Banquet Journal

martin grant

 the top image is of designer martin grant in his paris apartment, from an old australian vogue living. it would seem he's moved house - the next two images are from the december british elle dec...

2009

  Happy new year my friends. I have no set resolutions, except to be fearless and busy myself with the things i love and neglect the things i don't. Our holidays were about snow salted chocola...

quince

After taunting me for weeks with their mad heady fragrance i finally succumbed and made quince jam. Of course it didn't set (only i could make jam from the pectin-loaded quince and have it not se...

folkster

christmas 2

Toque is this weekend at the Western Front. I won't be participating this year, but I'll still be there at some point to do some Christmas shopping - it's just that good. And maybe I'll be the o...

christmas 1

Thinking about bidding on some glass mushrooms for the tree...  Available here.

belle heir

The mighty talented DJ has just launched belle heir an online shop featuring some truly magical vintage baby clothes - tea dresses and rompers and amazing handwork that was probably done by ca...

fortune cookies

Years ago I made a slew of fortunes to be covertly slipped into the cookies at our favourite dim sum haunt - Happy to find them lurking in the back of a drawer here. (If you click on the image y...

pata pata

and miriam makeba died today - remember this song? and what about that set? and dress?    

Croix de Guerre avec Palme en Bronze (France)

thinking of my grandpa today and his ship the hmcs malpeque