Sunny Day Dress

I decided to by myself the book Sew La Tea Do as a Christmas present, I've looked at this book so many times but I just couldn't justify the price. However, when I found a slightly damaged version on sale for half price at Whitcoulls I couldn't leave it behind!

This is the first project from the book - the "Sunny Day Dress" it's a bit sack like so you really need to wear a belt or a fitted cardy over top to give it some shape. It does have pockets though - fancy!Yesterday was another beautiful day - I keep hearing that rain is on the way but no sign of it yet!

This photo was taken when we went on an afternoon walk in the Botanical Gardens - here's a few more sunny day photos.

Happy Christmas!

Hello Everyone - I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas! This year Rich and I decided to spend Christmas at home in Wellington. We started off our celebrations on Christmas Eve by checking out the Christmas Tree at the waterfront. It's a little trippy - but pretty too.

On Christmas morning Rich made us French Toast for brunch and it was AMAZING. I love summer berries.
After breakfast we opened our presents, I got to open my Christmas Stocking from Alicia at So Pauvre

Alicia fed my Hello Kitty obsession with a whole bunch of kitty cuteness!

We also opened the presents from my parents, which included this cute cupcake painting.

After brunch and presents we decided to head out for a walk as it was an absolute stunner of a day in Wellington.

I love that someone dressed this guy up as Father Christmas!

You have to love these Santas enjoying the beach at Oriental Parade, complete with Christmas tree.

I was pretty happy to find a yarn bomb on Christmas Day.

Finally a photo of our Christmas dinner, Nandos Chicken, eaten under the shade of a tree on the waterfront.

The rest of our day was spent hanging out, reading and watching "Bad Santa" - hope you all had a great day too!

Movie night at Island Bay

Last night Rich and I went ot meet Paul and Nankz at Island Bay to watch some films in a film archive event.

We arrived in Island Bay way too early for the film, so we decided to go for a walk. Here's a few photos just before dusk.

Wellington Botanical Gardens

Recently Rich and I went to the botanical gardens for a summers evening picnic - it was a beautiful evening and the flowers were in full bloom. I'm sure that if the good weather keeps up we shall be spending a lot more time at the gardens this summer.

Opunake Beach

When Rich and I stayed with my parents over Christmas we went and spent some time at Opunake beach - here's a few pictures. It was a really sunny day - but it was still a little windy and cold for me.