I tend to add pink in my accesories rather than full on pink. Pink for me evokes strong memories of my daughter, India, who passed away in 2001 of a brain tumour. India loved wearing all things pink, the brighter the better. India was known as the Pink Princess, a title she fully embraced from tiara to pink tutu and…
This wool jacket by New Zealand label Sabatini with its interesting details , is one I wear time and time again over the winter. I love the ruffle edged in metal and the leather strips on the pockets. Black brings the details to the fore, I’m not sure it would work in another colour. Teaming the jacket with a black…
Autumn days are starting to bring a change, cooler temperatures and the joy of rediscovering past friends, such as this winter white cape from several seasons past. Change also came today with a visit to my hairdresser and a different colour. a little redder, very similar to the rosehips. . I have a confession to make, I love winter clothes,…
Over the Easter break on a fine, clear but cool Autumn day my husband and I in need of some exercise,walked to the spectacular Cataract Gorge, on the edge of our city. The Alexandra Suspension Bridge is known locally as the Swinging Bridge because despite the sign everyone swings the bridge side to side. The views from the bridge make …
Visiting the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart, the capital city of my state. The gardens were established in 1818 and are the second oldest Botanical Gardens in Australia. Posing in an archway of the Eardley- Wilmot Wall. This wall was named in honour of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania in the early days of colonisation. Admiring the roses…