Dreams are Free

My brother-in-law’s girlfriend El emailed me this morning. Remember El? She & my brother-in-law Chris live in Dubai, so they are often homesick for New Zealand. Obviously, look at the scenery, I’m homesick for it too! Back to this email, the subject:...

Girl Meets Dress

Rent a designer dress to wear for the night? Sounds good to me! I think these girls are on to something with Girl Meets Dress. An online boutique where you can choose any dress to rent for two nights. The call themselves, ‘The Ultimate in Recession...

M is for Melbourne

Oh how I want to visit Melbourne so badly. I think it’s the most fab city in Oz. So they say. And looking at this ad, I’m convinced it must be. I’ve already been fortunate to travel Perth in beautiful, isolated Western Australia. But not this artsy,...

Moving is Tough.

Ahh. I’m exhausted. 3 days of full on moving, boxes, paper, mess. I’m so over it. But I love our new house, even in the mess. It’s pretty crazy, to open our belongings after being away from them for one full year. It’s amazing how you can...

Orchids Make Everything Look Good

image: here I am a sucker for an orchid. Growing up in Singapore, where they grow like weeds, you learn to appreciate how such a delicate, peculiar organism can grow under such harsh conditions, and thrive. Anyway. I think I was attracted to this photograph because of...