Finally sharing all of the beautiful pictures from a day spent traipsing around the Queens Park area of downtown Toowoomba with my mother & younger brother, beginning with a delicious brunch at specialist bakery The Baker's Duck (& browse at the kitschy little neighbouring boutiques) followed by a visit to the Cobb & Co Museum to explore all things horse-drawn vehicle, Hornby Trains & mega fauna as well as a plethora of interactive science displays & "secret spy business" with the school holiday display on espionage courtesy of a collaboration with ASIO & finally ending up in the park itself, albeit the heritage-listed Toowoomba Botanic Gardens side where they hold the celebrated "Carnival of Flowers" every September.
This will be a pretty picture-heavy post, so keep on scrolling to see how it all unfolded...
Nothing better than good food & good company in the sunshine on a wintry day... especially if there's a piping hot chai latte involved!
Windmills
Pennys posing with the Penny Farthings... it just had to be done!
Cheeky little selfies in any & all mirrored surfaces...
Wait a minute, Mr Postman!
Taxidermy
Taking a ride in my own carriage... check out that Royal Wave!
If only he was real...
He's behind me, isn't he?!
Sitting pretty in the courtyard...
Shhhhh!
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Dress: Commonry via David Jones cotton
Jacket: via Temptations Boutique wool/felt
Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather, patent leather, buttons
Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon
Bag: Sussan vinyl
Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver
Bangle: Gift, vintage 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles silver
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Relishing the opportunity to bust out some "winter wear" for the trip - a striking black & white floral print cotton midi-length shirtdress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, tiered hemline & stretch belt from new label Commonry (discovered at department store David Jones), a black & white spotted wool/felt 1960s style jacket from a funky little label called WS that I picked up from a little hidden gem called Temptations Boutique at a local shopping centre that just adds that interest with the tonal pattern-mixing (word to the wise: choose items with patterns in different sizes for a more polished look), a pair of Anne of Green Gables style black matte & patent leather ankle boots with buttons from Wittner, 40 denier nylon black tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty warm & a black vinyl bag from Sussan that brings in those 1990s vibes that seem to be all over the fashion magazines at present. When it came to jewellery, I donned a few of my favourites - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that were given to me by some dear friends last Christmas & a thicker, vintage silver bangle that was given to me by my brother & found at the (sadly now defunct) 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles at Coolangatta.
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Those wide open spaces...
Bright & Breezy
Seems to be a traditional to take a "sitting on the edge of the fountain" picture every time I visit...
Just a couple of Autumn Leaves...
Taking the tree-lined path...
Squad Goals
Feeling like I just stepped out of a Jane Austen novel in the formal garden area...
I don't think anyone would be surprised if I said that I was clearly considering myself to be an Elizabeth Bennett type of character.
