Goodbye April, hello May!
Wow, that flew by quickly. April was a big month for me with the good and… not so good. We were told that our lovely villa that we rent is for sale so we will most probably have to move on. I’m still kind of heartbroken about this, I love this house and the street. We were really hoping that we could stay here until we leave NZ… Being expats means that renting is really our only option and I have to say, I’m a bit disheartened by the lack of decent properties around at the moment. Fingers crossed still.
Positive things also happened! I had my first column published in the “Arts, Books & Blogs” section of the NZ House & Garden May issue. The other exciting piece of news (if you didn’t already catch it on Facebook & Instagram) is that I had an interior magazine here last week shooting my house for an upcoming issue. I can’t wait to see the results and I’ll definitely keep you all posted.
Now to my favourite reads for April:
Catherine over at Farmhouse Home has gone all healthy on us but she’s doing it with a real twist. She cooked up some easy snack bars that won’t leave you feeling guilty, she’s shared a recipe from Gwyneth Paltrow’s new book, “It’s All Good” but the one that really got me was pizza made with a cauliflower base! Truly, I haven’t made it myself yet but I will when I have a second to spare. Intrigued?
Farmhouse Home: The Green Kitchen Book Review
Don’t you love taking a peek into people’s homes? I certainly do. The lovely Corinne over at Emerald Green Interiors has recently had a baby (congratulations again Corinne!) and while she’s settling into a routine with baby number two, a bunch of bloggers are guest posting for her. One of them is Holly Marder from Avenue. She shared a house tour of non-other than Corinne that she did for Houzz website that she’s contributor to. Corinne is an interior decorator based in Brussels with an affection for colour. I always enjoy having a read of her blog so just loved looking into her world and how she’s pulled a rental property together so elegantly.
Emerald Green Interiors: Houzz hometour by Holly Marder
Okay bloggers, we all have our days where we ask ourselves “what on earth are we going to write about today?” Brittany from The House That Lars Built has compiled a list of tried and tested blog post ideas – and there’s a whopping 50 of them! Thanks Brittany, I think I might give some of them a whirl sometime…
The House That Lars Build: 15 Minutes to a Better Blog: 50 Post Ideas for the Rough Days
Enjoy!
Mel x
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Great to see my image of Corinne’s gorgeous home! Thanks so much for sharing. Holly
You’re welcome Holly:) I really enjoyed both your posts! Mel x
Thank you so much Mel for featuring me here. Can’t wait to see your home shots :)
@Trisha, if you like the fabric I used to have our armchairs upholstered check out the manufacturer’s website: http://www.toiles-du-soleil.com/en/
You’re welcome Catherine and Corinne! @Corinne, I agree with Trisha, the chairs are gorgeous! Mel x
Love those multicoloured chairs! I am loving chairs at the moment in general and these are right up my street!
thanks for sharing!
Trisha
Thanks Trisha, oh while I’d love to take the credit, I can’t! They’re from Corinne from Emerald Green Interior’s lovely home. So great to have you pop by:) Mel
Hi Mel, thank you for featuring me amongst your April picks! Likewise can’t wait to see your home featured in the magazine, that’s so exciting. Love all the other links and I think Brittany’s list will come in very handy for me in the future, must go have a look. Catherine x
Hi Mel. Thanks so much for stopping by today – always lovely to see you on the blog.
Thanks for these great links, the pizza recipe looks like a must click… off I go! :)
Thanks Michelle & Will x
Thanks for sharing these great posts Mel – so looking forward to seeing your home featured! x