Halcyon

Usually I'd avoid this length of skirt, as I am a mere 5'1.5" (every half inch counts!), but when I saw this one at a thrift store earlier in the week I snapped it up very quickly. Our house has now been 17 days without water, and showering at friends' houses on a rotational basis doesn't really lend itself to luxuries like shaving one's legs. I'm rather warming to it, and my brother/photographer agrees that it fits nicely into my 'granny aesthetic'. I also thrifted the most amazing dress ever, which I will show you later in the week!


(Wearing a thrifted skirt, my boyfriend's favourite tshirt (sorry Logan), vintage necklace from him, and shoes from Chinatown in Sydney)

Developments

I'll be honest with you all and say that my life is pretty devoid of excitement. I got all my partying out of my system with I was 16, and now prefer the life of a nanna. I mostly get my jollies from checking the mail, seeing how my biscuits come out of the oven, and picking up developed films. Today's indulgence was the latter, and the thrill of cycling to the photo shop was a nice change from the monotony of sitting in bed with my cat on my laptop, a.k.a. getting a degree. I had no idea what was on this film, and was pleased to find some summery shots from our trip to Pigeon Bay last year, as well as Campus A Low Hum and hanging out on Anna's roof.









(All taken on my beloved Belomo Vilia)

Holiday mode

I don't know if I could possibly want any more than this. A cute boy, a kitten, and a 1950s chiffon prom dress picked up for a pittance.

I don't know how we suddenly got so close to 100 followers! Thanks so much, everyone! I think when we hit triple digits we'll host a little giveaway, to show our gratitude.

Quarrying

With university still cancelled, my workplace customer-less, and my boyfriend away for work, I've had a ridiculous amount of free time lately. I don't even have any study to do, as I only had one lecture before uni was closed down, AND all the libraries are closed so I'm quickly running out of things to read! All I can do is boil my water obsessively and help out around the city as much as possible. This excessive leisure time has resulted in lots of urban exploration with my brother, and tonnes of photos to show for it.



(Wearing a vintage dress, thrifted belt, costume cupboard bag and shoes and tights from markets in Chinatown, Sydney)

My day was off to a great start when I was woken by a courier with a package for me! Let me take you back to a month ago, when I bought a gorgeous pair of bunny-shaped earrings by Cat Cat Owl from Swonderful. I was distraught when they broke last week, so popped them in the post back to Wellington. Lo and behold, they arrived back to me, fixed AND complete with a matching necklace! I could not possibly be more grateful for the lovely ladies to Swonderful for being so kind and generous! Now I have a whole Watership Down of bunnies to adorn me.

Isn't it cute?

My loyal photographer Will admiring our city of rubble.

Sunny Nelson

My brother Will and I spent a few days in Nelson last week, staying with our grandparents. It was a wonderful break from the sadness that is a ruined city and a condemned house. We've been antique shopping, plum picking, quad biking, bush bashing, and catching up with long-lost family members aplenty.




Upon our arrival home, we went on another adventure to a far-flung reserve on the outskirts of the city. There were plenty of late summer blackberries to be picked, and holes made in tights due to their thorns! We wore some of our garb picked up thrifting in Nelson- him a Ben Sherman shirt and me the pink dress. My grey coat is thrifted too, Logan picked it out for me from the kids' section of a Sydney thrift store. I love the peter-pan collar and navy velvet piping, although I'm the first to admit the sleeves are a little short and I can't button it. Why are kids' clothes always the cutest, like the sheer dress up above? Sigh.






Phew, so many pictures! I'm back to work tomorrow, so it'll be out with the adventuring and in with the jewellery making, at least until university starts again. And who knows when that will be!