Some times I realise I must "wait my patience" and follow a process…. Just ask my husband, and Diane when there are exciting things happening I really have to practise patience to follow the process… So as the Vassalli new season stock has arrived… It's exciting, but busy where do we put it all?It's a process to get it all ready for you, so I figured the best way to attack it was to put it online first and then set to, putting it out in the shop. By the time we hang, steam and price it the process takes...

What’s a holiday? Is it just a change in what you’re doing on a daily basis or is it going and hanging out in a different place? I’m at our cottage this week, it’s our happy place, it's where friends and family gather, it's where my children have grown into adults and it's where I get to have a cuppa tea from my bed in the morning and see the lake water down the road.  I don’t have to be anywhere by a set time. I can see the funny side as I’ve also got the best office desk view...

     As we head toward February we are constantly reminded it's the month of that 4 letter word… LOVE. However, if you live in my world it's that other 4 letter word that's mostly spoken🤭... SALE... or the 3-word sentence, not necessarily "I Love you" but rather "It's SALE Time"! or "I LOVE SALES"!       So in the fun of a red month, the shop clothing has had an attack with my red marker and there are Sale stickers all over the place. I have been saying we wouldn’t be rushing sale time, like our usual last week of...

It's the little things that count… Thinking about how just a smile or a cheery hello can lift your day… how a pretty handbag or a bit of bling can add to an outfit.How the little word sale can create havoc… there's all that going on with us this week. Truth be told it has been a weird week, and I was wondering how to say something about our new accessories, and full leather handbags that have just arrived, and I'm trying to smile when I've got a sore knee and hand from falling down some steps, and just now...

The cat and dog antics this morning, as with every morning - Lacy (cat) goes to scratch the couch and I yell "Lacey No", Lilly (dog) steps in to tell her off and the race starts around the chair, under the table behind the tv and so on till cat exits via cat door dog in tow… It's like her little game and so predictable now. A bit like black and white. 🖤🤍 Which is exactly what I was thinking about as this took place this morning because that's what we are featuring this week in the shop window and...

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life… for me… and I'm feeling good…Don't know why, but that song popped into my head the other afternoon as we were bike riding (I'm not even keen on Michael Buble's songs) it turns out this one can play in my head without me even asking for it. So I embraced the moment and went "Hell yes bring it 2021!” Biked back up the hill and had an ice cream. We also checked out Kawhia on the stat days, had great fish n chips there too. 😲 Haven’t we...

HAPPY NEW YEAR week! I'm thinking there are many who are happy to see the end of 2020…. I'm ok with it going just like any other year. I'm seriously happy to see a New Day, a New Week, and of course a New Year. If it's make a wish time, my wish is that the ability to laugh at myself stays intact, that my family and friends are blessed with much and enough, and that we can navigate the year forward without too many curve balls, but with lots of good experiences and great people. If you’re enjoying a...

It's Here!!! 🤭 Christmas Week. We’ve had an elf on the shelf in the shop and it's been very cool to see the kids this week finding him. Many smiles and stories from the little ones… and that's what it's all about! For families separated this Christmas I wish you a great internet connection! I watched a Christmas movie on Net Flix "The Christmas drop"- based on a true story in the airbase of Guam, about aid to the outreaching area. Worth the watch and warm fuzzies… and a reminder of how technology can bring us together, especially at Christmas,...

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We’ve all had that little black dress… now its time for the little Linen Dress!This spring weather is inspiring for summer. It's getting close. We got the lovely Elm dress last Friday (not Linen) and it was on me by Monday. So easy to wear and it made me realise that a dress can hide a multitude of sins😉. This Elm season the design team has got it right! Having these and the NewPort brand with their lovely cut, fabric and colour in dresses, we are in for a fuss-free summer ladies. The Lovely shrug Cardigans or denim jackets fix...

DO DENIM baby… The new season denim is upon us and its great! Stretch (thank goodness) and shape are the 2 key ingredients for a great fit. The new season's shorts and skirts are here, and wow do we have a selection for you. Some are even down to the last couple of pairs but we do have more coming, so do get in and check it out. It's truly the season for jean jackets again, and while this weather is teasing us I'm thankful for that! Have a fab week - This week spells the end of Birthday Month...

Some times Life’s not a bed of colour it’s simply striking as Black and White!I've been to choose the shoes for next winter and I can say that it's comfort and fun on the run for next winter… and White… Mixed with Black in Boots and Sneakers 😉. But not to be distracted from what's here and now… The Classic White Tee has many fun details and twists this summer and so does the black with the lovely foil prints, new brands have made their way in our door… An amazing fabric that slips over your bits… It's time to...