Home again as Winter sets in...

I will dance wherever the wind takes me, in search for an adventure.

This weekend the cool winter breeze blew me south to Tasmania for a weekend of family, laughter and a need for warm coats. We had a beautiful celebration for Aunty Linny's 90th birthday high in the mountains of Beulah, meandered along the breath taking Table Cape and danced through the last of the Autumn leaves in Lauceston's City Park. All together a very delightful long weekend.

City park - Lauceston

Table Cape Lighthouse

My sisters and I very excited to find a road named after our family!

More tales and photos to come over the next few days. With the last few weeks of term two just around the corner my world is going into overdrive. A few crazy weeks ahead and then I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing two weeks holiday. I must be off to find a nice spot by the fire and get settled in for the night to mark a huge pile of English essays. If I haven't stopped by your blog today, I will be around soon I promise. So many lovely posts to catch up on.

Much love and chilly winter evenings (where is my hot water bottle?)
xxx

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Saturday Afternooon...

What I love to do on a Saturday afternoon...

With my favourite illustrated copy of Alice in Wonderland, I found the perfect spot under the Autumn leaves this afternoon, to dream a few hours away in Wonderland..

I wish it was Autumn all year around. It seems we just agree with one another.

Now the sun has gone down, the antique bedroom chair by the fire calls to spend a little time on a few granny squares and lose myself in the beautiful collector's edition of Vogue Living.

Much love and happy reading
xxx

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Collections for the herbarium...

My hubby and I spent the afternoon walking around out delightful little town finding plant specimens for his herbarium (I just love it, it's like a big journal of dried plants like I imagine Harry Potter would keep for herbology). Along the way we played in the Autumn leaves and I had a wonderful time taking photos of the fascinating golden landscape.

Life in Autumn...

Mosaic outtake - I could not resist playing in the leaves.

I hope your weekend has been as lovely and relaxing as mine has. I'm off to pack some orders to be shipped off tomorrow and find a nice little spot by the fire to spend the evening with a good book.

Much love and herbariums
xxx

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How I love Autumn..

I sat down to write this post tonight with some cute things to share, a winter coat I love, some fabulous stationary, perhaps even the progress on my 'wreck this journal' and granny squares. All of this changed when I looked out my window and saw tonight's sunset...

Spellbound by the delights, I threw on my jacket, grabbed my camera and wondered down the street to capture the beauty of this fleeting sunset, the falling leaves and stunning shades of Autumn.

You can see how this stunning Redgum got its name..


I was so tempted to play amongst the leaves of this beautiful Maple.

As the sun began to set I noticed the little things and marveled at these tiny new shoots caught among the falling leaves...

Tomorrow brings creative spaces and the down hill run to Friday, my first moment free at work all week, a cold morning and a much needed moment to sit and write.

Don't forget only two days left to enter my Mother's Day giveaway which will be drawn on Friday at 8am. Just comment to enter!

Wishing you a wonderful mid week! Only two days until the weekend. If you haven't already this week, look outside and take in all the beauty around you. Sometimes it hides in the sweetest places.

Much love and Autumn Sunsets
xxx

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