, Butter and my Postage Stamp Sized Garden. Although Butter can sometimes be Divisive (I know, who knew?), if used wisely, it can create what can only be described as Hardcore Comfort Food. So necessary during life's challenging times. Where would cakes and pastry and mashed potato and bechamel and bearnaise be without it? If you choose not to eat it, because I am Hardcore into Choice I respect your decision, but if you are a Committed Butter Hater, this is probably not the blog for you.
Meanwhile the FF Garden and its resident Old Testament Varmints (possums, snakes, rats, bats, scrub turkeys, grasshoppers, slugs, snails, a plague of locusts etc ) send their love

A lot of people start thinking about decorating their holiday tree in December. I'm not one of them.

I'm already thinking I'll need to decrease the pink ornaments and increase the blue ones (Baby FF being a boy and all). I found these feather butterflies today. I think they'll be the business tree wise.

I've got my girlfriends coming round tonight to watch the second to last Oprah. I know. I'm sad too. I googled the pink frock. It's L'Wren Scott. Andre's actioned an attractive Jackie circa 1961 hair flip I see.

I cannot wait to read this:

Today I did something I'd never done before. I went to Aldi half an hour before it opened and stood in line with about 30 other like minded bargain shoppers to get my mitts on a $39 tailored mattress base cover thingamy. Lucky I got there when I did-they sold out in minutes. I must say the Aldi shoppers were a very nice bunch.

I oranged it up accessory wise and wore these accoutrement's

with Opi's a Good Mandarin is Hard to Find

Sleep Sheep, I love your soothing Ocean and Rain sounds. And so does the baby. Please never ever run out of batteries or stop working.

Consume Your Butter Responsibly.

xxx