Take a Peek - Part 3 (Or is it 4?)

I was watching the second Sex and the City movie the other day, and I couldn't agree more with Carrie when she admitted to swapping fashion for furniture. Whilst I still love a good garment, I've recently given myself over to lots of little bits and pieces for the home! I love my home, but filling it with cute and meaningful pieces is one of the best hobbies ever!

And so this is probably the third or fourth instalment of "Take a Peek", but you can always expect more posts like this because as long as there are decor and interior shops around town, there will always be things that grab my eye!

1. Never ending perfume collections

2. Special faces in frames

3. Scented candle (Nap) and skulls (Typo) atop my new Moroccan embossed metal stool (Entrepo) (thanks Craig x)

4. Warms words

5. Wooden person (Nap) - I think he needs a lady friend; I may need to buy her soon!

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a view from the car

Whilst roadtripping from Johannesburg to Cape Town, my phone was never far from reach. In fact, it was the one thing I had for entertainment besides Craig and some horrendously selected playlists for the journey.

I would often whip my phone out and take a snap of us on the road - hence the above photos taken at one time or another inside the car. And yes, Craig always drove, and yes, I always photographed. Actually looking at these photos now makes me wish I had taken more than one pair of sunglasses with me haha!

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Lunch and a Duck Parade

 During our holiday in Cape Town, we took a lovely drive out to Vergenoegd Wine Estate.

We had the yummiest lunch and drank bottles of crisp, fresh white and blush wines... and then as the afternoon began to wind down, we were treated to a duck parade! The estate is home to some 1,000 feathered friends, and every afternoon after the lunch hour rush, the owners bring out about 400 of them to parade around the beautiful lawns of the dining garden.

It was the cutest thing I'd seen in a long time, watching hundreds of ducks waddling here and there in unison! Cute, but stinky - if you ever feel like treating yourself to lunch and a duck parade, be sure to finish your meal before the show commences!

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flaming

I adore candles. I think it has something to do with the soft, romantic atmosphere they create once all the lights are dimmed... Beautiful!

I love nothing more than to run a luxurious bubble bath and fill the bathroom with the warm glow of dozens of candles.

In recent months I have been obsessing over candles in little glass jars, more specifically of the Jo Malone and Diptyque varieties! But alas, I am yet to find these babies here in South Africa. If anyone knows of a place I can find some... please shout out!

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updates

It's already on my Christmas list!

Horse print Cotton On loveliness

Adore the packaging of this Woolworths soap

Tom Ford White Patchouli

Goggle fun

Romantic dinners for two

The Country Road Christmas decor is amazing...

Frankie and her new friends

Duck lips

Hello, little person - a gift from myself to myself from Nap :)

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florals and brights

After some hideously cold and rainy weather, the weekend seemed to perk itself up in more ways than one. The clouds parted ways to bring about a wonderfully sunny day yesterday (but then we fell victim to a huge hail storm last night so I'm not sure how glorious that all was), but I also picked up these gorgeous floral skinnies at the Edgars sale. And I love them! 

They are too perfect for Spring/Summer! I can see I'm going to wear these in pretty well in the next few weeks - paired with loose shirts, pastels, nude wedges, neons... the list goes on!

Edgars floral pants | Studio W off-white oversized shirt | Cotton On pumps | Lovisa skull earrings | Mr Price animal print sunglasses case | Rimmel Shocking Pink lipstick & Pop Your Pink nails

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mmm-acaroons

I simply adore these dainty, delectable treats! I'm imagining a small plateful with a cup of tea right now, mmm.

Would be perfect too, seeing as Winter is just not going away here in Joburg and it's still pretty nippy outside!

Does anyone know where I can find really good macaroons? 

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snap updates

party shop sillies

chilly Saturday afternoon treats

the most massive and juicy burger from Let's Meat

tequila Sundays

animal print!

intimate dinner at Le Petite Pizzeria

new friends

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