UPDATED- SOLD: Vintage wedding vases for sale – Sydney

Hi everyone – thanks for your interest. The vases sold today. My mum often sells batches of vintage glassware, she’ll probably have a smaller batch of vases ready for sale in a couple of months time. So feel free to email me (jacintafleur [at] gmail [dot] com or contact me through the comments on this blog . . . → Read More: UPDATED- SOLD: Vintage wedding vases for sale – Sydney

Why I love Marrickville at Christmas

The creator of this unique nativity scene is captured live in action adding final touches to his display. Only in Marrickville people, only in Marrickville.

Did you like this? . . . → Read More: Why I love Marrickville at Christmas

Today I dream of living here

Palm Beach – Photo by Louise Hawson

Today, a bleak and windy rainy day, I click on Louise Hawson’s blog ’52 Suburbs’ and my eye catches on this and I wonder.

Imagine living here?

Firstly I think of the party I will throw in a pink & white fifties frock. Then I think of a lazy afternoon . . . → Read More: Today I dream of living here

Things that need to be abolished

My list of items that I think should be abolished:

- Fax machines
- Cheques (really… WHAT IS THE POINT)
- Powerpoint
- File servers (hello Cloud)
- IT Helpdesks (ie can we just drop the price Apple Mac, and let everyone get on with owning one)
- Office buildings with windows that don’t open (WTF!)
- Those metal hanging files that fill . . . → Read More: Things that need to be abolished

Paris, Puppies and Nurses

What a year, I’ve barely had time to catch my breath. For most of the year its been a matter of forcing my chin up off the floor and putting one foot in front of the other.

Today I cracked a smile, a big one and an honest one. Here are some things that helped me get . . . → Read More: Paris, Puppies and Nurses

Kinship

I’ve always felt a sense of being lost at sea when it comes to my family. From day one my family as I knew it was extended. . . . → Read More: Kinship

Work-esteem?

Why is so much of our self esteem tied up in our job?

I’ve been a freelancer for almost a decade now. Being in between jobs is part and parcel of the lifestyle I’ve chosen.

Sounds glamorous. Sometimes.

Less office politics. Yes.

Always learning new things. Yes.

No boss. Yes.

Patches of not working. Yes.. but that’s not always a . . . → Read More: Work-esteem?

Wasting money on crap

A friend told me last night that I was disciplined with money. I hadn’t ever thought about it. Here’s how I’ve learnt to save. . . . → Read More: Wasting money on crap

New Years, nostalgia and life b4 the mobile phone

Usually at this time of year – in the days leading up to New Year’s Eve – I take to feeling sad. It’s hard to explain. Every now and again I meet a person who feels the same way. They feel some sort of loss that a year is coming to an end, or despair in . . . → Read More: New Years, nostalgia and life b4 the mobile phone

2 Ton Teyla

In May 2010, a friend was involved in a tragic and fatal accident. I knew her as Teyla, 2 Ton Teyla ( her roller derby name) and Kendra Morgan – her real name. It is still so hard to accept that her sunny smile can now only live on in memories, hearts and photos. One of . . . → Read More: 2 Ton Teyla