2011

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)

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.

The magic of the Jean Brown Christmas Party

Last night heralded the start of the Christmas Party Season when we went to the Jean Brown drinks do. It was excellent. You were 'sposed to wear white but I went with pale Mauve Day Birger et Mikkelsen instead.
with this Chloe shoes and this YSL clutch (both from the Magic of JB).

There were Superior Cakes. That white chocolate one was Delicious. At the end of the night I saw Mr FF with not 1 but 2 slices in his paws.

I love this YSL blue stuff

and those leopard shoes were good too

Amber looked Gorgeous. Her dress was from the Tribune. Someone email me the designer so I can say who did it.

This is Mr FF with our Cigar-Smoking-Aficionado-Friend B. They both said "Yes" to striped ties.

All the Big Names were there-including Paddy's sister Louise who is a long time commenter on this blog! It was lovely to meet you L. In a weird twist of It's a Small World After all, L knew Mr FF's late father!

Young thin tall gazelle like women roamed the store looking gorgeous

I did not leave empty handed People. I got my mitts of a Superior Gift bag chock full of excellent stuff and these heavily discounted Prada red patent ballet flats. I know. They are Perfection.

Off to a Coalface Breakfast that starts at 7am, a preview of the Hermes shoppe at lunch, a book launch this afternoon and dinner with my childhood neighbour. It's a long day but someone has to action it.

Meanwhile, the blog turns 1 on the 4th December. I'll be having a GIVEAWAY of a Red Phoenix new season necklace. I might do a post tomorrow. Hasn't the year sped by?

xxxxx

Malene Birger and the rest of my Saturday

Hello, don't forget October is Breast Cancer Month. Everyone I know has a friend or relative who either had it or is being treated for it. My Mum had it in the early noughties. Don't forget to donate.

Meanwhile the dollar is strong so I bought this from the outnet.com. It's By Malene Birger and it was deadset cheap
Malene's beautiful home is in this month's Marie Claire. She says she can't create or relax if there is mess. Damn Straight Malene!

I'm feeling so fond of her I might wear this Malene frock to my friend M's birthday party later on today
My friend M is the healthiest person I know. She wasn't going to make a dessert because she has an aversion to sugar and butter. She said she'd serve strawberries with no cream or icecream ( I know, I was worried too) It reminded me of an episode of the Nanny where Niles the butler said he'd chopped some fruit for dessert and the Nanny said "I hope you'll be sliding a cheesecake under that!"
So I've made some raspberry and white choc chip blondies to take in case anyone else has a sweet tooth

My bouganvillea that I planted 5 years ago has finally bloomed. Don't let the opaque tights that I use to stake them with or the past-its-use-by-date-pergola throw you

This morning I popped around to M's house to help her get her place ready for her birthday party. I brought some greenery and flowers from the FF garden to action some floral arrangements.

I like a messy garden and a messy bunch of flowers in a vase. Tortured arrangements are the Devil's Work

I also baked a ham for M to serve. This is me in her kitchen actioning the cloves

It looks Hamtastic really, and it feeds a crowd well. This is what it looked like in its gingerale and mustard and lime marmelade glaze before we shoved it in the oven to bake:

Happy Birthday M!

xxxx