I fell in love with Antiques & Brocante and the habits of a chinner because I fell in love with a house. The house inspired so much, like ..... a dormant garden just waiting for someone to ....... push open the gates
Pause cafe.....enjoy a little moment.


Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from all of us in Australia to our many friends in the northern hemisphere........under snow...
Its been a sunny 26 degree day in Sydney with lots of family, fun, and good food ......our little french dog Ben also wishing good cheer

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas


September 2010
Un Esprit en Plus at Maison & Objet.
All in the space of a month I have been to France and back, organised the new product from Un Esprit en plus to be sent to Australia, and soak up enough lifestyle fix.....to keep me good until the next trip.
Too fast, too quick, .......

Cute Little Houses in the Australian Country Side

I always think cute is relative.
Relative to where you live, perhaps relative to age.
Even, relative to Country. Australia is a young country, and suffers from having only a little more than 200 years of history. And a history that started literally with making the bricks and morter before being about to build the house. A history where by if they needed the supplies they had to wait for the boats to arrive. To a small extent we still suffer that same fate today.
Whilst these examples are not 200 years old, here are some of our little... 'coins de paradis'.......cute little houses about 2 hours drive from Sydney.