SUMMER SHENANIGANS!

My blogging absence has been due to ridiculously nice weather and lots of friends being home for some summer fun. I celebrated my birthday with backyard croquet, great for when it finally starts to cool off in the arvo.






I also spent a few days down in the gorgeous south of our state where I grew up, swimming at the beach, hugging cute animals, tasting expensive wines and getting lost on the way out of mazes with some great friends.





I start work again on Monday... I hope you have all been having some lovely summer holidays if it's that time of year for you, otherwise, I don't mean to gloat, sorry.

Last Post Day

So Friday, I leave early early on Sunday morning for Dubai then London, so today is my last opportunity to send off & receive post... and what a great surprise! My 3 favourite girls at the moment posted items arrived to my surprise at the last chance! So I will luckily not have to wait a month to see them!
Thank you Jill, Zoe and Megan for being such great sports!
I hope everybody takes care, and checks their letterboxes for a postcard or two from some ridiculously tasty or beautiful place!
I will return in a month with lots of stories, and ready to get sending again!
Au revoir!
xoxoxo
Molly

Monday 1/3

LABOUR DAY!!

I am seriously beginning to realise the super potential that public holidays have now that I am actually working... today as a family we used mum's birthday (or christmas... it all blends together at that end of the year with so many celebrations all together) gift of tickets to see "McCubbin: Last Impressions 1907-1917" at the State Art Gallery.

It was really great! I love the serenity of art galleries, especially the special exhibits where randoms don't just waltz in, rather there are (hopefully) fewer people and an overall more interested crowd. Also people are on the whole, more polite regarding picture-viewing etiquette.

My favourite painting was one of his son in costume: Louis McCubbin (as a boy in fancy dress) c.1908 I loved how Francis had captured the eyes... they were the key to me and also I loved how you could tell the quality of the fabric, and the richness of the colours of the costume... it was beautiful! Check it out here.

I was a little disappointed though that they had no postcards of the exhibition in the shop I thought that would have been an epic addition to the post out, so I will have to construct my own.