Tag Archives: Kalgoorlie

Lola’s Boutique

(note: try getting through this post without getting Lola stuck in your head) My friend Jo officially launched her boutique last night. Jo and I ‘met’ in typical Gen Y fashion; while tweeting about an earthquake in Kalgoorlie (as opposed … Continue reading

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Off and Racing

So we were all enoying the day, drinking out of tiny plastic cups, feasting on finger food, placing ill-informed bets, cursing our choice of footwear and the wind and then this happened… Holy. Toledo. A proposal. In our tent. Surrounded by … Continue reading

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A visit to Fossick Handmade

Tucked away behind the main street of Kalgoorlie is a little haven of art, craft, jewellery and fashion known as Fossick Handmade. Part gallery, part shop, Fossick provides hours of browsing (and buying) delight bound to make even the most … Continue reading

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Kalgoorlie Cup

There were hats, drunk people and the occasional glimpse of a horse. In other words completely indistinguishable (correct spelling, first try!) from the Melbourne Cup. Except in Melbourne there would probably be rain and or gale force winds. That came … Continue reading

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The Apocalypse

Before, during, after. Today I was innocently lying on my bed looking at things on the interwebs when the world began to end. The sky turned red, trees and fences came crashing down and the lights started to flicker. Today … Continue reading

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Ladies Day at the races

Just a few happy snaps from the races yesterday. The weather was phenomenal- 29 degrees celsius & not a cloud in the sky. This whole week has been hectic with Race Round festivities. And yes I did get a very … Continue reading

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Do not fear the pelican

This post has nothing to do with fear. Or pelicans. Sorry to avian enthusiasts who have tuned-in for the first time. I have clearly failed you. Basically I have been so busy during my first week as a real live … Continue reading

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Melbourne Bucket-List Item 3.

Consume Delicious Coffee I thought I had missed item 3! But then I remembered that on Friday the fam, some friends and I stopped at Snow Pony on the way to the airport. Possibly the trendiest cafe in all of … Continue reading

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23

Since turning 23 on the 4th of August, there have been some exciting developments in my life. Firstly, on the 4th I had my hair cut and coloured, exciting, no?! On the same day, as I was leaving the salon … Continue reading

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Goodbye Kalgoorlie

I arrived back in Melbourne on Saturday morning after a hellish trip home from Perth- waited 4 hours only to be delayed a further 4 thanks to a violent man who had to be arrested and removed from the plane … Continue reading

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