Living a Colourful Life I was missing for several months....not in the normal sense but in a way, missing from "normal life." Was I lost? Yes. Lost in an adventure with my husband Paul, that took 4 months to achieve and just as many months to "come down" from. I was living a colourful life of walking, landscapes, history, art, architecture, sea, sun and language. Living a colourful life of friendship, love, commitment, endurance and challenge. A colourful life walking the Via … [Read more...] about The Via Francigena – The Goddess Walks to Rome
The Humble Shoe. A Journey from Fashion Shoes to Practicalities.
Soleful (Soulful) musings on shoes. I have been thinking a lot about shoes lately. Shoes and boots have always been an important and colourful accessory for me. Not so many years ago I used to only have a very small collection. Not now...they seem to have grown and multiplied in my cupboard. I am sure they get up to hanky panky after dark! High heels have never really been my thing....except for in the 70's and 80's when platforms were in. I could just walk in these, I think because they … [Read more...] about The Humble Shoe. A Journey from Fashion Shoes to Practicalities.
Colour. Don’t just wear it. Live it!
A "How to "10 step guide. If I had a dollar for every time a person said to me, "I love colour" and then proceeded to choose beige, grey or brown for their clothes, paint or home decor, I would be a millionaire many, many times over! Beige is a lifestyle, not just a colour. Beige people conform to the norm and vary seldom stray from the crowd. What is it with colour and why are people so scared of it? This anxiety with colour, I feel is very much a western thing. We have had great eras … [Read more...] about Colour. Don’t just wear it. Live it!
The universal urge to create. Is it imprinted in our human genes?
Sometimes, I just think I am weird. Don't get me wrong. I am actually quite proud of this statement. The truth is, I have never wanted to be normal or to be like everyone else. Luckily for me I didn't have a conventional upbringing so this has never really been the case. The need (it has always been more of a need than an urge) to create has always been part of who I am. I have however, slipped into 'normality' from time to time to test the waters but I have found it to be beige, leaving me … [Read more...] about The universal urge to create. Is it imprinted in our human genes?
Paint colours to brighten your home – Part 2
How to transfer your inspirational paint colours from your mood board to your wall. So, here we are. You have had tea and biscuits, and had time to admire your 'mood board' from Part 1 of 'Paint colours to brighten your home'. You have read 'Some basics in how to make the right colour choices for you' which taught you how to use experiences in your life to inspire your paint colour choices. So lets get started on Part 2! Without boring you to tears I am going to explain some basic … [Read more...] about Paint colours to brighten your home – Part 2
Paint colours to brighten your home
Some basics in how to make the right colour choices for you. Colour is an inexpensive method of expressing yourself and your moods. Applying paint colours to brighten and heighten the ambience in your home is one of the easiest (and may I say, ancient, think...cave paintings) home decorator ideas around to gain maximum effect. As it's very cost effective and fun to do you can achieve a refreshing makeover relatively quickly. In my day to day working life I am very familiar with the … [Read more...] about Paint colours to brighten your home
Mosaic madness in the garden
How to transform an ugly, old wall into a striking mosaic garden feature? I have a genuine compulsion to smash plates and cover things!! My husband, Paul jokes that if you stand around for too long at our place you will get covered in mosaic! Mmm… that is pretty true so, an ugly wall in the garden was too hard to resist. Transforming the wall is one of the many garden projects we have embarked on since buying our late 1950’s brick home 6 years ago. The garden and the back of the … [Read more...] about Mosaic madness in the garden
Raining red in Hobart
Oh My God! It's raining red, Hallelujah! It's raining red in Hobart It’s been pouring red actually, over the past 16 days due to the annual winter contemporary arts and music festival, Dark MoFo run by MONA. A few would say that Dark MoFo is a celebration of all things dark and sinister but I think it is a celebration of all things RED! It gets dark early here in Hobart at this time of the year, is cold and can be wet for days and on occasions, has smatterings of … [Read more...] about Raining red in Hobart
Getting real about Nature’s colour palette
Some inspiration and meaning on the 'TRUE' natural colour palette. It seems that every interior magazine, homemaker show or person you speak with is extolling the virtues of a natural colour palette. Various shades of brown, beige, latte, wheat, rust, charcoal, cream, white or perhaps with a little pale blue or a green seems to be the standard. But what is a natural colour palette really? So much more than this, as you will see! If you look back through history, all colours originated … [Read more...] about Getting real about Nature’s colour palette
Black is the colour!
How to make colours ‘POP’ by using the colour black A little diversion here from the colour black...I have always wanted to play the saxophone. For 20 years I have been ranting about how I was going to take it up when I turned 60 and be a “groovy granny” and form an all-girl geriatric jazz band. Thankfully, I was persuaded to take it up much earlier than planned! Two and a half years have now past and my little brain cells (which have never experienced learning to read music or play an … [Read more...] about Black is the colour!
Smashin’ Fashion from times past
Looking at my fashion from the 1980's and 1990's. I recently got the urge to drag out all my old fashion photo albums to do a bit of good old reminiscing. I was confronted by my various fashion incarnations, generally, beaming back from the pages, dressed in what I thought were “groovy outfits” (although, in some I was scowling and downright horrible!). Squeals of disbelief emerged from my mouth and emotions stirred in my belly! Bad hairstyles aside (and believe me there were … [Read more...] about Smashin’ Fashion from times past