Today’s guest post is from my fabulous friend Anna of Colour Me Anna. She is honest, funny and all sorts of awesome and loves her G-Town like nobody’s biz. She also …
Five Great Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Melbourne
I’m always on the look out for great places to eat in and around Melbourne. And eating out for breakfast/brunch, is one of my all time favourite things to do …
What to Do on a Weekend in Melbourne
Today’s post is in response to a reader request: Dear Vanessa I would love your ideas on what to do in Melbourne for a couples weekend. My hubby works in …
Review of the Dyson V6 Absolute Handstick Vacuum Cleaner
Last Saturday, I woke up to the usual breakfast commotion. Bowls clanking on the bench, the tinny rustle of cutlery being taken from the draw, the chatter, laughing and generally noise …
15 Tips for Keeping Kids’ Parties Simple, Fun and Stylish
A few years ago, I took the whole kids’ party thing a bit seriously. I planned my kids’ parties for months, sourcing the perfect decorations, invitations, activities and tableware from afar. …
What’s New in Homewares – June 2015
I’m always crushing on homewares and checking to see what’s new around the traps. Now I have a blog, I like to call it “research”. Truth be told, I’ve always …
5 Great Places to Eat in and around Melbourne
I’ve had a seriously excellent month in the dining out department. It began with some mouth watering meals in Sydney (you can catch up about about here) and then I returned …
Rhubarb and Cinnamon Cake
One of my favourite things about the changing of seasons is the chance to dust off my recipe books and crack out a few perennial favourites. Autumn, with it’s bountiful …
Easter in New York
Happy Easter! It might be Easter Monday presently in Australia but here, in New York City, it’s Easter Sunday evening. Unlike our Easters at home which are full of traditions, …
Healesville – What to Do and Where to Stay
Mr SnS and I have just returned from a fantastic anniversary weekend away in Healesville. Such a great weekend in fact, that I couldn’t wait to write this post and share …
New Season Cushions: Autumn
My cushion loving ways are no secret around these parts. As I revealed in this post, I’m a cushion addict/tragic/lover from way back. And, as the change of seasons brings new …
Where to Buy Bedlinen
So I think I may have outed myself in terms of my bedlinen obsession love. I think this post on How to Style Your Bed may have done it. Luckily, there are …
Where to Buy Affordable Home Wares
Once upon a time, designer home wares were out of reach to your average Josephine. They were carefully housed in sparsely furnished warehouses in trendy inner city suburbs manned by intimidating …
How to style your bed
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while and following me over at Facebook and Instagram, you’ll have seen me post a few pics of my bed on “clean …
Summer Salads: #Jansaladaday
I totally loved my fab friend and blogging pal Colour Me Anna’s #jansaladaday challenge over January. Like a lot of other folks, I always make an effort to increase my …
Summer Brunch
It’s no secret around here that I love a spot of summer entertaining, especially over January. With no swimming lessons, sport and fewer birthday parties, it’s been nice to have …
Summer BBQ
When it comes to summer entertaining, it’s hard to beat a BBQ. The alfresco factor, fresh salads and fewer dishes are the major draw cards for me. So NYE was …
Happy Christmas from Shenanigans Central
Well after months of prep, planning and festive shenanigans, Christmas is almost upon us. Can you feel it? Can you believe it? Today, like many others, I’ll be doing some …
How to Create a Fab Christmas Table Setting on a Budget
This post is sponsored by Super A-Mart. I love LOVE putting together a table setting. Aside from the cooking, it’s the creative side of entertaining that I really enjoy. Because …
Feature Interview: Kate from Kip & Co.
I’m having a bit of a fan girl moment today. Why? Well, it’s a bit of a thrill to feature Kate Heppell, one third of super cool lifestyle brand Kip & Co. today. …
Watermelons v Pineapples
Last week, like many others, I received an email promotion from Typo . It was a graphic posing the question – Watermelons v Pineapples. I found it rather amusing that there was …