Happy Weekend!

Wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.

 no-bake blueberry truffle tartlets

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Fab Frock Friday | Monique Lhuillier Spring 2014 RTW

These delightfully colourful and deliciously pale fashions caught my eye today, from Monique Lhuillier's Spring 2014 RTW collection.

{all images via style.com}

Opulence & Eccentricity in West London

From glamorous chandeliers and ornate mirrors to fabulously offbeat wallpaper patterns to a quirky mix of furniture, this West London home stirs it all together to create a chic--and somehow not-overwhelming--look in every room. My favourite space is the bathroom, with its shiny silver tub, enormous gold mirror, and elegant chandelier. I would feel like royalty, soaking in such surroundings!

{all images found at Living etc}

Wedding Wednesday: Fabulous Flowers

A few lovely bouquets, to inspire you today, in delicious shades pf pink, coral, orange, and peach...

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ORANGE mood

Emilio Pucci

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 Bauble Bar

 Ada and Darcy quilt featured in Real Living magazine

 Dior

 Isabel Marant S/S 2013

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 Smith & Watson

 tuberose

 Oscar de la Renta

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Some fabulous orange eye candy, for you. 'Tis the season, after all.

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Tomorrow is going to be a fun day, for our little modern family. Glen and I are having a Halloween party for his daughters (if you can call four people a "party"--hey, it works for me!), to introduce the girls to this beloved American holiday. Really, the party is for me, I admit, but I'm hoping that the girls will enjoy it, too. 

Last weekend, we all carved a Jack-O-Lantern, which is now looking a bit worse for wear. As predicted, there were some squeamish moments, when the pumpkin "guts" had to be removed, but the girls got into it, and we all loved seeing the finished product. I've got to thank Glen for doing most of the carving, while I snapped a bunch of photos, and helped clean up the mess.

This is the first year that I'm here in Oz for Halloween. For the last couple of years, I had been back in the States, at this time of year. I'm pretty excited to be introducing Glen and the girls to one of my favourite holidays. Oddly, this year, here in Australia, a lot of stores are bringing out Halloween merchandise, and really promoting the occasion. In fact, Glen's youngest daughter just went to a Halloween-themed birthday party. I guess this is the perfect year for us to begin our new tradition!

(our Jack-O-Lantern)

Wishing you all a fantastic Halloween, if you are celebrating. I'm also wishing good luck, health, and safety, to everyone back home in the U.S. who may be affected by Hurricane Sandy. My thoughts are with you.