Thoughts on Autumn...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whilst it was definitely a beautiful warm day in Sydney yesterday, the weather is definitely getting cooler. The lovely Charlotta from Space for Inspiration asked me what I thought about the changing season and what's inspiring me as I move into the colder months...</span><a href="http://spaceforinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/03/guest-post-07-autumn-by-kellie-of-ada.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Read it all here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> xx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JjaOKaHLWmQ08m-6SR3FCln-0klM6MAl0GsjRzCTeqjn03WxY93qSUnKzO-T0vACDGz6j8ytHeRpcq5Xqbrd9WjlIMbMBbQmxwysVjsUB4-eQhThJ5o6e2yNEL18gEz2Fwhok1dvXHI/s1600/Cropped.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583519576603740914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JjaOKaHLWmQ08m-6SR3FCln-0klM6MAl0GsjRzCTeqjn03WxY93qSUnKzO-T0vACDGz6j8ytHeRpcq5Xqbrd9WjlIMbMBbQmxwysVjsUB4-eQhThJ5o6e2yNEL18gEz2Fwhok1dvXHI/s400/Cropped.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a></div>

Thoughts on Autumn...

Whilst it was definitely a beautiful warm day in Sydney yesterday, the weather is definitely getting cooler. The lovely Charlotta from Space...

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High tea? Darling...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I absolutely love high tea and will go at any opportunity. I love the idea of little cakes and sandwiches, beautiful teacups and teapots and my best friend Kate (my husband has been and wasn't so keen on the experience). Oh and maybe a glass of champagne or two. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What i also love is that it is so easy to do your own lovely high tea at home. I think the process of making and decorating the cakes is just as fabulous as eating it all!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I love these images below, the cakes are divine and the tea cups and teapots are just fabulous. Kellie x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_PnLnGshcy6oALMpHqevxCTB3Z06EhhYcMdrdizIR_LgdV1O_wklm0IZjW03rcstvcAweD7UoY4aglAivlDlZGczl-gm8D16oknIoZntEdKIACMZPl2bqkThIP6NYmCloCSlbS5PlKy2/s1600-h/hightea_coverpage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336017003735373090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_PnLnGshcy6oALMpHqevxCTB3Z06EhhYcMdrdizIR_LgdV1O_wklm0IZjW03rcstvcAweD7UoY4aglAivlDlZGczl-gm8D16oknIoZntEdKIACMZPl2bqkThIP6NYmCloCSlbS5PlKy2/s400/hightea_coverpage.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I do love the vintage element of this selection, the crochet doilies are so pretty. I recently bought some and my mum thought i was joking. I love them!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336023048513545170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_v2n6IrbmnpFeUUcEsD7tRcbXIS5Wl1oh26vltTZ8loEi2eWFBMJsg9fvr7u9kv7MkDZeUSMElP4aerWE0G5mhNvELMP0HN1Zb7t6LCnbItAF9BbQtEgcG6IlK-TToNyYEKG-9BmwQGC/s400/tea+ABC.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hope to stock these beautiful designs in my store.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336017004564352738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttDDAufT1qRBs8mH_qTbPmMcRLBAC5mHaw6BVYz3EXJFX4mmlHDqH7qpjEm8RelL41oR0egEL4_twT8QaIsetS3RCGl_iaQ0HHvJna_iBjLs8oKvcr-7byNHYPDlDUlQ3vV_fpaZJlXk/s400/hightea2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">These remind me of what my nan would make for me when i was little and came to visit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336023126761862978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4fKU5i8qGYhFT52aRZhj_MUS7WNPnuws-YezkgnukTYdZcjoaGTSLinhsp-p8KkG_oJrRXilQn8oFAklgkspaN6cYmwJkU_jvpNI6lbyaXACYhOGBkU7t5jrwtOqcJNVOwu8MkOnxwJe/s400/tea+AB.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This tea set is so incredibly stylish, i adore the detail on the handles.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttDDAufT1qRBs8mH_qTbPmMcRLBAC5mHaw6BVYz3EXJFX4mmlHDqH7qpjEm8RelL41oR0egEL4_twT8QaIsetS3RCGl_iaQ0HHvJna_iBjLs8oKvcr-7byNHYPDlDUlQ3vV_fpaZJlXk/s1600-h/hightea2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTpjKl-oRdCvoCnmqE5AOA66mot1cdNf1XNN6jZRoAuohsEMZ_lpd0eAFtsmwmzp1g15RdM2enItBoLdGRPuTv45riqbZ-FZEaUDOuLkojuY9m6R1NeQG2CK7voMTo_vNIiwhJBGyZ2vE/s1600-h/hightea1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTpjKl-oRdCvoCnmqE5AOA66mot1cdNf1XNN6jZRoAuohsEMZ_lpd0eAFtsmwmzp1g15RdM2enItBoLdGRPuTv45riqbZ-FZEaUDOuLkojuY9m6R1NeQG2CK7voMTo_vNIiwhJBGyZ2vE/s1600-h/hightea1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336017005423674818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTpjKl-oRdCvoCnmqE5AOA66mot1cdNf1XNN6jZRoAuohsEMZ_lpd0eAFtsmwmzp1g15RdM2enItBoLdGRPuTv45riqbZ-FZEaUDOuLkojuY9m6R1NeQG2CK7voMTo_vNIiwhJBGyZ2vE/s400/hightea1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Aren't these tea pot biscuits just gorgeous! I have actually eaten one of these and they taste as good as they look surprisingly!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.polka.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Polka Dot Cookies and Cakes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.undergrowthdesign.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Undergrowth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.unicahome.com/p41205/rosenthal/landscape-dinnerware-by-patricia-urquiola-for-rosenthal.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unica Home</span></span></a></div>

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6 things i love...

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326713931227013762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ3lC4j4WClJGRIbHRxxLAYAcqZjizrENonz2GF3rlnuuENyG1CU-iJCPVrA7jxt4DpCroeKWfdixY2jK8S9LZaTYjyki07HgrO-qKsBhrTO7M7DfISKl39hM2ACV9qNv26oYDzMZzTE/s400/ponder.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhqQvc57iXCa_026AmiqgmM-8HwoKGjophUkYkpj7FAb6bLV8YXG6L_YJ_i445nSNTZhLUkJz_-VU-Gq3-dwMgXcnaUmckn8tigOcWyHBGAe3RTjiJXCPJBjfbdz687K4P-FURyEOEvY/s1600-h/jo+malone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">1. Pondering</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326712167411651666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLgXMtRMcTdyCdD3WTd2SKahjSdH6iSgjoCSfkIZecARjYqJ2DKL_ub8mO7kgO7ZWY3zA9fjWHZsGDo8Qm7xpJbe_Ktjs95Uzew9Zfoc5Wjy8GyTNVlaiV39tR61PSTLdo58Ge8Og-yo/s400/Norman+2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">2. Romance & beautiful gardens</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326717911600633842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VWq6Hk5apRbo0FRZTUB699rVDVOwWQc5_862H1AhQCrWrGwijag8hViinGL9HehSjNMDuvZJRiXjR9S2kuAYVrpCAcDtmvDdeYfNBgc8fOtfVvOJrRg1JVHTO8fLXJNrcQlf70THllo/s400/Jomalone.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">3. Anything Jo Malone</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLgXMtRMcTdyCdD3WTd2SKahjSdH6iSgjoCSfkIZecARjYqJ2DKL_ub8mO7kgO7ZWY3zA9fjWHZsGDo8Qm7xpJbe_Ktjs95Uzew9Zfoc5Wjy8GyTNVlaiV39tR61PSTLdo58Ge8Og-yo/s1600-h/Norman+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kqSa1fmlELyZ-GVcnwnesJX8J5oz7ez3NrnycfrKru0p6MklOPe7Gac70cwUoPE6KLUZrG8gNMty4rTIZP_YL3PSSPPEBA4e-B83q3KWyt63pS7vOSMs8_d-ERZoF3PlDhDZ_dyVqS0/s1600-h/Norman+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326708392392026850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kqSa1fmlELyZ-GVcnwnesJX8J5oz7ez3NrnycfrKru0p6MklOPe7Gac70cwUoPE6KLUZrG8gNMty4rTIZP_YL3PSSPPEBA4e-B83q3KWyt63pS7vOSMs8_d-ERZoF3PlDhDZ_dyVqS0/s400/Norman+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kqSa1fmlELyZ-GVcnwnesJX8J5oz7ez3NrnycfrKru0p6MklOPe7Gac70cwUoPE6KLUZrG8gNMty4rTIZP_YL3PSSPPEBA4e-B83q3KWyt63pS7vOSMs8_d-ERZoF3PlDhDZ_dyVqS0/s1600-h/Norman+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. Life with  lots of detail and fuss</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mXzO-rZpI0J9O7kKfoP3biwyuawQHoYMKiMzIKar7bJx-M0u0xiAB2RzSk19tUtW7e0L9SmCc4UCNyKAxrRPhV9VEV_QqOjHXCU1faQ4odrlXuKeqetOAuAW08D8OmZ_8VLle7WrI7M/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326708386628577458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mXzO-rZpI0J9O7kKfoP3biwyuawQHoYMKiMzIKar7bJx-M0u0xiAB2RzSk19tUtW7e0L9SmCc4UCNyKAxrRPhV9VEV_QqOjHXCU1faQ4odrlXuKeqetOAuAW08D8OmZ_8VLle7WrI7M/s400/IMG_0092.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">5. My lovely dog Lily who is so pretty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326715450586918690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIgiLZOhonDUvExbPeYWizY24sugdEqpTJwHgJn4FJPjsPoynw8RNX3P6f3abmWvJpcCeREtr72s2cUd3S9xPg3ejykUYGQaJOY8-62oIdQ4GPPm0d9JyaxkzIjX-dGGQX6G5HPwGsww/s400/designer+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 361px;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">6. Stripes, prints and things that don't match</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10330100@N06/2942204868/in/set-72157607475686190/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Vamoose</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.art-dept.com/artists/roy/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Norman Jean Roy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.jomalone.com.au/templates/products/mpp_family.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT8020"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Jo Malone</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.art-dept.com/artists/roy/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Norman Jean Roy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.designersguild.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Designers Guild</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>

6 things i love...

1. Pondering 2. Romance & beautiful gardens 3. Anything Jo Malone 4. Life with  lots of detail and fuss 5. My lovely dog Lily who is so ...

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