C H R I S T M A S T I M E .

1. Relaxing on a wharf with clean fresh air and a beautiful view. 2. Picking fresh bunches of daisies to decorate the house. 3. Fishing on Christmas day in the middle of nowhere with my family. 4. Watching the plants next to our pickers hut slash cabin grow higher and higher each year. 5. One of the many things in this world that are even more beautiful on the inside. 6. Reunited with my puppy, Bailey, and enjoying counting the 11 freckles on this nose. 7. Curling up and keeping warm with this big ball of fluff. 8. Discovering an outside pizza oven Dad built hidden within our daisy bushes.

This is just a few of the reasons i love visiting my family in Tasmania for Christmas. Unfortunately i only get to see them once or twice a year but each time i go It's a refreshing reminder to not only enjoy the simple things in life, but also the limited time to you have together. It's makes me realize that sometimes the best kinds of gifts are the ones we take for granted every single day.

So Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day and spent it with the ones you love :)))))))

refreshing.

It's official. This is by far the longest i have ever gone without doing a post- seven days! I don't know what i have been doing the past week but the days have slipped by me all too quickly. It's Monday, isn't it? So firstly, let me start by wishing everyone an embarrassingly belated merry christmas! I've had a nightmare trying to get internet access whilst visiting the family down south but to be honest, it was a refreshing change, which is exactly what i needed. I've arrived home with 30kg of new vintage goodies and an additional 8kg that i had to send in the post so i wouldn't exceed my baggage allowance (again!). Even though i have a daunting amount of things i need to get done by the end of the week for Gary Pepper, i am so excited to show you our new listings and start the new year working for myself and doing something i love. Something i love almost as much as this:


Luke and the moments like these i share with my friends every single day.

one.

One thing I’ve learnt and really adore about the blogging world is that when someone admires another's work whether it is photos, words, design or even an idea, we give credit to where it should be given, an unwritten rule and sign of respect. It’s as simple as that. So in saying that, I thought I would share with you one idea I really admire from “The Clothes Horse” where you take one photo every hour to document your day. I absolutely fell in love with the idea and thought it was brilliant, nothing like a new challenge. Seeing as I’m currently in Tasmania visiting the family for Christmas, which is probably the only week of the year that I get to spend my time so carelessly and not feel guilty for doing absolutely nothing, I thought I would try this idea for myself, and surprisingly, it wasn’t as easy at it looks.

Tuesday 23rd:

9am: breakfast: fresh scrambled eggs on buttered toast :)

10am: quickly post some items before christmas.

11am: hand delivering pete’s CV to the australian antartic division.

12pm: road trip home with stops for apple stands.

1pm: some light reading and brainstorming.

2pm: making daisy chains with bailey.

3pm: afternoon walk with bailey to the seaside.

4pm: day dreaming under a blanket of clouds & thinking of luke.

5pm: strolling through some meadows on the way home :)

6pm: picking fresh raspberries from the garden for dessert.


7pm: start cooking dinner /listening to music in the kitchen.

8pm: check my ebay/emails/blog/addictction.

9pm: unwinding with a hot cup of English breakfast.

Such a wonderful week :)

"One day at a time; this is enough."

words.

Blah, what a crazy week! My lack of posts is a result of Christmas shopping for two families, eight people and seven birthdays, but I'm happy to announce that all sorts of shopping for the year are done and dusted, and with 8 days to spare! Goodbye overly crowded shopping center, hello wrapping paper and cute love notes.

I picked up these super cute notebooks on my quest for the perfect Christmas present last night. A new store called 'Typo' opened recently (think along the lines of 'Smiggle' in the city) and i absolutely lost my marbles. My life revolves around a good notebook and i am completely smitten with this brown paper one i picked up for $14.95. It's neutral, simple and clean and going to contain all the secrets and wonders of Gary Pepper :) I also found these huge wooden letters that i plan on painting white and using as props for GPV in the New year. God, i cannot wait to quit my job in two weeks and take this full- time, which by the way, did i tell you I'm doing? see.. i told you it's been a crazy week :)