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Cherry’s 1st Birthday!

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Cherry and me

Yesterday we celebrated Cherry’s 1st birthday with a picnic in the St Kilda Botanical Garderns, the same park where her daddy and I got married 4 years ago. We couldn’t have wished for a more perfect day! We setup our picnic … Continue reading →

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The wacky world of Michael Strownix!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Cherry and me

Last Thursday night we attended the exhibition opening of Michael Strownix at Nellie Castan Gallery. Michael converted the gallery space into a supernatural world with his plasticized creations. Artist, Michael Strownix in his Devo hat The gallery crowd Candelabras and bowls … Continue reading →

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Pin-ups, polka-dots and pussy cats

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Cherry and me

It’s no secret I love having my picture taken, so I was trilled when Melbourne photographer and film maker, Bernadette Keys, asked me to be her subject. The photographs she shot on film, (not digital), were for a body of … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse by Joost

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Cherry and me

Earlier this week, my friend Shelly and I took our babies out for lunch to Greenhouse by Joost, a pop-up restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD as part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. That’s Cherry, (11 months), on the left and … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Flora

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Cherry and me

Arranging flowers always makes me happy. Here are my tips on creating a simple, quick and easy bouquet, bursting with colour, to brighten up your day. What I brought back from the market today: 1 x bunch of blue Hydrangeas … Continue reading →

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The Kewpie Kollection

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cherry and me

My Aunty Nellie is ‘Krazy for Kewpies’, just like her great-niece, Cherry! Here is a snapshot of some of the best pieces in her ‘Kewpie Kollection’. Nellie’s Kewpie display in her kitchen Cherry and the Kewpie Hand knitted Kewpie dress … Continue reading →

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