Saturday morning sights...

Mornings like this are a real treat...

...pastries and a walk on the beach.

I hope your Saturday started with a treat.

x

Perfect pasta...

pic, and what looks like a rather good recipe, here

Last week I went with a dear friend to a pasta making class. If you hail from these parts, you might be interested to know that it was held at Upper Crust, in West Perth, and it was fantastic. The chef was Sophie Budd, who is rather clever with the old pasta machine, and works out at Bleeno's Bistro in the Swan Valley.

We were served wine, got to taste each dish (each one was simple, with truly amazing flavours) and Sophie made it look do-able. Not a bad way to spend the evening.

First item on my Christmas List...a pasta maker.

And thanks, dear friend, for inviting me along.

x

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For the love of Jane...

Is it wrong to love a place so much based on its connection to one of my favourite authors? Although my family is English, I have absolutely no connection to Bath, yet it is one of my all-time favourite places. Perhaps it was inspired by my love of Jane Austen.

I discovered Jane at a young age, and risked social suicide as a teenager by carrying not just a small paperback novel in my schoolbag, but the whole hardback collected works. (Oh dear!)

On a visit to Bath I ditched my husband and children, and spent two happy hours at the Jane Austen Centre (again...oh dear!)

Jane has been with me for over half my life. Sadly, I have neglected her recently. Real life has got in the way of parties with the militia, walks in the countryside and visits to Bath.

I think this weekend it is time to dust off my collected works and catch up with old friends.

x

pics via me

Find the Jane Austen Centre here.

Apologies for the self-indulgence...

via here

I stumbled across these pics recently of the Thursday Flower Market in Florence. It made me think about our own holiday in Italy. So, apologies for the self-indulgence, but I'm shamelessly showing you my happy snaps.

Ponte Vecchio in Florence, my all-time favourite city.

Replica of the Statue of David, overlooking Florence. We passed this on a cheesy hop-on-hop-off bus tour.

The Colosseum.

Making a wish at the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

The sights of Venice.

Gorgeous Amalfi...

I think it must be time to book our next holiday.

Have a beautiful weekend x

Favourite Anthropologie finds...

I love these delightful homewares from Anthropologie. I would love to get my hands on some of these science-inspired pieces...

...or perhaps this Midsummer Night's Wallpaper.

And...my conscience can rest easy. Some of these homewares are restored or up-cycled. Good news for the planet and my home.

But if homewares are not your thing, perhaps a new dress or jacket...

So much to see...so little time.

WARNING...visiting this site may cause significant loss of time in your day....

...but worth every moment.

from here,here,here and here

A little lighthouse keeping

I have an unexplained attachment to lighthouses. I'm sure the realities of lighthouse living are far from my romantic notion of blustery days eating fish sandwiches (which I'm sure are not anywhere near as tasty as Enid Blyton made us believe). These pictures make it look oh-so-inviting. Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a lighthouse?

pics 1,2,3,4 via here

pic 5 via here

WANTED

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Revisiting an idea to revisit Paris.

Wanted - gorgeous apartment to rent. Must be near patisserie.

Contact me at: I'mdreamingagain.com

A Little Shopkeeping

These pictures make me want to set up shop. The colour and textures of the fabrics are just delightful. I don't really need another reason to add to my long list of Reasons To Head To New York, but I'm sure there's room for one more. Joelle Hoverson owns two craft stores, Purl and Purl Patchwork. These pics are from Martha Stewart (I'm sure I nearly lost a day there), but you can find out more about these gorgeous stores at Purl Soho and The Purl Bee. I think I'll go and look for my knitting needles now...