Wandering Neighbourhoods: Beach Suburbs

Amanda | June 10, 2010

Sydney beaches are white sand, blue waters, surfing and sun light sparkling like crystals across the ocean. We are extremely blessed to have this as our playground and the more that I am away from home, the more I realise how lucky we really are. The cliché is true. The little sis and I spent [...]

On Being Home

Amanda | May 30, 2010

Here’s a Polaroid tip: when shooting a selfie in full sun, look at the location of your arm/camera before shooting. Adjust accordingly. So I am back in Vancouver and despite my big plans for blogging from Sydney, life turned out to be far too hectic and far too emotional. I spent lots of time with [...]

New Sydney Finds

Amanda | May 4, 2010

In my returning to Sydney discoveries, I’m loving: Children’s store Seed now has a women’s range- gorgeous clothing and accessories! Gorgeous homeware stores in close by suburbs. Latest Frankie and Real Living magazines by my bed. Peter Alexander’s new range in store. Magnation store in Newtown. Crust pizza (nothing new- just loving it once more). [...]

And Back Again

Amanda | April 22, 2010

Across the seas and land I go… Next week I will be blogging from the homeland as I am off on an adventure to Australia for a few weeks. I am off to get some happy soul family time with the mumma and siblings and to reconnect with my long lost summer wardrobe. As much [...]

Oh By Gosh, By Golly

Amanda | December 2, 2009

32 Christmases: Summer, decking halls in t shirts, cherries and plums, gardenias, Carols by Candlelight during daylight savings, fake trees with fake snow, Christmas pageants outdoors in the sun, beach parties, putting up Christmas lights in the heat, Christmas drinks BBQs, searching the 4 TV stations for Christmas specials, only imagining what a White Christmas [...]

Film For a Few

Amanda | October 20, 2009

Needing a little Spring and colour inspiration…I hope you’re enjoying it, Sydney people! Taken in Sydney with my Yashica FX3 using Kodak Portra 160NC film.

Drawing Closer

Amanda | September 12, 2009

Hello! Image by Pia Jane Bijkerk Life is still crazy around here for me as I embark on my last week in Sydney before we jetset away to Vancouver. My posts have been sporadic, but I can’t wait to settle in a new city to have time to blog all about my new adventures. We [...]

Things I Will Miss About Sydney

Amanda | September 7, 2009

The light, the glorious Aussie sun light. Max Brenner; Chocolate by the Bald Man. Paddington and Balmain. The Glebe markets. The beaches. The way the air smells right before summer. The glistening of sunlight hitting the water in the afternoons. Gelato Saturday morning breakfasts. The awesome book stores; Kinokuniya and Berkelouw. Pentimento in Newtown. and [...]

A.P.C. and Top Shop, Oh My!

Amanda | August 27, 2009

Why must things always appear just as you’re disappearing? Not only is Top Shop apparently coming to Australia, but I just discovered that a store in the Galleries Victoria in Sydney has been selling A.P.C. and I had no idea! I can’t tell you how many times I have walked past Incu and not gone [...]

Beautiful Sydney in Winter

Amanda | July 28, 2009

My sister in Centennial Park, Sydney So you wouldn’t think that this is the dead of winter here in Sydney, right now. The past couple of weeks we have been having glorious sunny weather that only requires a light jacket. It’s that kind of weather where you instantly feel the urge to lie down in [...]