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M.I.A, a lovely email and an update!
Hello friends!!! Yikes, it has been a terribly long time since my last post hasn't it! I would probably still be missing in action had it not been for a lovely email I received last week from a...
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Sneak peek: Allegra's 'Big Girl' Room!
Allegra's 'big girl' room is still a few months off being finished BUT I thought I would at least reveal/tease you with the items that inspired the colour palette for the room... these gorgeously...
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FOR SALE!!!
Hello! You may remember my infamous chesterfield lounges (as featured on the cover of Adore Magazine back in December 2010, above) well they've been in storage since we relocated to Sydney last year as...
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Hello week 33!
Tomorrow I hit the start of week 33 of my pregnancy... jeepers has it flown this time around! I still don't think it has really sunk in that our family of three will very soon become four but what I do...
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Allegra Isobel Bouw is 22 Months Old!!!
So, last week my not-so-little darling girl turned 22 months old! What can I say... she is such a clever, witty, gorgeous, happy and very chatty girl who continues to bring us so much joy. Words can...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Coconut-poached chicken and mango salad!
Last week my Mummy friends and I had our monthly cooking club/ladies dinner. Each month there is a different host and they select a theme to give us all a little guidance and given that spring has well...
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Get the look: Spring fling!
A few weeks ago I was shopping with Mr B and the girls, not really looking for anything in particular. We popped into Zara for a little browse as we were passing by and after Allegra dissed several...
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Flashback: Allegra's 2nd Birthday Party!
With both Anya and Allegra's Birthdays fast approaching, I have started giving thought to what I need to organise for their party this year, especially trying to decide on a theme! Given their...
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Get the look Junior: Little Miss Allegra
It was a beautiful spring morning here in Sydney today and the perfect opportunity for Allegra to wear this frilled chambray dress I bought a few weeks back. I receive quite a few questions about where...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Banoffee Pie!
Last night I hosted my second 'Cooking Club' dinner for the year. Being the host you get the choose the theme so this month I decided on 'Restaurant Favourites' so basically the idea was to cook...
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Get the look Junior: Sibling kindy photos and 'THAT' green dress!
Today Allegra had her first ever school photos taken! Late last week when the teachers asked me if I wanted some sibling photos taken aswell, of course I replied with a big fat yes... but then...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Neil Perry's Mac & Cheese!
Warning, this recipe is not for the faint hearted so to any of you clean eaters, look away and look away now hee hee. In Wednesday nights post I mentioned that the theme I selected for our monthly...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!
We had a Halloween picnic to attend this afternoon so I thought what better treat to take along than my Pumpkin Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! It had been over two years since I had made them...
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Get the look: Skorts!
This week, for the first time in about a year and a half, I dared to bare my legs. During my second pregnancy I had some really awful veins come up leaving me too self conscious to wear above the knee...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Mini Baked Cheesecakes with Cranberry Sauce!
Last night I enjoyed yet another of my monthly cooking club/ladies dinners! This months host, a friend of mine and fellow Mummy who was born and bred in California, jumped at the chance to select...
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Tutorial: DIY Perfect Paper Bows!
Those of you who follow me on Instagram would have seen these adorable paper bows I made for my girl's favour bags for their upcoming party! I've been promising for a week or so now to share this...
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Get the look: The Cape!
Whoever said capes were just for superheroes?! Not me! 'The Cape' is the perfect item to allow you to feel like a Heroine and battle a confused Mother Nature... it seriously feels like winter one day...
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Anya and Allegra's Joint Birthday Party!
Despite a last minute change of venue (due to unpredictable weather and storm forecasts) the girls party was a success! We live in a terrace house with lots of stairs so it's not the most ideal house...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Fool-proof Chocolate Mudcake with Chocolate Buttercream...
Described last week as 'the most delicious cake I have ever eaten' by one of Mr B's colleagues, I thought it would only be fair that I share with you my recipe for a Chocolate Mudcake that is...
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: Zucchini Spaghetti!
Some of you may have seen my posts on Instagram earlier today featuring tonights dinner... zucchini spaghetti! Well, after a big week of celebrating both Anya and Allegra's Birthdays (and perhaps...
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