bare that 'driff

asos top / op shopped skirt / Diva (I think) necklace / Isabella Brown heels

A day of hair doin', gift shoppin', bank visitin' and photo editin', followed by an evening at the Urban Couture preview (which was grand! Photos and deets to come.) If you're in Perth be sure to check out the program for the City of Joondalup's Urban Couture - there are some rad pop up events happening over the next couple weeks as part of the Joondalup Festival (and they're all free!)

And outfit-wise, it seems like I've gathered a fair few of my current obsessions here: midriff tops (I legit have a pile of old shirts sitting in my room waiting to be cropped - you better believe that post will be coming soon), turtlenecks (yeah!), black and blue, light curls, red wine lips. This weeks's guide to Lisa, basically.

Lisa xx

a neat treat

I don't often get all domestic, but when I do, I like to think good (and/ or delicious) things come out of it. Like chocolate freckle hearts. Uh huh, yep. Did you know you can make these at home? Like, super simply? I did not. But I know now how to create the sweetest treat with, let's be honest, about the most minimal effort possibly required when it comes to sweet-treat-creating. This is all I could ever want from dabbling in domesticity.

You need:

20 g of copha

250 g of your favourite chocolate

as many 100s and 1000s as you desire

heart-shaped tins or cutters (or whatever shape you fancy!)

Melt the copha and chocolate over boiling water on a low heat. While it's melting line the tins with baking paper.

Once it's completely melted, use a spoon to fill the tins.

Refrigerate for at least an hour, then delicately remove freckles from tins. Keep stored in fridge when waiting to be eaten.

Done! Eat until you feel delirious and sick, or share with a loved one until you both feel delirious and sick.

Recipe adapted from Frankie magazine's Sweet Treats (totally my new favourite book).

Enjoy!

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

summer's end

Hey, here's a word: welp. ~Life~ got away from me a little bit this past month. Between working as much as I could and trying (and failing) to not become overwhelmed about the Big Life Shit I've got planned in a few months, I didn't leave much energy for my internet happy place. But that can happen. I think I've got myself somewhat together now, so let's have another crack at consistency, shall we?

Summer is finito, folks! Well, to an extent - I'm in Perth, so. The heat ain't leaving just yet. But there just isn't the same romance to 'long, beach-filled Autumn days' or 'mild Autumn nights under the stars', y'know? For another year, our favourite summer activities just won't be the same - chilling at the beach, late night swims, road trips, refreshing gin and tonics, frozen yoghurt, wearing bathers in public places, all that nonsense. So I've put together a bit of a So Long, Summer playlist for you. (Or if you're northern hemispherically inclined, a See You in a Few Months, Summer! playlist.)

1. Wait for the Summer by Yeasayer

2. My Heart is on Fire by Asta

3. Summertime by Sam Cooke

4. The Real Thing by Russell Morris

5. Shelter Song by Temples

7. Step Up For the Cool Cats by Palma Violets

8. Ghost Train by Summer Camp

What will you miss about Summer/ what are you looking forward to about Summer? (If anything?)

Lisa xx

a quick note

photo by unchanging window

Yikes! Is it just me or has the first half of february just zipped by like nobody's business? I'm in Crazy Saving Mode at the moment which equals Crazy Working Mode so (clearly) I've been struggling with the whole life/ blog balancing thing lately. It's not always easy, as I'm sure every blogger knows very well. But I promise I'll be back on track real soon. I have so much joy to share with you!

So here's to continuing trying to figure out how to keep up to date with every aspect of our awesome lives. And in the meantime, if you've any magical multi-tasking tips..?

Lisa xx