me today

Sweater - Sonia Rykiel

Tights - Glassons

Shoes- Customised Melissas

Scarf - etsy

Skirt - Kmart

stuff i am loving

Glittery starfish brooches from The Loved One.

I bought a blue one, but sadly, they're now sold out.

These lemon beauties I plan on buying when

the weather gets a little bit warmer.

If I have a daughter, she's wearing these exclusively.

They also come in fox, badger, mouse and duck.

Leith Clark, editor of Lula Magazine, just got married.

I could have guessed she would look as cute as a button.

Next purchase will be one of these Leona rose print dresses.

new favourite

Check out the new baby around my neck.

Collar - Diva

Vintage dress - Ebay

Stockings - Columbine

Shoes - Jo Mercer

pearls and lace

I adore cream skirts and black stockings,

and I think this is the first time I've tried it.

Dress - Dangerfield

Shoes - Wittner

Tights - Bonds

Cardy - Cotton On

Belt - Portmans

frankie giveaway for international followers

Giving away a just-released issue of Frankie magazine to the

ladies o/s who are not lucky enough to be able to go to their

local newsagents and grab themselves a copy. To enter, leave

me a comment telling me what your must-read magazine is.

I will draw/announce the winner next Tuesday. Kisses.

lula giveaway for the aussie followers

As promised, a giveaway for the lovely ladies of Australia only.

Lula is a name on my "Girl Baby Name List". What's on yours?

Leave your answer and you will go into the draw. I shall announce

the winner next Tuesaday. Best of luck. Love, Miss TPC. xx

vintage ungaro

I thfited this Ungaro. Good work, huh?

Topshop shoes and Lovisa necklace.

spelt, almond and quinoa breaky cookies

I've recently been inspired by a lovely lady, who owns a lovely store.

Catie is an ex-breakfast chef, a naturopath and wholefood enthusiast.

 The Staple Store is her baby, and boy is it exciting.

This is one of recipes I tried this weekend. Here is the recipe:

3/4 cup organic spelt flour

1 1/2 cup chemical free almond meal

1 1/2 cup of chopped dates

1 tsp cinnamon

4 tbsp organic quinoa flakes

8 tbsp organic rapadura raw sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp chia seeds

2 tbsp organic flax seeds

3/4 tbs rice bran oil

1/4 cup water

2 eggs

1 lemon rind and juice

1. combine all ingredients
2. let rest for 10 mis
3. roll into cookie shapes (about 1-2 tbsp each)
4. bake in a 180C (pre heated) for 12-15 mins (let rest for 15 mins on the tray before removing)

new shoes, new earrings

I got these fabbo Prada-rip-off earrings last night from Lovisa -

love! These are my new shoes (it's the end of financial year sales)

I got for $50 - but I literally took them out of the box (which was

hidden in my car from my other half) and put them on my feet

and went to work - without weather-proofing them. Oops.

I hope they dry out okay. :/ How good is the heel?

odd socks

What a day. It rained all day, so no outdoor photoshoot.

Left my heels at home so had to schlep around in my

cat/dog Campers, also known as my "driving shoes" all day.

BUT I have awesome tights on. Check em out - odd legs.

Tights - Happy Socks

Wool skirt - thrifted

Shoes - Gift from o/s

Skivvy - Miss Shop

Cardy - Sportsgirl

polka dots and pink shoes

Sweater - Cotton On cost me $20

Skirt - ASOS

Shoes - Jo Mercer on sale

Paula the coat - Myer circa 1997

If I had to sum up my wardrobe, I would say it was cheap and cheerful.

big shoe obsession

I have a new big shoe obsession. Vintage dresses and big-arse shoes.

Also, I am loving this colour combo sick!

These are my first Rubi shoes on sale for $25

Coat named Paula from Myer about 15 years ago

Dress from ebay, it cost me $7.76

Tights - Columbine

i'm miss june!

I was so flattered to be asked to be one of Alice Jean's

Living Doll's. If you get a minute, check out my post. :)

it's cold outside

We're in the middle of winter in Melbourne and very chilly.

I've always been very conscious of layering as I'm quite curvy,

and with too many layers I can end up looking plain bulky.

These cardys are on special for $20 currently at Cotton On and

I liked them so much, I bought four. I've been looking for '60s

knitted cardigans, but these will suffice for now.

Shoes - Topshop

Tights - ASOS

Dress - Leona

Cardy - Cotton On

portrait of pikelet

Name: Pikelet Vanilla-Puffy

Sex: Male

Age: Four

Hobbies: Mousing, tossing cat biscuits about, playing with Barney B

sunday: '80s music and wholefood baking

I'm currently obsessed with eating wholefoods.

I eat pretty cleanly, anyway - here are my sins:

- single packet porridge for breakfast

- muesli bar for morning snack

- cuppa soup for afternoon snack

- instant hot chocolate after my dinner

Apart from that, the rest of my diet is fruits, veggies, whole

grains, nuts, beans etc. So I'm going to try to right my wrongs.

Firstly, I'm going to swap the morning muesli bar for some

homemade delights. I got this recipe from the Catie's blog, which

is where my inspiration has sprung from. Be sure to check it out,

if this is your kind of thing. There are loads of recipes to try.

FIG AND HAZELNUT BREAKY BARS

all you need is

180g of organic oats
90g of hazelnuts raw
7 big juice dried organic figs
80g of rapadura raw sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 tsp of celtic sea salt

to be added

2 big eggs and 1/2 tbs of olive oil

Put all ingredients (except the figs) into a food processor until finely ground.

Chop the figs thinly and throw into the dry mix.

Add the eggs and the olive oil and combine.

Take 1-2 tbsp of the dough an roll into a sausage, then flatten with your palm.

This dough will not spread or rise in the oven so make the

dough into the size and shape you want your bars to take on.

Cook in a preheated 180C oven for 10-12 mins,
leave to cool for 10 mins before tucking in.