agnès b. LE PAIN GRILLÉ
While I’d like to say that fashion cafes are usually just a very clever PR gimmick, I have to admit that the cakes at agnès b. LE PAIN GRILLÉ are genuinely lovely – light & just the right amount of sweet!
On another note, we’re flying to KL tomorrow for a short getaway with the pals! Have a good weekend, everyone xx
THE MAIDEN VOYAGE 2012
Hong Kong – the maiden voyage of the new year & the fifth time we’re there in less than 12 months. We spent the first week of 2012 in the Asian shopping mecca filling up on old school trolley-cart dim-sum & street side delicacies. Fell miserably ill- but even that was fun, holed up in our delightful hotel suite watching pay-per-view on surround sound, digesting documentaries on snow leopards, fighting to keep our eyes open and then falling asleep with you. It would be quite nice to improve on my half-arsed Cantonese.
It’s good to be home, and I’m spending my next few days curled up in a ball under the sheets, with a myriad of teas and some crisp new books. It’s just what the doctor ordered x
A Pop Of Colour
I’m not usually big on colour, but the red/blue/cream of the sweater, at SGD20, was too adorable to resist. Worn over multiple layers of heat-tech tees, paired with my tatty denim shorts and patent leather oxfords. It’s 13 degrees out- the cold weather and too much deep fried goodness means we’re all falling ill. I miss those strawberry strepsils – why only London?
Just Another Face In The Sea Of Crowds
A quick, random update: The festive season has been all too kind (and unkind) at the same time. It’s been a whirlwind of parties, a copious amount of food, and more champagne than we probably need in a lifetime. It’s nice, living in a little bubble of whimsy – although the wallet disagrees. There has barely been a moment to breathe, and we’re off on a jet plane again, but that’s what we’re looking forward to this coming week, a moment to breathe.
Flying to the (arguably) busiest Asian city under the pretext of rest & relax- the irony is not lost on me.
Let’s play a game – leave a comment guessing the city I’m in, and I’ll bring home a little surprise gift for a random reader who gets it right! You don’t even have to be in Singapore- there’s nothing quite as exciting as snail mail. Lots of love xx
Practicality Is The Serial Killer Of Dreams
This three year old feathered fedora has found itself on the tip of my head more often these couple of weeks than it has in a year. A page from my 2011 journal, and a light-hearted reminder we could all do with as we move into 2012 – “Practicality is the serial killer of dreams“. 2011 was good to me, for the most part I was happy. In this coming year, I hope for more magic and dreams, for happiness, health, love and laughter still – and I wish the same for you, may your coming year be filled with only lovely things x
FIRE UP THE OVENS
Run, run, run / As fast as you can / You can’t catch me / I’m the Gingerbread Man!
This Christmas, on top of the usual ham-turkey-roastbeef-lambstew meat fest, we decided to fire up the ovens and bake up a Christmas storm. An afternoon knee deep in flour, sugar and cinnamon resulted in some Italian Tiramisu, English Trifle Pudding, Shrek-inspired Gingerbread Men & Rocky Road filled with M&Ms, brazilian nuts, biscotti & marshmallows! Yum : )
DREAMWEAVERS
(Silk Organza Blouse, Vintage / Feathered Necklace, Seoul Korea / Leggings, Vivienne Westwood / Heeled Booties, Tokyo Japan / Sunnies, Burberry / Bag, Miu Miu )
MISSING-IN-ACTION
In the time I’ve been gone, we’ve held our debut trunk show, flew away to Tokyo and back. I’ve also passed a test that was haunting me like bad deja vu. Lots of photos & stories to share – I hope I find the time (and heart) to come back here soon. Happy holidays, everyone x
L A ♔ B E L L A ♔ V I T A 
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