little piece of paradise

just spent a beautiful week in new zealand...and heres a peek at our wonderfully simple beach house...love this spot -even pretty when it rains

how my presents looked...

this year i used a combo of brown paper, old linen, and orange twine to wrap my gifts...also found some beautiful vintage cutlery reborn as herb markers to add a gleam- found a lot of beautiful wrapping bits and bobs on www.emeraldandella.com.au  a great find!

christmas tree and summery days

its been 7 years since we enjoyed a sunny christmas...theo seems most perplexed about where the snow is.