Dear Lizzie

Sunday

2012-02-13T05:03:00.002+11:00

I'm so lucky to be living where I am. Today I walked to Brick Lane, and then the Columbia Road flower market. Its all so close to my house! I only hope that when we have to move in a month we can find somewhere as close to everything and awesome as this place is.
Tip for the flower market. Go later in the afternoon just before they close. They sell the flowers off much cheaper.
xxx Love Lizzie

Paris Round Two

2012-02-12T22:22:00.002+11:00

Bonjour!
I was trying to be very restrained with my Paris photos yesterday, but since you seemed to love them so much here are some more.
Beware, an overload of the Eiffel Tower is next. I just loved it all so much!
Today i'm heading out on my own to Brick Lane so hopefully i'll take some pictures whilst out and about.
xxx Love Lizzie

Paris!

2012-02-12T06:05:00.001+11:00

Thats all my holiday pictures now!
Paris was amazing and I can't wait to go back.
xxx

Barcelona

2012-02-12T05:02:00.001+11:00

Those were the final days in Barcelona.
xx

Parc Guell

2012-02-07T10:02:00.002+11:00

Parc Guell - Gaudi's park in Barcelona.

It was pretty awesome. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Barcelona. Even better, catch the train to Joanic and then the 116 bus. You won't have to walk up the hill that way. Plus a really awesome Nana told us where to get off... although the trippy garden also kinda gave it away.

Oh and the cute as ginger kitten at the beginning is called Kenny. He lived with us in Barcelona.

Let it snow!

2012-02-07T02:06:00.002+11:00

A snow day!

An ever so slight hiatus in the posting of holiday pictures whilst I try to get myself sorted out in London a wee bit. We got here last week after a glorious time in Paris. I will provide photos soon I promise.

So on Saturday night it started snowing! Joe and I went out for a walk and a play in the snow for a while at night which is a good thing too because by the next day it wasn't so soft and fluffy anymore. I taught Joe how to roll snow to make a snowman.

There is still snow/mush around today which is neat. I wore gumboots to my job interview today :p I swapped for heels just before going inside to meet the people don't worry.

Time to head out for another interview.

xxx Love Lizzie

Barcelona! Un

2012-01-27T20:13:00.001+11:00

A morning walk around Barri Gotic...

And then an afternoon at la Sagrada Familia

Madrid - Day 3

2012-01-25T04:25:00.003+11:00

That was our last day in Madrid. We had such a fantastic time. Now we're in Barcelona. Haven't taken our camera out today though so the photos will start on day 2.

xxx Love Lizzie
p.s The pussycats at our accommodation are awesome. Expect more cat photos...

Madrid Day 2

2012-01-25T04:14:00.003+11:00

Madrid - Day 1

2012-01-23T20:50:00.002+11:00

Hola!

We are currently in Madrid staying with our excellent tour guide Jaclyn. Madrid is a beautiful city. It has been blue sky's and pretty mild weather wise.

So these pictures are from Saturday afternoon. We arrived and then went out for some yummy vegetarian lunch. Its not as easy to be vegetarian here but Jaclyn is helping us out heaps and we can always have tortilla or patatas bravas.

There are more photos from yesterday (sunday) aswell, but i have to get up for the day now. I will try to get those organised soon.

xxx Love Lizzie

Kittens!

2012-01-15T13:11:00.003+11:00

Kittens! On our last day in Koh Chang, Joe and I went to volunteer at the Koh Chang Animal Rescue Project for the morning. I'm not sure if we were that much of help but it was pretty great getting to play with the kittens all morning. There is one woman who runs the whole thing with the help of one other person and she's doing an amazing but incredibly difficult job.
If you would like to read more about it go here www.kohchanganimalproject.org
xoxo

Koh Chang!

2012-01-15T12:36:00.004+11:00

After Koh Samet we went to Koh Chang for a week. Tess joined us there. It was pretty lovely. We stayed in Kai Bae Beach. Did lots of relaxing by the pool and swimming in the sea.
Now Joe and I are back in Bangkok but i still have the itchy bites, bruises and awesome tan to remember my time in Koh Chang.
xoxo

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T16:09:00.002+11:00

Happy New Years!

The above photos are all from New Years Eve.
1. I had to do a cheesy sand writing photo; 2. Paul and Joe chillaxing; 3. The beach chairs before the masses arrived. The towels on the chairs mean they've already been claimed for the day and I think this was probably about 8.30am; 4 & 5. Umbrella;
iPhone photos....
6. Pretty lights view from our balcony; 7. The fire dancers. They were really little! Like 8 years old or something; 8 & 9. Me, flashing bow lights head band and a vodka redbull bucket; 10 & 11. Fireworks! They went all night... ; 12 & 13. This morning. We got up to watch the sunrise and Joe and I set off another lantern. Gotta love Thailand New Years!

xxx Love Lizzie

A day at the beach

2011-12-31T01:09:00.002+11:00

Hi,
So I managed to take a lot more photos today:
1. Jep's place. Where we went for lunch. 2. My coconut at lunch. 3. Joe and his new friend. 4. A funny puss cat obsessed with something inside the tyre of that car. 5. Joe, Bena, Prue and Jasper 6. Pretty lights. 7. Cute dog. 8. Cute girl with sparkler. 9. Me. 10. Jellyfish lights! They're awesome.

New Years Eve tomorrow!!!
xxx

The Beach

2011-12-30T13:38:00.000+11:00

I've been a little slack on the taking of photos at the beach. We've been here for a couple of days now and this is all we've taken...
We're currently in Koh Samet and its so beautiful. The first picture is the view from our balcony. We've been truly spoilt by Annie and Paul with our accommodation.
We've gotten into the relaxing spirit well and truly and have massages booked in an hour.
New Years eve tomorrow night!!!
xxx Love Lizzie

Boxing Day

2011-12-30T13:34:00.004+11:00

Boxing day was cricket and a picnic in the morning at Annie's school. The pitch we were going to use was being watered so instead we used their astro turf field. Its a pretty fancy school.

Merry Christmas Eve!

2011-12-25T02:17:00.001+11:00

Feliz Navidad!

So its Christmas Eve here. We just went out for a yummy family dinner and now i'm lying in bed with Christmas carols playing (via headphones) and my new mosquito repellant machine pumping. I've been eaten alive... its lame and sore.

So the photos today are 2 days worth:

- I really liked this Hope Land sign. I hope it lights up at night...

- Joe found us a nice wee cafe behind the Emporium mall.

- The sweet old dog that hangs out in the carpark in Annies building

- Beautiful Bena

- Joe went to the fruit and veg market this morning. I held off on posting the pictures of the carcass's. They were gross.

Have a fantastic Christmas!!!

xxx

Christmas is coming!

2011-12-22T21:23:00.002+11:00

Hi!

Today we went and did some more shopping!

The above pictures were taken at Central Mall.

Yay Christmas!

xxx

Bangkok!

2011-12-22T01:58:00.003+11:00

First day in Bangkok. It was great.
Today in photos:
1. Started the morning with a lovely swim
2. Awesome/crazy dangerous wooden scaffolding on Annie's Soi
3 & 4. Merry Christmas from 'Terminal 21' a fantastic airport themed mall where each level is a different city eg. Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Paris.
5. Painters in Annie's building

Also today I got contact lenses! No more spectacles for me... they're kinda weird to get used to but i'll keep trying!

xxx

Farewell Melbourne

2011-12-21T03:09:00.002+11:00

Hi,
So we took these photos forever ago and I just never got round to putting them online.
The pictures below were taken when out walking in the neighbourhood one night. Merri Creek mostly.
My last Melbourne post!!! Enjoy and expect Thailand pictures soon.
xxx

Bonjour Sasha!

2011-12-01T23:04:00.001+11:00

Mum took Sebastian (my beloved fake cat) back to NZ with her to keep him safe, and my flat has welcomed a replacement! Sasha is real, and belongs to the girl moving in after we leave. Shes beautiful and sweet but has so much fur!
xoxo

Happy Birthday Tess!

2011-11-28T21:32:00.001+11:00

Hello,
It was Tess' birthday last week and she wanted to have a picnic outside but the rain made that impossible.
So instead we had a lovely picnic inside. Unfortunately my photographer wasn't feeling very enthusiastic and only took a couple of photos...

Yes they are pink lady cupcakes. Thanks Mum!

Happy Birthday Tess! We <3 You! xxx

Film Adventures Part 7

2011-11-18T18:00:00.000+11:00

Lucky last from my mammoth week of pictures from film.
Some of these will definitely look familiar - the pool at Lucinda's house from Australia day 2010.
Hopefully some new pictures coming up next! Only 4 weeks till my last day at work... Crazytown!
xoxo

Film Adventures Part 6

2011-11-17T18:00:00.000+11:00

In colour! These will most definitely be similar to photos already posted from my dslr. Oh well. They look good on film too.
These were taken with my vintage Minolta camera.
xoxo

Film Adventures Part 5

2011-11-16T18:00:00.000+11:00

Film Adventures Part 4

2011-11-15T18:00:00.000+11:00

Film Adventures Part 3

2011-11-14T18:00:00.000+11:00

So the next three posts might have some familiar looking photos in them. They were taken a year ago in Tasmania but on my film camera so a very similar picture would have been taken on the dslr.
But not in a lovely hazy black and white! Some worked, some didn't but here you go.
xoxo

Cradle Mountain / Dove Lake

Queenstown

Random Powerplant

Film Adventures Part 2

2011-11-13T18:00:00.000+11:00

The rest of the beautiful Harry. Up next Tasmazia!
xoxo

Film Adventures Part 1

2011-11-12T22:56:00.001+11:00

I picked up some film today. I love all the photos so i'm going to do numerous posts over the week so as not to overwhelm you.

Part 1 of the beautiful Harry. I think these were taken last year in August maybe? This is with my wee Superheadz camera. I think the bits with the half white are where I wound the film on too tight or something. Will experiment more. Also possibly not the best camera for inside & low light.
Oh well! Fun to play with and a beautiful model.
xoxo

A few weekends ago

2011-10-15T13:42:00.003+11:00

Hi,

Some pictures from our new surrounds a few weekends ago.

xoxo

2011-09-26T11:16:00.003+10:00

Delicious bircher muslie from 'New Day Rising' - a cute cafe around the corner from our new house.

Entry stamp to a lovely fun gig we went to yesterday at the Northcote Social Club.

Preparation for our Mexican themed fiesta this friday! I have hired a costume and its going to be awesome.

Pictures from my phone this weekend. We took pictures on the camera too so i'll post them up sometime this week.
xoxo

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2011-08-18T21:48:00.008+10:00

Last Sunday I went to the gardens in the afternoon to lie in the remaining sun and practice taking pictures. The tree I was under was full of lorikeets. I really like to look at the leaves on palm trees (is that what they are?) and see the negative space between the leaves. It makes more sense in my head then when I say it out loud.

xxx Love Lizzie

Oma Rapeti

2011-08-07T17:01:00.002+10:00

I bought a new top today from Alpha60. Its silk and feels lovely. I loved so many of their clothes and heaps of other clothes that Tess and I saw in other shops. Saving sucks. I need to get better at self portraits.

xoxo

Inspiration

2011-05-26T10:09:00.004+10:00

This morning I have been feeling super inspired by all the images and projects on Ashley Meaders website. Make sure you go have a look. Some people are just far to clever/talented/creative.
xoxo

Castlemaine!

2011-05-16T18:40:00.003+10:00

Hello,

My trip to Castlemaine with Tess was great! I am looking forward to going back to go garage saleing with Tess' Mum at some point.

It was the perfect Autumn day and we caught the vline train up in the morning. It was a pretty quick train ride to some fantastic shops of china and 'collectables'. Unfortunately everything was pretty overpriced but if I'd had the space at home I probably would have still bought some things back. We had a delicious lunch at 'Saf's' aswell.

I'm not really sure what to explore next... suggestions welcome :)

xoxo

The Heide

2011-05-04T22:08:00.004+10:00

Hello,

Well my trip to The Heide was a mission but well worth it. There were a few exhibitions on whilst I was there on Sunday. The main one was Albert Tucker; Images of Modern Evil which I wasn't that excited about. I really liked the 'Concrete Poetry' exhibition for its play on words and typography art. I also liked the Mirka Mora exhibition and have just borrowed her autobiography from the library.

I wanted to take pictures of the concrete poetry exhibit but wasn't allowed. A couple of pics from the grounds are below...
(It was a mission to get to The Heide without a car. 2 trains and a bus! - a full day trip really)

This Saturday i'm off to explore Castlemaine.

xoxo

Love Lizzie

Herring Island

2011-05-01T10:20:00.002+10:00

Hello,

I've decided I need to become a tourist in Melbourne because there is so much that I haven't seen yet that I 'keep meaning' to visit and just never get round to it.

Well yesterday I went to Herring Island. A sculpture island on the Yarra. Its only open over the summer and a bit of autumn and this weekend was my last chance till the end of the year. You have to catch a wee boat (punt) across to the island which is only $2. I befriended a group of people and helped them carry a trailer load of stuff from their car to the boat though so as a thank you they paid my fare. I also got invited to the 70th they were having over there.

The island is much smaller then I expected but it was pretty cool. I'd recommend it if you want something to do when it opens again.

The pictures don't really do any justice to the sculptures but my favourite was the 'falling fence' (3rd photo down) and you can see a bit of the freeway in the background of that one too which shows just how close this island is to everything.

Now i'm off to explore The Heide.

xoxo

p.s The hot air ballooning was surprisingly not scary at all (i was nervous to begin with) and it was to celebrate Joe's birthday.

Balloon!

2011-04-22T18:11:00.002+10:00

2011-02-12T17:25:00.002+11:00

My new scarf i purchased today. I love it. It reminds me of the movie 'The Darjeeling Limited'. iphone photos sorry.

xxx

2011-02-11T22:15:00.001+11:00

My new top.

xxx

Things could be worse...

2011-01-30T09:55:00.002+11:00

In preparation for the forecasted 40 degree day, i went for my walk/run exercise early in the morning. It was quite lovely and i even got a paddle in. Will probably head back down to Elwood tonight for a swim after Joe finishes work.

xox

New Years Eve...

2011-01-02T08:30:00.002+11:00

Happy New Years! So as you can see above it was an evil night - 38 degrees celcius in the shade, 41 degrees everywhere else. We were very lucky to have organised a flexi car well in advance so we had air conditioned deliciousness wherever we went. Joseph sober drove because he was working the next day so that was very handy. But yes. In the next pictures i was dying a little bit. So very very hot.

Its cooled down now though so thats good. It is currently only 16 degrees with a high expected of 22. Crazy Melbourne!

xoxo

Christmas Eve

2011-01-02T08:15:00.003+11:00

These pictures were taken on Christmas eve, on our way out to dinner and then were on the lost camera. The camera is back now.

New years eve outfit shots coming soon.

xxx

Tuesday just gone

2010-12-31T17:08:00.003+11:00

On our walk through the Abbotsford Convent, and the Yarra Glen on Tuesday.

xxx

2010-12-31T15:41:00.003+11:00

I'm not sure why but the video below never fails to make me laugh and shed a tear. It could be the emotional music, or the fact i'm a sook but its great and i love it.

Happy New Year!

2010-12-28T08:37:00.001+11:00

Morning,

Since my camera has gone AWOL I resorted to iphone. Cute cat though. Its the ginger one. He didn't respond to the name i gave him (Sylvia).

Anyway good news about the camera, it is safe and sound and i should be able to retrieve it tomorrow. I left it in the flexicar we borrowed on christmas day.

Breakfast time! xxx

2010-12-26T22:53:00.002+11:00

Merry Christmas!
I have lost my camera. I'm pretty sure i know where i left it so i'm really hoping i can get it back. Fingers crossed!
xoxo

pre·sump·tu·ous

2010-12-19T23:17:00.003+11:00

This is for Joe. Just incase he needed any ideas for birthday presents.

xxx

Sunday...

2010-12-19T20:50:00.001+11:00

Always use protection...

2010-12-17T14:43:00.003+11:00

My pretty new macbook doesn't have a case, therefore it has never left the house yet. And it won't leave the house till I purchase one of these beautiful protective covers from etsy (click on the pictures to go to them). I believe it will be this one:

But the following are also quite pretty...

2010-12-17T13:52:00.002+11:00

The above prints are available at Paper Jam Press

"If you don't know where you are going, you will end up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra

So its coming to the end of the year, and with all the changes that it is bringing I feel it is time for us to do some goal setting exercises. I know they can be cheesy, and daunting but its pretty important to do it.
I think my main goals will be:

To start and finish at least 1 term of french. I will not let myself be scared off when it gets hard and when I get scared of failing.
To adhere to my savings plan
To keep going with my 'new healthy lifestyle'.

I'm pretty sure that's it.
xxx

Deliciousness...

2010-12-15T13:26:00.005+11:00

I didn't take this picture. Click on the delciousness above for its owner.

Hello,
A restaurant in Melbourne that we love is 'Moroccan Soup Bar' in Fitzroy. If you haven't been you really should go.
They have a delicious dish called 'Fattet al hummus' which is essentially a chickpea bake. So good. I've found a recipe online and i'm going to recreate it on Saturday night for yummy dinner because Hollie is coming over and she loves it too.
Anyway, an interesting thing i noticed in the recipe there was an explanation that the reason for having cumin in it is because it acts as an anti-bloating agent for all the chickpeas. I find that sort of thing amazing and i wonder how many other foods does it happen in? I know in Japanese food there is alot of that concious paring of ingredients and i would like to find out more about it.
So there is another thing for me to add to my weekend things to do.
A research project on: 'Ingredients that are friends with benefits.'
(I thought for a second i could say 'symbiotic relationship' and sound smart but i would be completely wrong. Wikipedia tells me that means they live off each other... not quite right in my instance)

Sounds like it could be tasty.
xxx

pretty kitty...

2010-12-14T11:31:00.004+11:00

Trying to decide whether or not I should by this t-shirt from threadless or not.
Pro's: its freakin awesome and the dollar is pretty good right now
Cons: i'm a bit poor... thats a lame excuse.
I'll think about it... meanwhile here's another picture:

2010-12-14T07:49:00.003+11:00

Ok so I wasn't exactly Christmas spirit yesterday, but when I got home I had packages! My lovely Mum and beautiful Katherine had sent me Christmas love which cheered me up a bit.

and then nature left me this wonderful gift this morning... Its a bit blurry because it was freaking me out but in looking at the picture i realised he has big beautiful wings... still not wanting to go see them close up in person. Three eyes! ugh... still gives me the heeby jeebies just thinking about it.

Off to work now.

xoxo

Christmas is coming...

2010-12-13T15:18:00.002+11:00

Hi
I'm feeling remarkably un-christmasy this year. In 2 weeks it will all be over with anyway. I spent the weekend in Brisbane but didn't take any pictures. Well, i took some on my toy camera with the black and white film in it but i may have ruined them all when trying to remember how to wind the film off. I'll have another go tonight.
I've been looking at kitschy christmas pictures on flickr. Its quite fun.
xoxo

2010-12-08T21:03:00.002+11:00

The light was amazing tonight so i tried to take some pictures of the new dress but Joe was at yoga so i struggled with my self timer and tripod... Plus it was raining so the first picture was actually through the window. I kinda like it though.

xxx

2010-12-08T19:48:00.004+11:00

Our fantastic new scales that we don't use because we have lovely electric ones

xxx

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2010-12-07T10:54:00.005+11:00

Beautiful photo found on flickr. Click on it to see more.

Good Morning.
I haven't blogged in forever. The longer i left it the harder it got. So instead of continuing what i was doing i'm going to start fresh.
I'm going to have alot of time to myself over the next year. Joe is working every weekend. I have to come up with fun and interesting things to do that aren't shopping... Will be tricky.

♥ I'm going to learn french. There is a brilliant french school near our house which is apparantly one of the best in Melbourne. They do all sorts of different classes but i'm going to do it term by term, and non travelling french. Proper everything
♥ I would like to blog more
♥ Maybe do a photography course
♥ Read
♥ Go for walks and take pictures

So hopefully i will start blogging more.
xxx

Oh and if you want photos from Tasmania - Go to my Flickr here

What I have been up to part 2

2010-08-20T19:00:00.001+10:00

What i've been up to part 2...

I became an Aunty to the beautiful and very sweet little Sophie Louise, and got to play with Harry twice! Photos taken by my Mum.

xoxo

What I have been up to part 1

2010-08-19T19:00:00.002+10:00

Ok, so for the past few months i've been really busy. I'm going to put up a couple of pictures just so you can see a brief snapshot.

Part 1 of what i've been up to.

Koalas, Nobbies, Sight Seeing & Beautiful Friends.

xoxo

Blinded by the lights...

2010-08-18T21:46:00.004+10:00

Tonight I went to a Pecha Kucha night, held at The Order of Melbourne.

One speaker who I liked was Mark McQuilten who spoke about making a wall mural of the Melbourne Grid out of old circuit boards (recycling for the State of Design festival) and then putting fairy lights on it. The mural happened to be in the rooftop bar so Joe and I went up for a look. Above are my iPhone pictures which don't really do it justice. If you want to see better pictures go to this website. I loved it.

xoxo

2010-08-17T13:37:00.006+10:00

photo by me today in the sunshine - ginger cat who usually avoids me let me pat him

Hello,

Posts are in progress.

The busyness is over for now.

xoxo

Show and Tell

2010-06-28T21:30:00.002+10:00

I bought this fantastic new book the other day off the book depository website (www.bookdepository.co.uk - free shipping... do it) and it arrived today! Its such an amazing book and i've scanned a few pictures in below. Sorry for the shonky scans. Not my forte. Cool pictures though. Its all pretty inspiring.

xoxo

2010-06-14T19:33:00.006+10:00

This evening I felt like eating some chocolate orange deliciousness so I altered a chocolate

chip recipe ever so slightly (to both veganise and add orange) and got baking....

Orange Choc Chip Cookies (vegan)

175 grams margarine

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs equivalent of no egg

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 cups chocolate chips

(I cut up Whittakers Dark so the chocolate was good and chunky)

The grated rind of one orange
*EDIT* I used the grated rind of one orange (and a squidge or orange juice) for half the recipe. If you do one orange, and then taste test to see if you want more. I'm not sure how things like that go doubling up etc whether 2 orange rinds would be overpowering.

****

I did halve the ingredients above and it made 16 large cookies

****

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Prepare your oven tray.

Cream your butter and sugar.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.

Sift the flour and baking powder together over the creamed mixture.

Sprinkle over the chocolate chips and orange rind and stir together gently.

Dollop onto your prepared trays and cook for 15 - 20 mins or until slightly browned.

They're really tasty.

xoxo Love Lizzie

brrr

2010-06-10T23:07:00.002+10:00

Photos by Joe

So here I sit uploading photos for you before hopping off to bed, wearing my fingerless gloves (very kindly given to me thank you Julia) with frozen fingers. I'm contemplating running them under hot water but i'm terrified of getting chill blanes.

So these pictures were from my horse riding lesson last weekend. I think i will go back, but i will need to do some serious leg exercises before then. My legs were dead after Sunday. Even on Tuesday when i would be walking somewhere, all of a sudden my leg muscles would spasm and i'd almost fall over.

Must start walking to work again. Maybe i'll go off now and do some lunges and stretches.

xoxoxo Love Lizzie

Show & Tell

2010-06-01T21:35:00.003+10:00

Heya,
So I bought this fantastic book a while back. I forgot to show and tell. It is an 'Around the world' Cook Book. Published in 1954.
"Recipes gathered by Pan American World Airways from the 84 countries they serve, with food and travel comments by Myra Waldo".
Not particularly Vegan friendly but I still love it.

So you can see I figured out how to get my photos staying in decent quality when I upload them. Instead of using blogger, i'm using Flikr. Much clearer but it takes a bit longer... especially with my super duper slow internet. Not long now till proper internet.

xoxo

Since i've got some time...

2010-05-25T14:25:00.005+10:00

Afternoon,
I've been browsing Etsy a bit lately and here are some of my favourites i've stumbled across...
(click on the description under the picture to be taken to the shop)

'You are here' Letterpress Poster

Unicorn Number 71

Spinthread Necklace

Sign Language Tote Bag - Can be custom made with your name on it!

Pretty Little Polaroid Collection

Grizzly Bear Letterpress Cards

Danger Zombies Letterpress Print

Cool Stuff Hey.
Etsy is dangerous for me.

xoxoxoxo

The Gorgeous One...

2010-05-24T08:50:00.006+10:00

Warning... Beautiful Baby Child Ahead

Hello,
Fresh back from a weekend with my Gorgeous family... Such a fantastic weekend.

xoxo

i went walking...

2010-04-24T08:24:00.005+10:00

Hello,

Joe gave me the little camera below for my birthday this year. Real film! I got it developed lately. The pictures look better on the computer...

Surprise!

2010-03-28T19:05:00.005+11:00

Some behind the scenes photos from a top secret project i am currently working on.

xoxo

and then yesterday...

2010-02-15T20:03:00.003+11:00

Yesterday friends came round for some drinks before we braved the crowds of St Kilda Fest.

A really nice afternoon :)

xoxo

We stayed at just the one stage, although there were heaps of others... i don't even think this was the main stage.

a really lovely time... aside from everyone else :p

You're a tart...

2010-02-15T19:30:00.002+11:00

Joe and i went to Tart'n'round on Saturday. I forgot to take a picture till i was halfway through my delicious vegan lasagne. Yum.

Tart'n'round

839 High St

Thornbury

Its raining... its pouring!

2010-02-11T21:11:00.002+11:00

Tonight we were supposed to go into the city and have a yummy dinner and then meet awesome friends at a gig which sounded really fun. Instead it rained and i piked because it was wet, and trams were annoying and not really working and somehow i've softened up since Dunedin. I dislike the rain and it makes me run home and do nothing like a big pikey loser :p

Pretty awesome storm though, and Joe and i made a delicious vegan laksa. yummo!

xoxo

oh and i played around with the colours in the picture below just because i could :)

Happy Birthday to ME!

2010-02-10T20:24:00.002+11:00

I had a lovely birthday dinner last weekend. I had such a good time that i didn't take any pictures :)

xoxoxo

We're going swimming!

2010-01-27T18:12:00.003+11:00

We were lucky enough to spend Australia Day at Lucinda's. Yay for a day off work to go swimming!

Happy Friday!

2010-01-15T13:03:00.001+11:00

Hello,
So its Friday. Thats exciting.

I tried a new vegetarian/vegan cafe in Balaclava this week. http://www.monkbodhidharma.com.au/ It was cute. Quite small but delicous. I had a yummy bean, kumara (sweet potato) and coconut cream stew, and a really nice soy chai latte.

Tomorrow i'm hiring a bike from http://www.thehumblevintage.com/. Its such a neat idea. Cute vintage bikes scattered around the city ready for you to just hire and ride for the day, and not super expensive either! Joe and i are going to go to the farmers market in Albert Park and probably out for breakfast at a cafe next to where the shop is that the bikes are at. It will be my first vegan breakfast out.

Anyway its my lunchtime so i'm going to go eat something.
xoxo Love Lizzie

2010-01-11T18:50:00.005+11:00

"You can say I love you in Helvetica. Or you can say it in Helvetica light if you want to be fancy."

Just thought i'd share that with you. Joe's watching some documentary on Helvetica (the font) and some cute man said that and it made me giggle.

I know what a dork :p

Its so hot i taxied home because I was sick of waiting for a tram and I couldn't see one for miles.

We're going to go for a walk to a non jellyfish beach later for a swim.

xoxo

p.s Blogger didn't have Helvetica font :(

2010-01-10T17:50:00.004+11:00

Hi,

The order of the pictures is backwards... my bad. These are just some of the photos from our stroll last night.

It was great lighting. I like the colours in the photos and i haven't changed them at all.

Sunsets are a little cliche... but fun to take photos in.

Today Joe and I trekked to Preston to go to 'La Panella' which is a vegan bakery. Yum!

The pies were delicious and we bought more for the freezer.

I also had a yummy apple pastry thingy.

Thinking of making some dinner now.

Might make ravioli (mushroom filled wonton wrappers with a tomato basil sauce).

I'm also thinking of making some crunchie nuggets for dessert. Thats chocolate covered hokey pokey.

It'll be a hot one tomorrow... thank goodness my work has air conditioning.

xoxo Love Lizzie

2010-01-10T09:59:00.003+11:00

Morning,

Joe and i went for a stroll last night. It had cooled down alot then which was nice.

We took lots of photos so i'll put some up later. We're on our way out now to go for a mission.

xoxo

(p.s the picture gets much bigger if you click on it)

Happy Twenty Ten!

2010-01-09T17:49:00.005+11:00

So 2009 is over with. I'm really not feeling that motivated about 2010 yet... but i do love saying twenty ten. I had a great Christmas New Year break. I hope you did too. These photos are just some randoms i've taken over the past month... Will try and take more soon.

It was a bit warm today... but now its cooled down to 27 which is nice. It was 37 this morning after my haircut. I'm just not quite sure what to do with myself when its that hot. Joe and i got dvd's out and watched Ponyo with the fan facing us while eating strawberries dipped in chocolate that had been set in the fridge. Yum.

xoxo

i've been missing you...

2009-12-01T15:27:00.002+11:00

Joe took most of these pics, although i took the sheet ones... and i have played around with the colour levels in all of them.

4 first photos

2009-11-12T09:16:00.003+11:00

Photos from the first weekend with my new Canon DSLR.

xoxo Love Lizzie

new leaf...

2009-11-10T09:25:00.004+11:00

Pool picture from here

So i've decided instead of focusing on the negatives of summer, i should maybe focus on the positives. So behold my 'yay summer' list:

I can eat lots of popsicles
I found an outdoor pool that is semi near our house and we are going tonight
My work has airconditioning
Everyone else seems to be happier in the sun
I like the smell of sunscreen
BBQ's and summer parties are fun
Pretty dresses
Summer means Christmas is coming!
When you go to Flikr and search '241543903' its awesome
I appreciate the cooler moments much more
Sangria! and punch and my latest obsession... Apple Cider yummo
Sleeping with the door open
Washing drys really quickly

So yes, i'm sure i could probably come up with more but i think that out weighs the con's list i put together.

Will try and think more positively about Summer, and less negatively about heat.

xoxo Love Lizzie

Xmas pic from here

summer = christmas = lizzie will tolerate heat for christmas!

Good Morning Monday

2009-11-09T09:12:00.002+11:00

Hello,
So i've been adrift of the blog. I bought a new camera so i have a few new photos to put up but its all feeling a little overwhelming at the moment.
Do you know what else overwhelms me? The heat. I hate it.

So, i've been thinking of a pro/con list of summer...

Pros:
* I can wear tshirts
* Daylight Saving
* When its 28degrees it can be nice
* I like swimming in outdoor pools
* Cold showers are amazing

Cons:
* It gets hot... anything over 30degrees is too hot for me
* I get a bit down on myself in summer
* I don't know where there are any outdoor pools near my house
* The beach is too smelly to swim at
* We don't have air con
* The heat makes me grumpy and that sucks for poor Joe
* I hate sweating
* Tired all the time
* I cant snuggle in my duvet
* Trams suck in the heat

Man, what a debbie downer i am today.

xoxo Love Lizzie

p.s incase you didn't know/don't live in Melbourne... it was hot on the weekend. And again today. Currently at 9am its 27 degrees. Lame one.

Long Weekend!

2009-10-30T10:35:00.003+11:00

Photos by Jake Simpkin for Skateistan

Not long till the weekend, and its a long one!
xoxo

Lots of Laughs

2009-10-27T09:55:00.004+11:00

Cute print from Mati Rose

Morning,

In the efforts of doing more exploring and trying new things, Joe and I went out to ‘The Local’ for comedy last night. The Local is a bar that is pretty close to our house and is a beer bar. Joe was happy as they had Emersons, which is a Dunedin beer. I tried a Little Creatures pale ale which was nice. The comedy was hilarious and just what a Monday night calls for. I’m useless at remembering names but Dave, Toby, Xavier and more were there making everyone laugh. Its taken us a very long time to get to this bar but we will probably be going back more often now. They have a roof top bar which will be lovely in these sunnier evenings.

The street I live on has two different suburbs on either end. One suburb is St Kilda (beach, restaurants, shops) and one suburb is Balaclava. Lucy from The Design Files is guest blogging at another design blog this week, and one of her blogs has been on Balaclava.
Go here to see it: Design Sponge Online

Anyway, best carry on.
Xoxo

Go Confidently...

2009-10-26T15:12:00.002+11:00

How was your weekend?
Again, ours wasn’t exactly what we had planned but it was still lovely. On Friday night we went out to some new bars etc and had fun, then out to a new café on Saturday morning for breakfast. New to us anyway. Its called Tusk and is on Chapel Street and was delicious. We have to get back to trying out different places again. Its hard when you get favourites! On Sunday we went into the city to do some shopping. Tiring!

We were supposed to go see the Sea Shepherd boat to take some pictures of the inside for my sister but they ended up not coming to Melbourne. That’s a shame because it would have been very interesting.

Do you like the picture above? It’s a print from www.printspace.com.au. Very pretty. I’m a little stuck these days and trying to find my bliss kind of thing, as clichéd as that sounds.
My trying to do a creative thing a day is going well. I’ve been doing some bad bad drawings, but still doing it nonetheless. I’m wanting to buy a proper digital SLR camera. Will buy off ebay probably as I don’t need something too fantastic. Just something to learn on for the moment.

Other than that just pottering along. Knitting again this week (I think) which will be nice. Then I’m having a long weekend. Tuesday is a public holiday (next week) anyway for Melbourne cup so I’m taking the Monday off aswell. Will be nice to have 4 consecutive days off.

What a boring blog post. Tonight I’m composting and will get to see the big pusscat hopefully. Oh and I’m sorry if you’ve noticed that I’ve stopped following you on blogger… I just had to delete all the people I was following as it was messing with my google reader, and I tried bloglines but it doesn’t agree with me either so I’ve spent some time fixing up my reader and culling and such like. Its much more organised now. I promise if I was following you on blogger, I am still following you on reader.

xoxo

Compost Time!

2009-10-22T09:01:00.002+11:00

I thought i'd put some pictures up from one of our wee composting trips so you can see what our eco center is like, and also the big white cat...

xoxo

Hello Sunday

2009-10-18T13:27:00.003+11:00

Hello Sunday,
I had some small plans to make this weekend a little adventurous and go out and do stuff but instead we've been very lazy indeed.
Yesterday we watched some movies (I love you man, Nick and Norahs infinite playlist, Back to the future) and today we've been out for breakfast and the St Kilda school fete. I got some great childrens books for 50c each, and also the wonderful dvd 'Love me if you dare'. A french movie with Marion Cotillard in it who as we know is gorgeous. I'm going to take it to knitting next week so if anyone wants to borrow it you can. I already own another copy packed away at Mum and Dads house. I was very dissapointed in the school fair not having candy floss. Whats the point of a school fair if not just to eat heaps of candy floss!
I've been trying to do a creative thing each day, and today I have started creating a zine. It is mainly finished i just need to think about it a little bit more as to extra things to change/write differently and if i want little pictures in it. I think at my local library they have a zine club sort of thing where you can photocopy and print for free. Will have to look into that. I don't know if anyone else will like it but it makes me giggle. Will put photos up when its done or will send you one if you want.
Anyway i might have a wee nap now. Joe and I got more dvd's out today... after watching Back to the Future 1 last night (Joe was disgusted that i had never seen it) he has decided that we need to have an 80s time travel marathon with Back to the Future 2 and 3 and Bill and Ted's excellent adventures.
xoxo Love Lizzie

Happy Birthday Harry!

2009-10-17T17:26:00.003+11:00

Only a couple of photos, don't worry I won't inundate you with the cuteness that is my 1 year old nephew Harry.
He was sick on his birthday which is sad but it was still a fun day. I took a picture of my nursery rhyme bunting up for you to see, also my 'Happy Birthday Harry' banner which Dad helped me make. I made that out of pages of golden books. It was a cute day indeed.

Curry and Slice for Vegan MOFO

2009-10-17T11:44:00.003+11:00

More vegan cooking...

Egplant Curry - from The Moosewood Cookbook
(seves 6-8 - Joe and I halved it and I still had left overs for lunch)

2 to 3 Tbs Dairy Free Margarine and/or peanut oil
1 Tbs Mustard Seeds
2 Tbs Sesame Seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 to 2 tsp salt
2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cayene (possibly more, depending on your tolerance/preference)
2 medium eggplants (7 - 8 inches long; 4 inch diameter at roundest point), cut into 1 inch cubes
water, as needed
2 cups frozen or fresh green peas
optionalL 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, minced

1) Heat butter or oil over medium heat in a very large, deep skillet or dutch oven. Add seeds, and saute until they begin to pop (5 minutes).

2) Add onion, salt, turmeric, and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minues, or until the onion is translucent.

3) Add eggplant and salt. Cook, stirring from the bottom regularly, for 15 to 20 minutes 0 until the eggplant is soft. You might need to add a little water if the mixture is too dry. Cover the pan between stirrings.

4) Add the peas to the mix before serving with just enough time left for them to cook.
Serve curry over rice.

And then something sweet for desert...

Chocolate Rough Slice - from Bake by Allyson Gofton

1 1/4 cups self-raising flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped dark chocolate
1/4 cup cocoa
200 grams dairy free margarine

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease and line a large 24x30cm slice tin.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, coconut, sugar, chocolate and cocoa and make a well in the centre. Pour in the melted butter and mix together.
Press into the prepared tin.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until firm.
Allow to cool in the tin before icing. Cut into slices or squares and store in an airtight container.

Ice with:

1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1tsp dairy free margarine
2-3 TBS soy milk
1-2 TBS cocoa (disolved into the warm milk)
Coconut.

With the icing in the book, it isn't a very good recipe so i just made up the icing and added probably a cup of cocount. I did actually double the icing mixture because i love icing and i wanted it to be quite thick on top of the slice.

Delicious! Mum recently gave me this book so i wanted to start cooking things from it straight away and veganised it to take along to knitting. So good but quite sweet.

xoxo

2009-10-12T18:08:00.004+11:00

Happy Birthday Rhian!

I'm sorry this never made it to you. Hopefully it landed in someone elses hands and they love it as much as i know you would.

Enjoy your last 2 weeks in Dunedin!

xoxo

Another Dinner

2009-10-08T21:37:00.004+11:00

Lentil Spaghetti Bolognaise

Ok, bad photo... but deliciousness in a bowl otherwise!

Recipe here.

xoxo

2009-10-05T20:33:00.002+11:00

Seeing as it is Vegan Month of Food I’ve decided to follow in Sabine’s footsteps and make a post about my dinner tonight because it happened to be vegan.

Red Onion Jam Pasta

Ingredients (for 2 people)
2 Red Onions
Olive Oil
1TBS Brown Sugar
1tsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Can of Tomatoes
Enough pasta for 2

Method
Cut your onions in half then slice them. Fry these up with olive oil until looking caramelised (25mins ish). Add sugar and balsamic and fry for a bit more (10 mins ish). Add a can of tomatoes and simmer for 30 mins or until yummy and jamish looking.

If using dry pasta, put it into boiling water when your tomatoes have been simmering for about 15-20 mins.

Delicious!

Trip away

2009-10-05T09:15:00.004+11:00

This weekend Joe and I caught the train to Bairnsdale, in Gippsland. Upon our arrival we were picked up and taken to the lovely Stringy Bark Cottages where we were staying.

Joe and I tried to spot some Kangaroos but they saw us first. Can you see 2 of them in the picture below? They ran away after I took the picture. We didn't see any others and will just have to try again another day.

We went for a lovely bush walk and only got slightly lost.

Yesterday when waiting for the train in Bairnsdale we went for a walk and saw inside their catholic church. Isn't it fantastic!

Bairnsdale...

So the trip was lovely and the train ride was fun. I'd recommend Stringy Bark Cottages to anyone. Its all off the grid and solar powered. The cottages were so new and clean. Also their dog Pip was pretty cool.
All in all it was a very peaceful relaxing weekend. I only have a few itchy bites. Now starting another week, although its a short one for me because i'm going to Brisbane on Friday to see my wonderful family!

xoxo

2009-10-02T13:56:00.001+10:00

Hello,

So i haven't posted anything in quite a while... 2 months exactly.
I think i might start again soon... you will just have to be quite patient with me whilst i figure out what i'm wanting to do.

In the mean time, i'm going to put my to do list up just to get it all out of my head.
(this is for this evening as Joe and I are going on an adventure getaway to the country tomorrow!)

- Take compost to eco center and say hello to big fat cat that lives there too.
- Take some library books back, and dvd's back
- Supermarket shopping for treats!
- Dinner and probably watching gossip girl as i have new/old episodes from Hollie that i'm super excited about.
- Pack! I can test out my new sun hat over the weekend if the weather is nice.

What thrilling reading for you.

xxx

Happy Tree Day!

2009-08-02T15:37:00.004+10:00

It was national tree day today. Joe and I went to Elwood to plant trees with Planet Ark. It was nice to go for a walk and get some fresh air then get our hands dirty. I think we planted about 80 trees between us. It was good.
Did you do anything for tree day?

xoxoxo Love Lizzie

6 things...

2009-07-29T09:18:00.003+10:00

Good Morning,

Sabine tagged me to write 6 things I love. So in nice bullet points below...

My Joe, and my fantastic family (immediate and extended, Mine and Joes) and my beautiful friends. (old and new) I've put them all under the one point so that i can have more other things i love. Its cheating a bit...
Melbourne. I moved here a year ago but i am still in love with this city.
Pussycats. So soft and snuggly and i miss having one. I try to get kitten love with the neighborhood cats but i'm just a wee bit too needy for them and they tend to ignore me. Or they're too cool.
Food. Mostly all food... well actually only some food... but the yummy ones.
Freshly washed sheets that have been hung out to dry... then lying in bed in those freshly washed sheets with no immediate plans. Maybe a friend with me.
The fact that i'm going to see my beautiful sister and the fantastic beautiful Harry next week! I do love that. I'll leave you with a picture of him. Just because i think he's the most beautiful baby in the world

2009-07-28T11:45:00.001+10:00

Does anyone else find Tuesdays as boring as me?

Well some links for you then!

The cutest panda in the world - is a baby! go Here to see more baby pandy
Icecream Clouds! Kinda gross... Kinda Awesome!
Funny Whimsy which made me giggle...
Fantastic looking stretch shelves here at Design Sponge
Melbourne Architect Andrew Maynards cool stairs in his dreamy North Fitzroy House

Hope that all works for you.
xoxo Love Lizzie

2009-07-28T09:16:00.000+10:00

Click on the pictures and they'll get bigger

Hello,
These pictures are scans from my Kerri Smith book The Guerilla Art Kit, and i thought it was cute. Sorry that they are a wee bit crooked. There are lots of places around my suburb that could do with a plant bomb.

Oh and in other plant related news... the possums got to my eucalyptus tree and tried out the nice beautiful big leaves... they're a bit eaten now. I hope that they tasted disgusting. I think i am going to have to make a chilli/garlic spray. Stupid possums intent on destruction.

xoxo Have a fantastic Terrible Tuesday