Just A Splash Of Pink

This event is happening this Thursday night in the Orchid Room at Red Spice Road (the recent addition at QV). Organised by a lovely Lady I know and with only 20 tickets left it is set to be a great night. Contact Steph at Red Spice Road on 96031601 to organise your tickets.

 

Red Spice Road and Suntory are proudly supporting the
National Breast Cancer Foundation* in order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

Enjoy a cocktail on arrival along with canapes designed by Head Chef John McLeay, free-flowing wine and beer accompanied by exquisite sounds of DJ Dimension Band and Vocalist.

There will also be raffles, silent auctions, a guest speaker, and gifts for each of our attendees.

Purchase your tickets now and be part of this prestigious event!

When: Thursday 16 May from 7pm

Venue: The Orchid Room @ Red Spice Road QV
Price: $89.00**

 Includes canapes, cocktails, wine, beer and live music.  

**$10 per ticket plus all funds from the auction items will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. 

Find out more about the sponsors here. 

Mother's Day

This is photo of 4 generations of women in my family: me, my mum, my grandma, and my nanny. My nanny has passed on now, but my daughter has meant 4 generations are alive again.

It can be easy to get caught up in the commercial side of Mother's Day and forget that it is a day reserved for appreciating the women in our lives who raised us and showing them that appreciation. It doesn't have to be with gifts, it can be as simple as a thank you. I only wrote 7 words on my mums card and still managed to get some tears out of her!

Merricks General Store

I have so many nice memories of Merricks General Store, most involve BB. It was one of our favourite places to go when escaping the city for a day before we opened the cafe. Now we can't get days off at the same time, so today I went with my friend T who lives just around the corner.

The food is always really good, the location is everything I love about the country - homely and leafy and fresh in the morning; there is a crackling fireplace in the winter and a vine covered outdoor deck for the summer. And if it's your thing: the wine is exceptional. 

People have said it is pretentious, but that is only because you will see 10 or so Mercedes SUV's parked out front on weekends. La Di Da, that's just the city-slickers. The staff are not pretentious at all, they don't mind the crazy kids.

Croque Madame is on the menu for breakfast. Why would I even consider anything else? I love Croque Madame. This was no exception. Doesn't look all that impressive but trust me: so cheesy and creamy with just the right amount of mustard. Perfection. 

Little Miss Bear went for the coco pops. On my first ever breakfast date with BB I got so excited to see coco pops on the menu, that is what I ordered. Very impressive food on a date. It shows how mature and health conscious you are. 

Where Am I ?

I'm still here, I am! I kind of wish I'd wandered off to one of these places, but nope nothing exciting like that.

Just totally bogged down by the cafe and everything that goes with it. I have to be honest, I want my life back. And to think there was a time when 4 days a week work had me exhausted: I could call in sick back then.

The Redundant Just

I use the word just way too much. 

If you ever catch me using a redundant just here, can you actually just slap me.

Actually is my other problem word.

I actually have to remove both words numerous times before I publish each post.

I hate to think how many times I actually say them in a day. 

Anyone else have a problem word?

Pitter Patter....

Could this setup for the kids be any cuter? 

There is just one thing we are going to have to add.... 

One more chair (we're having another baby) !! 

New Hair Colour - Cherry!

I have a new hair colour, I love it! It is done over the top of the balayage I had done a year ago hence the ombré effect.

If you follow my Instagram you've already seen this. Too bad, I'm showing you again!