While it’s autumn in Australia, it’s spring time elsewhere! And it’s also cherry blossom time in some countries like Japan and Korea.

Around this time last year we went backpacking in Korea, starting at Seoul and making our way down to Busan. We ate Korean pancake and drank potent rice wine under the cherry blossoms. It was one of those good feeling moments where you sit quietly and watch, as nature smiles back at you.

I was so taken with the pretty flowers that when I returned home, I illustrated my own cherry blossom notebook and cherry blossom wrapping paper. For the romantics, I hope you will enjoy a little piece of my cherry blossom.

Honestly…why even consider buying from retail giant outlets when you can choose to buy from an independent designer and get a really beautiful handmade item?

I wouldn’t expect myers to send my goodies with a handwritten note to thank me for my purchase, and also include bunny drawings (because the seller obviously knows I have a bunny obsession). On top of that the seller also made me a very crazy rabbit brooch to accompany my skirt, which looks half Frankenstein and half rabbit. I’ve named it Franco by the way.

I don’t think the pictures do any justice to this cute skirt, sorry Franz…I tried to do a Lyptis pose but I just can’t!

If you’d like a Lyptis outfit too, why don’t you check out her shop? Speak to Franz about her colour swatches! I picked mine in blue grey.

Not what we would expect to wake up to on a Sunday Easter morning.

Instead of bunnies, we were greeted by angry black clouds of smoke from a bushfire near our place. And instead of raining chocolate eggs, it rained grey ash on our lawn. It felt surreal to be standing in our garden watching white flakes falling from the sky…almost like snow but not quite.

We have chillies growing in the garden! They’ve finally turned red so I plucked two pods and threw them into my hot pot to spice things up!

Hot pot recipe (for lazy people):

- 1 litre chicken/vegetable or beef stock. Use any ready made liquid stock or boil your own stock with chicken bones.
- Use any vegetables you like; carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes, peas or potatoes.
- Chop into cubes.
- Combine everything into the pot. Boil and stir..
- Add half a jar of tomato paste
- Add garlic salt and pepper to taste.
- A dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Throw in two handfuls of pasta shells. Or you can also use mixed beans or lentils
- Add fresh parsley and thyme.

Serve with buttered rolls.
* Chillies are optional!

If you have a chilli recipe, please share with me…I’d love to know whatelse I can make with my chillies!

I know my mum is reading this because she called me yesterday to let me know she had stumbled upon my blog. And that she was going to read it religiously from now on. So hi mum, just letting you know that the weather here is good, crisp autumn my favourite season. I’m sitting in the kitchen in a bathrobe eating breakfast, strawberry jam on toast and green tea.

I love this mug. It says ‘Good golly, it’s Robertson’s time!’ I have no idea what it means. Anyone care to explain? But this mug is super cute, I love golliwogs, reminds me of my favourite book, ‘The three golliwogs’.

Does anyone eat their toast in triangular slices or is it just me?

Showing off some lovely things from some perth illustrators at Unwrapped. I loved all of the beautiful handmade creations in every stall. But I was pressed for time to look around quickly and run back to my stall. My fiance was so nervous at being alone at a table filled with girly stationery. He actually pleaded with me, ‘come back quick ok?’

I bought some lovely art prints/cards from Niina Aoki, Ali J and Made of Awesome. I love them all and I’m pretty pleased as punch to keep a piece of their artwork.

Here is the sweet Niina, she makes these gorgeous buhni cushions. I have one that I use as a chair pillow! You know I love bunnies…or any animal really! So these are sweet ass!