Weekend...Summer's End.

 Hope you had a great weekend... Did you get to put your feet up or have time to play?

We had another jam packed weekend of family catch ups & celebrations - my sister has been back in town from her London home visiting us - so naturally there were drinks & dinners organised a overdue catch ups - but sadly she's back on a jet plane tomorrow to return to 'home' in London, '...not sure when we'll see her again'. As well this weekend was my sister-in-law's fabulous fun engagement party where surprises & Congo lines ruled the evening!

The last moments of what felt like summer passed us by this week and Sydney [for now] feels like it's embraced Autumn weather. We have 1 more week of daylight savings here in New South Wales then it really feels like the cooler months are upon us with faster darker evenings. A last hooray for those summer moments....

Hope you had a fun weekend!

image via tumblr - east atlanta

Happy Friday!

 Happy Friday to You! Next week I'm super excited to be going to a breakfast morning hosted by DIA [my professional industry association] held at the Art Gallery NSW 'All About Design & Colour' where speakers Greg Natale, Interior Designer & George Freedman of PTW Architects, will be sharing their creative & professional insights. 

I cannot believe this [working] week is nearly to an end... I have been on the ISCD campus on a couple of weeknights helping out with the Certificate IV Design class and the Diploma of Surface Design - as a get a few prac teaching classes in, and writing lesson plans for a whole new group of students. It's all very exciting! In the mean time I am also gearing up for work and more work.... and am proud to say I have finally finished a few long awaited assigments too! So I feel like I have really accomplished a lot this week.... now I just have to tend to tidying & cleaning my house! It's a bit of a wreck at the moment - Ahhhhh!

The weekend starts tonight with a few games of tennis with my husband's family whikst we continue to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday [from Wednesday]....then a lovely mix of acticivies - Isabelle's swimming classes, and having my cousin & her partner over for a summer lunch, then more eating with brunch with friends on Sunday... I love this kind of weekend!

Thank you for joining me this week at Palatial Living... Can't wait to See you next week!

Don't forget Monday is Valentine's Day - it doesn't mean you have to buy something why not make someone a special sandwich, or prepare a lovely dinner, or get cracking on your own card!

Have a Palatially great weekend - Enjoy,



images via east atlanta . snippet & ink

LOvE It! LiVE It!

Just love all these images & a little quote all together...They make me feel happy, excited, playful, youthful, creative, calm, wistful, serene and fresh. What people, things, places or images make you feel these things?

Our surroundings can have an enormous effect on our moods and well being, as does colour & aesthetics. Have a little think....

Enjoy,

images [in no order] via mad grace, mary elziabeth, sex before bed, ys voice, vanessa jackman, coastal living, east altanta

A Big Birthday....

 

Sending BIG Birthday Wishes & Loads of Love to my darling bestest friend, Jacqui, who is also God mother to our little girl, Isabelle.

We hope you're having an amazing BIG 4-0 [or 31+9] Birthday day today and special weekend away from the rat race! Can't wait to hear all about & celebrate with you soon. I know you'll love these macaroons! Happy Birthday to You, hugs & kisses

images via tumblr, aast atlanta, life of polarn per