Smile on Saturday

Happy Weekend everyone!

I had a brilliant day yesterday, a girlie brunch at the Four Seasons followed by a cheeky cocktail which was delicious!

I'm taking it easy today with Lady Sadie but wanted to share two videos with you that will make you smile and possibly make you shed a tear.

Enjoy
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Gwyneth's Tribeca Apartment

I am a HUGE fan of Gwyneth Paltrow, for me she has the most amazing style whether dressed casually or wearing couture. Ms P has those classic american looks and is a blue blood through and through so it is no wonder her New York City apartment is absolutely to die for!

The blush color palette runs throughout the apartment with touches of both traditional design and classic Louis XIV elements. What I also love are the quirky factors like the swing chair in the living room. Daughter Apple's room is so serenely sweet and innocent and is done in a way that works for a young girl growing into her tween and teenage years. The kitchen layout gives me goosebumps and the casual dining area is so inviting that I can really see myself having a play date with the kids and sipping pink champagne while Gwyneth cooks up a storm using recipes from her new cook book.

*Images from I Love Wildfox


Also a big thank you to my friend Sarah Thompson for sending me the link to I Love Wildfox!

Spring on The Pearl

So I'm not sure if I've shared this with you but I've enrolled myself in a photography course. It's a beginners course I study online through a studio based in LA.

I'm having so much fun. I've always loved a good photo, either posing in one or taking them. About two years ago Mr D bought me one of those flash SLR's with all the buttons and gadgets and since the day I got it I just put it on auto and started clicking away. Now I got some lovely photos out of the auto button but really what's the point in having a super duper camera if you're not going to learn how to use it. So that's where I am today - doing a 4 week basic course on digital SLRs.

My assignment this week was to shoot using the rule of thirds which basically means don't put your subject in the middle of the shot...too boring!

So yesterday I took my best Doha gal pal Mrs Forde down to The Pearl for a bit of a spring fashion shoot. We had a blast pretending we worked for Vogue, Cath let loose and was posing like a super model and I had a ball playing photographer.

It's all very technical and complicated and I'm not very good but I am having so much fun and learning something new and that's what is important!

Must Read Blogs

It's been a year since I started blogging. What started off as a cooking blog has turned into more of a lifestyle blog where I get to share my love of fashion, food, interior design and anything else that gets my creative juices flowing.

I've become obsessed with blogging, I love figuring out what I'm going to write each day but more than that I love reading other peoples blogs. I have my daily favourites which I check each and every morning and there are two in particular that you my readers should have a gander at.

Grenglish is a new blog series written by a dear friend of mine about her life living in London with her Greek husband and gorgeous son Zachy. Heartwarming and funny Grenglish makes you feel warm and fuzzy with each entry and I have a feeling this new blog is going to be BIG! A definite must read!

Now moving on to St Murphy an absolutely HILARIOUS blog from my old work colleague Steve Murphy. I first met Steve when I joined Network Ten as the PA for the publicity department and Steve was a publicist extraordinaire! Steve introduced me to all things homosexual where it got to the point where I think I actually became a gay man trapped in the body of a woman - I still am really! Steve is an amazing advocate for gay marriage and if you don't believe in gay marriage well then you can just stop reading my blog now as I don't want to know about you!  St Murphy is an amazingly funny read but also touching and heart warming when Steve opens up about his personal life.

Everyday when I read their blogs I'm thrown back to about 10 years ago when we all lived in Sydney, when we all drank too much and partied too hard! Every time I mash potatoes for dinner I think about Steve and I performing whenever we could to the Elephant Love Medley from Moulin Rouge and when I'm having a bad day here in Doha and wish I could be amongst my old friends who know me too too well I think of Sarah and all the things she would say to me to make me feel better.

We haven't seen each other in ages but I feel like the old friendships are still there because I get a glimpse into their life on a daily basis.

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Shutter Love

At the moment in our master suite we have a king ensemble and I have a painting of wild lavender to act as some kind of headboard. For a while now I've been thinking of having a headboard made for the master bed but haven't been able to figure out exactly what I want...UNTIL NOW!

*Images via Cottage & Vine

Where I will be able to find vintage shutters in Doha is beyond me, so this dream may have to wait until we move back home where I can scour the vintage markets in Melbourne and Sydney.

Camelot Revisited

I became in awe of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis during high school when we studied the Kennedy administration in history. From that time on I've read as many biographies on the Kennedy's and in particular Jackie O herself. Her sense of style is timeless, not a year goes by where her fashion sense is not displayed in all the glossy magazines.

Now lets go back a few years when Katie Holmes became an A-Lister. I loved her as Joey on Dawson's Creek and not much was seen of Katie until Tom Cruise stepped into the picture. Now forget the fact that she's married a bit of a tool and forget the whole scientology thing...no one can deny that the girl has great taste!

In fact her sense of style is very reminiscent of Jackie O, something that Vogue picked up on in this pictorial. Love!

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Love in the Laundry

Living in the Middle East, I'm very fortunate that we are able to afford to have a full-time live in House Keeper. I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am for Marissa who runs our household light a tight ship! The thing I love most about having Marissa is that I don't have to do the laundry or iron! My pet hate is ironing! However, if my laundry looked like this in my dream home maybe I wouldn't hate the laundry so much! That chandelier just kills me...LOVE LOVE LOVE!

*Image from Cameras and Chaos