ninetwelvetwentyfive

sorry about that little unscheduled break.  i started a full-time job which i love but has been taking a lot of my time and energy.  but i have been writing and taking photos and travelling and thinking about fashion, because that is what i *do*.  and now that i am feeling a bit more on top of things, i will be around here a bit more.

anyway. in amongst the other things i have been doing, i went to whanganui for the weekend.  i spent my school days there and still have family there.  so the rockstar and i jumped into my mg and off we drove.  we met my mum and dad there.  and we spent a very pleasant weekend eating, drinking, seeing family and having fun.

whanganui, like many small towns in new zealand, struggled a bit through the 80s and early 90s.  but now, thanks to a thriving art school, it’s a cool place to visit.  there’s enough kitsch (the huge plates of old-skool food at the brick house or charming afternoon teas at reflections cafe at virginia lake, a park around which i walked about a thousand times as a kid) and enough sophistication (the fantastic element cafe on victoria ave, where we had an excellent dinner and a truly amazing plum, blackcurrant and marzipan pie!) to keep any city-type satisfied.   there are a lot of good antique shops and a really nice hotel to stay in.  we had a lovely time.

anyway. how are you?  i’ve missed you.  it’s good to be back.  and i’ll have fashion silliness next time i post.  promise.

xoxo