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.