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Dress: Acler Woman via David Jones cotton
Sandals: Florsheim leather, gold, wood
Bangles: Gift, gold, silver beads (from India)
Bangle: Gift, engraved wood (from New Zealand)
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After taking some time away to spend a leisurely Christmas with my family, I'm delighted to be back & sharing some snippets from our festive celebrations over the next three blog posts! This first post contains pictures from a Christmas Eve spent delivering last minute care packages & gifts to those we hadn't had the chance to catch up with in person since the re-opening of the borders & rapid increase in Covid cases in the state, organizing nibblies, food & drinks for the next few days, enjoying the overcast weather under the pergola, marveling at the beauty of the Christmas Tree, bathing in the colourful Christmas lights both inside & outside the house, watching one of our all-time seasonal favourites, "Home Alone" & putting on a succession of beautiful outfits, including new floral cotton nightie, robe & slippers.
To begin, I took some pictures under our backyard mango tree wearing a gorgeous soft-lime-green striped cotton shirtdress with puff sleeves & elasticated waist from Aussie designer Acler Woman (discovered at my local David Jones store), a pair of silver leather slingback sandals with wooden stacked heels & oversized gold buckles from Florsheim, a trio of sparkly gold & silver beaded bangles that a dear friend brought back from India a few years ago & finally, a carved wooden bangle - squared shaped - engraved with the Rhyme of the Rings from J.R.R. Tolkien's fabled "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, gifted to me by a friend who recently visited the movie settings in New Zealand.
Scroll down to see how it all unfolded...
Passionfruit Sponge Cake & Antique Candelabras (a treasured gift) under the pergola...
Christmas in Sylvania
Making spirits bright...
A few quick little selfies in this utterly divine cotton midi dress with three-dimensional rose embellishment from American designer Samantha Pleet. Loving the "Renaissance" vibes it gives...
Ginger Cake with Cherries & Tiny Meringue Stars...
All ready for bed... visions of sugarplums dancing in my head...
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