Copper Leaf Pot

Ok, I'm no expert in the art of leafing. But I saw this idea to gold leaf pots for plants on Pinterest that caught my eye for my new pot for my Fiddled leaf fig. (Ficus Lyrata)

I only just got the pot for the fig even though I've had it since February. I wanted this particular plant for so long and Daniel got me one as my valentines day gift, I was pretty excited when he got it and wanted to put it in the perfect pot but I just couldn't find one. So after all my procrastinating and trying to find the right one I gave up and went to Bunnings and got a plain one. I decided to copper leaf it like the ones I had seen on Pinterest to jazz it up a bit.

When I was leafing the pot it took me back to our time in Florence where we went to see the statute of David. They had a room that was dedicated to the art of gold leafing. You could watch videos on the way they used to do it all those years ago -it really is such an art. Throughout all the museums and cities gold leaf was everywhere, such a nice feature of Europe and it was all so beautiful. 

I haven't done a perfect job on my pot as the leaf is so fiddly and I'm not that patient but I think it looks good. It brings a nice light in that corner of our apartment now. :)

Rowena's Something'th...

Today I had the pleasure of riding on a steamboat called the Waratah that was operated on 3/4 of a tonne of coal for our trip around the Sydney harbour. 

The reason for our trip on this epic steamboat was Rowena's birthday. She'll be celebrating her 50th birthday tomorrow and they hired the Waratah to celebrate with friends and family. 

The day was perfect for chugging along our beautiful harbour. The boat was such a treat and it was so cool exploring the heritage listed boat. 

Randomly you would see men with coal smeared faces disappear into the bowel of the boat and reappear again. They would tinker with gadgets and talk into tubes, that looked to be operated by their voice alone, I can only assume they were talking to another member of the crew - I like to think they were talking to a dragon that was helping them stoke the fire. 

The boat had a hum to it created by the giant engine(s) that was so rhythmic I nearly feel asleep whilst basking in the sun.

Happy birthday Rowena, it was the perfect way to celebrate and I hope you enjoyed the day because I know I did!

HB to me dinner

Happy birthday to me. Our Saturday night turned out to be free so I thought we would invite some friends to go out for dinner and have a couple of sly drinks to celebrate my birthday.

Dan found this place called Bah Bq and it turned out to be the best choice. We called but couldn't get through but decided to go anyway. It was packed but the manager bent over backward to get us in by tempting us over to the bar and free tapas.

We sat down and waited for our table over some yummy nibbles and when it came time for us to be seated and order we were not disappointed.

With all you can eat BBQ meat to rib meat that falls off the bone and melts in your mouth to desserts that make you wonder what they put into it to make it so yummy... all I can say is we all walked away satisfied and raving about the food and the great atmosphere.

Happy Birthday Sharon

To my big sister, happy birthday to you! 

Any passage into another decade is a big thing to me and with two sisters having stepped on the other side with such grace and happiness, helps me look to my 30th next year with excitement.

We celebrated her big day today at Doyles on the beach at Watson's Bay. It was beautiful! Sharon and I ate a seafood plater for two and we demolished it in under 10 min. It was awesome.

We also went to this beautiful lighthouse just up the road, just one of many beautiful landmarks on the way to Watson's Bay and took some snaps.

Again happy birthday big sis Sharon, love you and hope that your day tomorrow is wonderful.

Re-styled ladder

So I re-styled my old paint ladder. I was getting sick of it being a "book shelf". If I had my way I would have more fresh flowers in little jars on it but I don't have more little jars and always having fresh flowers can be expensive.

I'm sure it will change in a few weeks time!

I love having a fluid home. Even just moving little things here and there every so often is nice. It keeps things fresh and vibrant.

This is why I'm strong...

Bruny Island had some amazing rock structures and it made me think of God, and how he makes me feel.

Just trying my hand at some fun photoshop features. Quotes and photos are Kt's favorites.