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My Mood Board & The Stories Attached
Now for something completely different on the blog today! You may recall that I did a review for N.E.E.T. Magazine about Decor8’s Blogging Your Way course. I got so much out of it that I signed up for the Boot Camp that is taking place right now.
Get Rocking
There’s something said for the humble rocking chair. When I was growing up, I think almost every house owned one and then suddenly they were banished, out of fashion, something you’d only find a grandmother in or perhaps a nursing mother.
Simon Farrell-Green’s Food Heroes Book Review
If there’s one book title that resinates with me in my discovery of New Zealand, it’s Simon Farrell-Green’s “Food Heroes – Celebrating New Zealand’s Artisan Producers and Growers”.
Food wise, living in New Zealand is a lot like when I was living in France. There is an abundance of real food here and you quite often get the chance to meet the people behind it and taste the love that they put in to it.
5 Decorating Questions with Jeanette Lunde
Welcome to a new regular feature! I like the idea of asking people whom I admire and who inspire me, five quick questions about home and decoration – simple and fun!
The Whirlwind of Life
I’m taking a little holiday with my family. It’s time for us to stop and be there fully in the moment, we’re not going anywhere flash, just a lovely little bach not too far from home but will no doubt feel a million miles away. It’s so easy to get swept up with the whirlwind of life and it’s holidays that ground us.
Affordable Art
Decorating your walls with beautiful images and paintings can get quite expensive, but it if you look around, you can find some stunning art at amazing prices. Etsy, always a favourite of mine is a great place to start. Today I’ve found two beautiful, unique works of art that I thought you might like.
Longer days & summer palettes
Daylight savings is here and we had beautiful weather yesterday, so I’ve got summer on the mind! I’m dreaming of long balmy evenings entertaining outdoors, the smell of the neighbour’s barbeques wafting through the air and the laughter of kids playing outside and splashing in the pool until bedtime. It’s hard to not be happy in the summertime.
Share the joy of food
I love a good app. When I first got my iPhone, like most people I was so excited by the new world of apps that I overloaded my phone with them. Fast forward a few years and I’m pretty selective, and only have ones that I truly use. Today I’m sharing with you my newest app crush that was created by a couple of my very clever friends, Emma & Ritu.
