Do your laundry!

Laundromat - pretty self explanatory lol

Ok so it's no secret around this household that I have eczema and have had since I was a wee child. My skin is easily irritated by all sorts of triggers but mainly dust and dust mites. Around here we call them 'buggies' and I really try to keep things clean and vacuum regularly to avoid the eczema fare up!

Just happened to be passing by an old school laundromat one night and thought we've seen these photos everywhere. The fascination with vintage old machines - there has to be so many examples of ad campaigns that have run using cool hipsters posing in black skinny legs in front of a sad pastel wall of laundromat machines.

Well I couldn't resist so took a snap. They are cute and they remind me of things like old photo booths or Polaroid cameras - just vintage stuff. So there's my contribution to the art of vintage! Just a bit of fun really.

Marching into April?! LOL

Sorry again for not blogging in March! It was a big month though for me personally and for my BFF. We both celebrated birthdays!!! Gotta love a good birthday - especially cake. I love cake! I seriously think it's the only time you can have double cake and not feel bad!

Anyways I sadly don't have any pictures of the cake my friend made at work. It was a red velvet cake and had about 4 layers with cream cheese cream in between was so tasty! Not to mention it looked divine! Took some photos but using Instagram - sadly my phone has been pretty influential lately and the Leica camera has been getting a little less action. Instagram is seriously addictive especially how easy it is to just put on vintage filters etc.

Here's a pic from the Leica however taken at around 7am in the morning before work. Beautiful sight to wake up to on my 25th birthday! Quarter life crises here i come! Just gorgeous!

25th Birthday Quarter Life Crises - scenes from the morning of my birthday. Definitely made me smile :)

Of course I went out to eat for my birthday. A quiet dinner for two at a place that another foodie friend from work suggested. La Luna Bistro in Carlton (aka the meat place as someone referred to it) is a nice little relaxed dining setting where I had a lovely pasta and indulged in a chocolate pudding that had a gooey centre which made me melt into a pool of happiness lol!

Good prices, good food, good service. Recommend if you are looking for that relaxed bistro sort of dinner out!

Anyways some shots from La Luna - Leica struggled a bit with all the textured patterns I think it was in some face recognition mode and it was seriously getting confused but got some decent shots I think.

La Luna Bistro - love the painting on the wall (actually on the wall not a picture hanging on the wall) in the hallway framed by the door

Nice dramatic shot black and white really suits business. Interesting angle photographing the top of someones' hair/head haha!

oooie gooie goodness: chocolate pudding all finished up!

FebruApril (where has the time gone?!)

I cannot believe where the time as gone!!! I set out to blog every month and now well it's April and my last four blogs were made in January!!! LOL what can I say - it's been a very busy start to the year! So here's my attempt to cover February (so so late now lol)...

February highlight: Valentines Day spoilt with some beautiful roses which made me smile from the BFF!

I'm such a sucker for fresh cut flowers! Love all types of flowers to be honest such a gift to have something from nature in your house or on your desk at work. Reminds you about the simple beauty and fragility of life. If you are ever feeling down buy some flowers or send flowers.

I had this thought the other day about men and how important having a good tailor is, barber/hairdresser, signature cologne etc. and I honestly thought as I looked at yet another bunch of fresh cut flowers given to me from the BFF how important having a go to reliable florist near that you can easily get to on your way home from work is for a man. I might be a hopeless romantic but I'd like to think that there a men out there that take sending flowers seriously and not just for their partners but for family and friends. Men who have a reasonable knowledge of flowers and at least know where to track down a bunch from a good florist get big thumbs up from me. I love people watching and seeing men carrying huge bouquets - I always wonder who the lucky person will be and what a smile it will bring :)

Rainbow of Macarons: Still loving these cuties. I shall blog seperately about a great little pre mix that Donna Hay has created.

 These macarons featured front and centre at a Thomax Dux Grocer on Bridge Road in Melbourne. If you have never been and you are foodie you will love this grocery store. I first came across Thomas Dux in 2010 when I was sent on a work trip to check out a whole variety of different food and grocery stores. Thomax Dux is up market, trendy and meant to give you that it's not a chain supermarket feel. They do alright but be warned you can spend a lot of money in there very quickly!

The Shrine on a fine warm day - Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

One of favourite things to do (aside from eating and shopping) is to organise little picnics. My picnicing location of choice is  the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. it's just beautiful and big and calm. I love to be calm and feel the sun on my skin and soak up all the good natural vitamin D. So much more fun that taking supplements to be honest. My BFF's mum bought us a cute little picnic rug which is perfect for stretching out on and trips to Thomax Dux making packing a picnic so simple. I will certainly miss the warmer weather which is so inviting for such wanderings into the outdoors. The cold just makes me want to stay inside with a cup of tea and good book.