Cheap Clothes, Champagne, and Che
Well, what a Saturday!
I was invited to play with my slightly mad and very brilliant friend for the day and was lucky enough to be able to say 'yes'.
So off we went!
stop one - to our very favourite boutique (which is actually a clothing recycling centre - but we like to pretend that we are in Madrid :D) to check out the latest ethnic and retro offerings.
I honestly had NO intention of buying anything, so of course, ended up with a wonderful outfit for this evening.
stop two - we called on her equally mad and brilliant twin to say hi and view her new house. I ask you, how many people are lucky enough to buy a house that used to be a bowling club???
The grounds are AMAZING!
The house is so cool and we stayed, had lunch, and a couple of glasses of wine.
stop three - off we went to watch my friends significant other play soccer (or football, depending on where you are from :D) - I must admit to discovering the English football lout lurking in the recesses of my psyche as I fought the desparate urge to yell things like 'are you blind ref?' and 'kick his head in!'
So, slightly disturbed off we went to ...
stop four - back to friends twins house for more wine, frivolity, hair curling and silliness :D
stop five - off to my house to actually get changed and fix our faces before our night out.
stop six - Off we sauntered (with my friend looking a million dollars in layers of amazing fabrics and gorgeous raven curls, and me in my new and wonderful outfit from the boutique :D) to a good friends photo exhibition opening and 40th birthday bash - yes, it seems the 40's are upon us with a vengeance, and many of our friends are now celebrating this milestone!
It was here that I purchased a wonderful new piece for my art collection. A photograph of Che Guvara (not sure of spelling here)posters that were adorning an outside wall in some South American town that my friend visited.
Very cool!
So cool in fact, that I was so enthused with this piece, the only thing I spoke about for most of the evening was this photograph and how it made me feel - so much so that (to my knowledge) three others bought prints of the same photo!
Yay for my friends amazing talent!
So, after much champagne, purchasing art, talking loads of rubbish to virtual strangers and friends alike, and trying my darndest to get a hula hoop going around my ample hips (yes, even at our tender age we still like to play like a bunch of kids :D) it was time to go home.
What a wonderful, eventful, and exhausting day! And I have come to the conclusion that if I can't be a good example I will just have to be a terrible warning! :D
Thanks to all involved, thanks to Tania (my stlightly mad and brilliant friend, Maree (her equally mad and brilliant sister), Andy (Tania's significant other), and thanks to Helen for a great evening.
Check out Helens website of amazing photography at www.helenjonesphotography.co.nz
Authentic New Zealand photography from an authentic New Zealand talent!
I just LOVE her work!
So, until next time ...
Noho Ora Mai
(May I leave you in good health)
Stace
I was invited to play with my slightly mad and very brilliant friend for the day and was lucky enough to be able to say 'yes'.
So off we went!
stop one - to our very favourite boutique (which is actually a clothing recycling centre - but we like to pretend that we are in Madrid :D) to check out the latest ethnic and retro offerings.
I honestly had NO intention of buying anything, so of course, ended up with a wonderful outfit for this evening.
stop two - we called on her equally mad and brilliant twin to say hi and view her new house. I ask you, how many people are lucky enough to buy a house that used to be a bowling club???
The grounds are AMAZING!
The house is so cool and we stayed, had lunch, and a couple of glasses of wine.
stop three - off we went to watch my friends significant other play soccer (or football, depending on where you are from :D) - I must admit to discovering the English football lout lurking in the recesses of my psyche as I fought the desparate urge to yell things like 'are you blind ref?' and 'kick his head in!'
So, slightly disturbed off we went to ...
stop four - back to friends twins house for more wine, frivolity, hair curling and silliness :D
stop five - off to my house to actually get changed and fix our faces before our night out.
stop six - Off we sauntered (with my friend looking a million dollars in layers of amazing fabrics and gorgeous raven curls, and me in my new and wonderful outfit from the boutique :D) to a good friends photo exhibition opening and 40th birthday bash - yes, it seems the 40's are upon us with a vengeance, and many of our friends are now celebrating this milestone!
It was here that I purchased a wonderful new piece for my art collection. A photograph of Che Guvara (not sure of spelling here)posters that were adorning an outside wall in some South American town that my friend visited.
Very cool!
So cool in fact, that I was so enthused with this piece, the only thing I spoke about for most of the evening was this photograph and how it made me feel - so much so that (to my knowledge) three others bought prints of the same photo!
Yay for my friends amazing talent!
So, after much champagne, purchasing art, talking loads of rubbish to virtual strangers and friends alike, and trying my darndest to get a hula hoop going around my ample hips (yes, even at our tender age we still like to play like a bunch of kids :D) it was time to go home.
What a wonderful, eventful, and exhausting day! And I have come to the conclusion that if I can't be a good example I will just have to be a terrible warning! :D
Thanks to all involved, thanks to Tania (my stlightly mad and brilliant friend, Maree (her equally mad and brilliant sister), Andy (Tania's significant other), and thanks to Helen for a great evening.
Check out Helens website of amazing photography at www.helenjonesphotography.co.nz
Authentic New Zealand photography from an authentic New Zealand talent!
I just LOVE her work!
So, until next time ...
Noho Ora Mai
(May I leave you in good health)
Stace
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