Coin Laundry Cafe !

Look at this gorgeous cafe! I’ve been meaning to write about it all year! It’s built in the skeleton of the old Coin Laundry behind Armadale station. I read in a review that they heard my song, ‘Coin Laundry’ playing while they were having their breakfast! How adorable. I used to live in the area (Armadale, Melbourne) and always went out of my way to pass by it on my way to the station. I will most definatly be paying it a visit. You can visit... 

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Do Come In…

Hello there, gentle net-trawler… I am so glad to have you visit! One of my favourite reasons for being is to share inspiration. I’ve dreamt of beginning an online culture-collection for a while now… I thought this would be a good way to share ideas… …from books and libraries, to music and must-see gigs, to organic hotspots and sustainable lifestyles, to art and gallery exhibitions, to wellbeing and spiritual havens, to that perfect... 

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Raspberry Rhyme

Here is a little sumthin’ to fang out for X-mas maybe? My dear friend Erin whipped these up and kindly shared the recipe with us! Cupcake 250g butter 250g sugar 250g almond meal 4 eggs 75g flour Icing 100g raspberries 100g icing sugar 100g butter (room temperature) Cupcake Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour and almond meal. Spoon into patty cases. Cook for 15-20mins in a moderate oven. Allow to cool before icing. Icing Puree... 

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El Joyero

A friend of mine reviewed this delightful Thornbury ( Melbourne, Australia ) cafe for us to drool over…! It is a favourite of mine and they do vegetarian dishes as well! Lisa x Where we went: El Joyero Cafe 923 High Street Thornbury VIC 3071 What we had: -Poached eggs with tomato relish, pancetta and braised leeks with thyme -Tuna Sambo with sweet paprika and lime mayo, avocado and alfalfa sprouts -Latte -Soy flat white -Burmese Oolong tea from Shan... 

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Journey through the undergrowth

After enjoying the Suburban Wilderness on Saturday, we headed to the real wilderness yesterday to see it for ourselves. We went to the Mackenzie’s Flat side (Bachhus Marsh end) of Lederberg State Forest, and trekked through the undergrowth. It was really well sign-posted but we felt incredibly at the mercy of the bush as the trails were small and rocky and steep! Bush treasure: Driving home we forgot to take the right exit and ended up going way over... 

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