Happiness is Homemade / Handmade

I got to thinking how we touch one another's lives. A book recommendation, a shared recipe, notification of a local art exhibition, or perhaps even anothers' little piece of art hanging on a wall in our home. How many of us have a little piece of Pia's and Molly's hard work sitting in our homes? Their pages held in our hands. I wonder where in the world my postcards might be perched. It seems the relative anonymity of blogging, where many miles exit between us, is quite easily and often brought much closer to home.

Merci

Darling Blossom sent an award my way so here I am to send it on to my chosen 10. But before I do that, 10 things about me is part of the award so here goes

1. i never wear my hair out
2. i am a night owl - wide awake til the wee hours and drowsy in the mornings
3. the thought of coffee is the only thing that gets me out of bed
4. my favourite day of the week is Saturday
5. i am quiet and shy in the mornings and sharper and funnier at night
6. i am always cold because i underdress - i don't like coats and jackets and bulky constricting clothing, i prefer to go without - lucky i live in a warm country
7. i love baking cakes to give to people
8. i adore flowers - as I'm sure you've all noticed
9. i read a lot - novels, mags, more mags, mooks, coffee table books, travel guides, the weekend papers
10. i often wonder who i'll marry

ruby & joy - Nicola makes beautiful wedding bouquets and styles gorgous events and a special thank you for mentioning my postcards on your blog
mishy lane - a cute new blog - visit her!
kyla roma - i love the way she writes and shares
knock knocking - check out her divine wreaths
city of dionne - her smiling face appears beside in the comments on so many of my posts - her illustrations are delectable
melanger - faithful follower of Urban Nectar and with such a beautifully structured, delicious blog
paper flower girl - I love her mood boards
small stump & studio choo - floral genius
a merry mishap - a great eye - cool finds - fab interiors
forty-sixth at grace - gorgeous words and baking beautiful

Snuggle

It's amazing to think something is only 2 weeks old. Little Noa is just so tiny and little Asha whos is sleeping on my crossed legs is just so divine.

Confessions of a Leaver

The reason for my lack of blogging earlier this week was due to my adjusting...adjusting to the freedom of holidays...for a month! Without the daily grind, I needed the little jolts of joy I get from jumping between blogs a little less. So I left behind my day-to-day for just a little while and I lived the life of my sisters. Full of babies and breastfeeding, sunshine and parks. Still, the highlight of the day remains a good coffee. I have more weddings to share with you but lets take a walk through a week freely lived...p.s. note the blue of the sky, our winter weather has been incredible.

Pink Tie

This wedding above is photographed by Tec Pataja...when Tec married Chelsea, it was Jose Villa who this wedding photographers chose to photograph his (amazing) wedding below.

Tec-hni Colour

Photography by Tec Pataja.

Cream Tea

Jose Villa's signature style, idenifiable by the bouquet on a chair, an image of the couples shoes, often with their feet in them, a beautiful dress hanging in wait for the bride and a groom with blooms.

images of georgia & nates wedding from jose villa's blog.

Apricot, Haystacks & Fields of Flowers Wild

Wedding photographed by Jose Villa.

Berries & Bird Cages

A wedding scenario created by Duet Weddings, florist Camille Panzarello, invitations by Ceci New York, calligraphy by Laura Hooper and photography by Corbin Gurkin.

Wedded Bliss

A Garden Wedding is the wedding I'd want. I'm starting this week will with the most beautifully unique weddings I've come across and not since been able to forget.

image credits: 1 by Leigh Miller from Duet Weddings gallery; 2 Ed+ Ginny's wedding via Once Wed by Josh Goleman; and 3 & 4 by Jose Villa via Duet Weddings for Chris & Ainjil's vineyard wedding.

Thursday

A touch of colour to bright up my sea-of-black-suits corporate day. A lunch break, a laksa and an aforementioned suit rushing past the window. I bury my head into chilli oil and Vogue Living and escape for a little while.

Stoked

Kathryn's Citrus & Sorbet board # 346 is my all time favourite, then Navy & Peach # 385 and oh it made my day when my beribboned lemon rose popped up on her Confetti Cake board # 419