Greetings from Sunny California!

bed jumping / hotel view / we could see an In-N-Out Burger but we couldn’t get to it / Universal Studios / got to In-N-Out in the end / tired / a lot of driving / Mexican food at the Farmer’s Market / first red velvet cupcake (not a fan, gave it to Jason) / more treats / venice beach / again

More to come soon but an unphotographed (no cameras allowed, boo!) highlight was catching an LA Derby Dolls game. Amazing girls, so speedy, so tough, they fall so hard and get back up so fast.

And big thanks to new friends Meg & Ash for their hospitality!

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Home is wherever I’m with you

Bye bye internets, in 7 hours we’re off on a plane, headed towards our U.S.A. road trip honeymoon.  I’ll be blogging sporadically from the road, and it’ll take me a day or two to moderate comments, and probably a bit longer to reply to them. Eeeeeep exciting!

Musical accompaniment:



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I has a hoop crush

Marawa The Amazing is a hula hoop performer and total babe with a food log/blog. Obviously I love her.

I really miss hula hooping! I wonder if my hoop teacher will ever return from abroad to whip me back into sort-of-not-really shape.

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What Kate and Margaret ate

My Momma came to visit Wellington for a very short visit, and as usual we ate our way across the city like little piggies.

We started at Floriditas.

Summer fruits tea and a glass of delicious sav.

I had haloumi with beetroot, mint, capers and toasted flatbread.

Mum had a frittata.

We shared a chocolate orange lamington.

That night we ate at Fratelli, but it was too dark for photos.

The next day we went to Ernesto for brunch.

Mum had poached eggs on homemade hashbrowns with bacon and hollandaise (so good).

I had brioche french toast with poached apple (too sweet for me).

Later that day we shared corn, spinach, ricotta and chilli quesadillas at Gotham.

Then she flew back to Auckland. Bye Mum! Thanks for spoiling me!

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Thirteen Eighty-Five

Despite being a longtime reader of Francesca’s blog The Snail and the Cyclops, I only recently realised what treasures are for sale in her etsy store, Thirteen Eighty-Five.  All but the last of these dresses are sold but I couldn’t resist posting them anyway. So lovely!

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Billy Bride

Billy Bride Jewelry. Such delicious stones, I’d like to wear a whole fistful.

So Much To Tell You interviewed the creator here.

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