Macaron ~ Luxembourger ~ makaron ~

This post is dedicated to my 2nd love .. My first love being my hubby of course ;)

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We met in Paris and I fell immediately after just the our first encounter ... and I'm sure every flirty gorgeous and girly girl would agree the Macaron is indeed the most feminine of pastry treats.

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You can eat a whole box without knowing it ....
It's designed to be delicate and sweet and perfect ...
It can be eaten daintily without smudging your lipstick...
It can be colored in the most perfect pastel hues and flavoured by the finest of flavours..

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What made me fall head over heels even more for this delicate and perfect pasty was the one iconic establishment that CREATED THE MACARON and continues to create them absolutely perfectly .. the one and only .........
Laduree.

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That perfect shade of green that is Laduree and their most perfect paper packaging and styling. A girl cannot pass by without stopping.
I'll have to find the pictures I took of Laduree on my Paris trip and post them one day soon..
The rows of rich colorful glistening and gleaming pastries ... oh it makes my heart melt just thinking of the store..

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This post is to also celebrate the rumored opening of a store in Sydney. I've been waiting with baited breath for the last 2 months. Today I enquired at the concierge stand of the shoppping centre where it is said to be opening AND the rumor was confirmed!
The opening date is yet to be determined...  I will be certain to post details here ... I cannot express how excited I am...

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Sweet Treats everyone  xo

High tea and a dash of Red..

My busy weekend last week involved whipping up a high tea early saturday morning. All I can say is thank goodness for frozen pies and the local bakery! However a few things I did learn :

1. How to make sure your cucumber sandwiches don't turn out soggy.
2. Brie / camembert vol-au-vents with a dash of beautiful Red cranberry sauce is quite delicious.

All in all high tea is quite a gorgeous and girly affair. The perfect excuse to don a beautiful outfit, go vintage style maybe with a dash of Red be it dress, lipstick or shoes ...

This beautiful Red dress ... I so love the off the shoulder with bow details looks so lovely. I cannot track down the origin of the picture but I would love to see how the rest of the dress flows ... fitted ? A-line?

My Pinterest eye turned to dashes of Red last week .. here are a few more beautiful images of Red to brighten up your day..

I think this is from a Flikr user "Oscar & Rose"

From ZsaZsa Bellagio Blogspot

Oh these images of fabulous red shoes brings up memories from my childhood.  Movies we loved to watch, mum would be doing the ironing... the heater would be up full ball on a cold winters arvo and the fabulous sunday afternoon classics would be on the telly. Wizard of OZ ..... those wonderful clattering Red glitter shoes... and of course the movie itself "The Red Shoes" one every little ballerina would love to watch...

Ok I'm signing out, have a great end of the week & try to put a dash of red in your day xo

"Its a nice sunny day"

Quote from my three your old this morning as she lay back in the sun ... it was almost like she was going to start some kind of prose. She did however get up on the wrong side of the bed and has been quite a monster for the majority of this morning. So I must say its like lotto win when she and hubby put themselves to bed for the arvo nap... time to blog!!

Now time for few eye candy pics to compliment a lovely sunny afternoon...

I discovered the local library some fab new books "The Australian Wedding Book" by Kate White. Beautiful picture book of all things weddings, my fav was the section of flirty gorgeous and girly fabrics .. every girl needs a frock / skirt or two made of these fabrics in her wardrobe. 

Which fabric(s) would be the best for a gorgeous 1950's style full skirt ? Suggestions anyone?

Now for the home .. Royal Dalton has really started to try and take on the younger market with a new more modern & sweet range.  I love the polka dot range ......  I prefer however, the plain polka dot pieces, the flowers I feel add a bit too much. Yes my obsession with polka dots will never die! 

View their new "Teaware" range here.

Friday night time to unwind...

Its a freezing Friday night, I've had fun unwinding in front of the telly (watching a rather glam flick Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge)  and picking a few of my favourite pins, testing out my new picture splicing app!! Et voila !!
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Bring on the weekend xoxo

Tuesdays are my Sundays...

Lovely ceilings complimented by a fab chandelier ... a bit of eye candy from a night out last Tuesday. Now for a sunny Tuesday afternoon after the mad rush to and from ballet class it's time to relax and unwind with a bit of catch up time on the computer. What better than to check out the latest "Fete Press" Mag ! I love this blog and the fabulous styling Check it out! Fete Press

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