jiggity jig

Home again! Literally, figuratively, what have you. I've just spent a glorious three weeks in London, dancing and shopping and photo-taking and adventuring and drinking and chilling and cupcake-binging. I came back with dresses, coats, hats, records, wedges, earrings, magazines, a candy bracelet and a tattoo. And of course, many a story to tell. Not sure where to start, to be honest! (Though as I was reminded on the plane ride home by the ever wise Julie Andrews, 'the very beginning' is often the best place to do so.)

And so how about with a few snaps from the reason I was over there in the first place - Hipsville Party Weekend? Go go boots on, hypothetical fringe flying high, the legend of Les Sataniques to spread - my partner in crime Tia-Marie-a-go-go and I shook and shimmied all weekend. We met (and subsequently fell head over heels with) our English doppelgängers, The Meyer Dancers, as well as incredible bands, djs and a ragtag bunch of local charmers. And of course the talented Rob Blackham who was kind enough to follow a gaggle of go go dancers around for a night and capture some unbelievable photos...

Tia Marie and I tearing it apart!

The magnificent Meyer Dancers, Cherry and Treacle

Our new international go go family!

MUCH more to come, oh boy.

Lisa xx

on the road to esperance

ROAD TRIP. It's like, a summer essential, right? Of course it is. Armed with some excellent company, a dog, our cameras, as much music as we could cram onto our ipods and as many colourful pairs of shorts as we could fit into our duffel bags, some friends and I embarked on the eight hour cruise south east to the cosy beachside town of Esperance. (Praying we wouldn't want to throttle each other in the process - it's always a bit of a gamble, isn't it?) Tell you what, through modest country towns and some amazing landscape, with ice cream and posing-with-giant-ram stops along the way, the drive was pretty damn pleasant. Totally something I want to do again, and soon.

Have you ever done the road trip thing? How'd it go? (And plenty of photos from Espo itself to come!)

Lisa xx