Fleamarket finds..

Hi Thrill seekers! Do you like the overalls I found for a $1 at the Trentham Op Shop? Perfect for Bill who is planning to be a builder (and author) when he grows up.

I've had this unknown family portrait found at the MS op shop for a while but I finally got around to putting it up today.

Luckily I have a resident handy man who was only too happy to help.

Not a huge amount of time of shop the oppies this week but I did come across this ace basket today at the Tip shop. Perfect for storing firewood. It's definitely fire wood season, freezing & grey today.

Another bonus of heading up to Callawadda this week was stopping in at the Avoca Op Shop. This time I found some spare Swatch bands that will fit my watch..

and a nice pile of vintage linens.

This Australiana tablecloth is so special.

Nice and worn and soft & covered with gorgeous depictions of Australian flora, fauna & cities, it is a definite keeper. No cutting this one up, it's going straight on the table, well after a wash of course! One day I'll show you my whole collection of tablecloths, it's quite an addiction...

Hope you are having a great weekend, this is the last day of my giveaway so do enter if you haven't already. I'll be drawing out three winners tomorrow, how exciting!! In the meantime pop on over to Sophie's for more fleamarket treasures....see you soon xo

Callawadda dreaming

It's Saturday morning and I'm sitting in bed having a cuppa and thinking about the last couple of days I spent in Callawadda.


Michelle & I arrived early to find Terry happy & well and busy as usual with the running of his biodynamic farm. He directed us to our newly ripped piece of land which we found after winding our way through the dry creek flats under stands of massive river gums. Each year we have been in a different spot and this time is the best yet. So beautiful, clean and serene, and the earth was like soft, brown cocoa powder.


I'd love to tell you this is our garlic that sprouted as we planted but no, it's the adjoining crop of oats.

Michelle used Simon's homemade hole puncher to make the holes..

which we then popped the cloves of garlic in. This year we are growing Oriental Purple, Monaro & the beautiful pink skinned Silverskin. We also planted a bed of shallots, red & golden.


This year we were better prepared and made sure we stopped for smoko. Not that we smoked but I do like that expression, it so Australian. We had cups of tea and banana bread and fruit and got back into it feeling refreshed! I love working with Michelle, we seem to fall into a rthym, chatting and planting, being outside in the fresh air, under a big sky - doing something we love.

One of the benefits of visiting Callawadda for me is the farm itself. Clusters of tools tell a story of hard work and simple living.

History is written in the dust.

I love the earthy, practicality of the wood stacks

This unfussy house is a such a warm and happy home.



All the images speak to me and tell a story of years gone by, of a time when things were different. In a sense it's still different here, Internet access is dial up only and mobile access is unreliable.

You really get the feeling of being in the now, of slowing down and seeing things in

a less cluttered way.

Even though we were only gone for two days it felt like longer. Terry & his son, William, made us feel so at home and I can't wait to get up there again and see how our garlic is growing.


Do you live in the country? If not have you visited it lately? There is something so timeless and special about this amazing country we live in, I love to drive through it, to be in it and find it in my dreams at night. Hope you have a beautiful, dreamy weekend & don't forget to enter my giveaway, see you soon xo

Houses have faces

Driving up and down from Callawadda to Daylesford is quite relaxing in a strange kind of way.

Because I have to sit still and concentrate on the road it's a good chance to unwind a little and not think too much.


I do love to look at the sky, the fields and of course the many interesting and quirky houses and buildings along the way.

Some are forlorn and many are old. Representing all the different times in Australian history they have seen so many different times, and people pass by. Some of the little towns are crumbling and it makes me sad that these once bustling communities are fading away.



This old building is amazing and so inspiring to look at, made from many layers of stone. The stone is so aged and the colours so soft. What went on in this building all those years ago?



I've always thought buildings and houses have faces. Happy, sad, curious, grand, funny, gentle....



I love to drive through these spaces and think about what went before.

Hope your week is going well and that the lead up to Christmas is not too crazy.

I will be drawing out the winner of my giveaway on Friday so if you haven't entered there is still time! See you soon lovelies xo