September 2009 / Shell Sherree

First Birthday Giveaway: the Panda or the Féery?

29.9.09

Funny how it happens like that ~ it occurred to me last night to take a look-see and figure out when my blog started and it's my one year blogoversary today! Happy blogoversary to me ... happy blogoversary to me ... happy BLOG-oversa... but wait. How selfish! This is ...

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Francophile Friday: Rue de Paris de Brisbane

25.9.09

Bonjour! For today's Francophile Friday, let's go for a walk along Park Road, Milton, here in Brisbane, where there's a miniature Eiffel Tower that is quite sacrilegious for purists, but I'm glad it's there nonetheless. It's fun to say to a friend, "Let's meet under the Eiffel Tower." ...

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Catch the Metro to the Store

22.9.09

Why isn't our rail system called the Metro? And why don't we have gorgeous signage for our stations like this one in Paris? Is it really that much to ask??? While I haven't caught a train lately, I have finally put together my new Etsy store. Sorry for the brazen hussy approach...

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Friday Fleurish: Campari Bloomers

18.9.09

Friday afternoon cocktails. Take one bottle of CampariSoda. Take a moment or two to reflect on the word 'Paris' hidden within the name of this iconic Italian aperitivo. What does it mean? Is Dan Brown going to write a book about it? Enjoy drinking what is "considered the first pre-mixed drink...

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Ahoy, Me Hearties, Ahoy Me Hearties...

15.9.09

To give you fair warning so you can prepare yourself in time, this little fellow's here to remind you about International Talk Like a Pirate Day, invented by Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket and hitting the poop deck on 19th September every year. Yes, you'll find all the hard-hitting news stories...

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Francophile Friday Fleurish: Pencilled In

11.9.09

I was sitting down to paint something for you when I became sidetracked by an email from iconic French saddle shop-turned-fashion house, Hermès. First, the illustration in the email gave me a chuckle. Then I realised it was a while since I'd soaked up the whimsical drawings on their website, so...

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Lady Bug Me

8.9.09

It's been too long since I've seen a ladybird {aka ladybug depending on your geography}. Long overdue. I love the cheerful, freckled beauty and helpfulness of a real one but if I found this version on my doorstep, I couldn't bring it inside out of the weather fast enough!Lanvin's "LadyBug" enamel...

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Venerdi in Venice: A Watched Pigeon Never Falls

4.9.09

I've finally exhausted my archives of unframed Venice drawings painted way back in the afterglow of my trip. {Way back.} Sorry this post is a little late, but I became lost for a while when I started flipping through my photo album looking for inspiration for today's offering. Many of my Venice...

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Brunch or Bust

1.9.09

Hubby and I usually head out for brunch on Saturdays. {Let's just pretend today's Saturday, not Tuesday, or even Monday. Isn't it Saturday somewhere on the planet?} And as hubby prefers to ease gently into a Saturday {and even more gently into a Sunday}, we often miss the breakfast menus. But...

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