the big apple

At around ten-thirty this morning, I got a call from my beautiful cousin in...
New York City!

Sitting at my desk at work, and all of a sudden my ringtone blares through my iPhone earphones - 'Yo DJ! Are you done mixin' yet?!', only to be greeted with 'I thought you spoke french Miss Newby?' And the answer is 'Oui - un peu!' Haha.

It was so great to catch up, even if it were briefly, and to talk design!! So many exciting things are happening at the moment. Life feels fuller every single day.

I love it.


Please check out Casey's websites - http://www.caseystaar.com (for her make-up artistry) and http://www.downtherabbithole.com.au (for her online shoe boutique), bring on the Aussies in NYC!

And her finance's band DMT is rocking their way to stardom - check there tunes at http://www.dmtinthecity.com


Today is for smiling :)

one millilitre left

It is true. I have one millilitre of my precious Coco Mademoiselle left.

I am in desparate need of some more - I simply adore this fragrance.

It's sexy, feminine and alluring... I become incredibly jealous if I smell it on another woman. However, resolve that she must have impeccably good taste.

My kind of solitary love.

http://www.chanel.com/

moments away...

from the Land of Nod.

viva la france!

The city of light and love celebrates it's unity and culture today with Bastille Day celebrations. I thought it worthy to blog.

It was brought to my attention when the little bakery across from the restaurant in which I work, had staff in late last night decorating with red, white and blue balloons.
Made me smile - festivities are so much fun.

Perhaps I'll buy a french loaf and some champagne to see to the occassion this evening...

Pop in to buy something truly indulgent. Find your nearest Le Bon Choix at http://www.lebonchoixbakery.com.au

Bon appetit!

et Viva la France!

tell me

... on what beautiful bed linen do you snooze?

I adore this collection from sheridan. I can almost feel the soft, yet crisp cool sheets beneath my skin...

line your silver cloud with the very same - find it at
http://www.sheridan.com.au

Why am I up so late? I must be off to that Land Of Nod...
the sweetest dreams to you.

musique pour huit juillet

Whilst I work away here, I thought it'd be nice to share with you what artists' are playing in my ear phones and on my heart... inspiring me to work away with a smile, and every so often perform some serious lip-syncing and a shimmy-shake.

Thankfully, the rest of the office face away from me... no - they don't know what they're missing.

Norah Jones
Sarah Blasko
Katie Noonan
Carla Bruni

Camille
Eva Cassidy
Bon Iver
Frank Sinatra

Peggy Lee
KT Tunstall and
Jewel...
therapeutic.

Peggy Lee photo sourced via http://www.images.google.com.au/

to be quite frank

at this present moment, I am on my lunch break at work... (back at good old MAPGraphics as of Monday just gone), and whilst I have been perusing blogs and some of my favourite sites, I came across the cutest wallpaper for my NEW computer here. Found on http://www.frankie.com.au/wallpapers - the site of one of my long-time loves, frankie magazine.

Perhaps you should adorn your screen with something just like this.

It may just make your day.

P.S. I move into my new place tomorrow - ONE MORE SLEEP!!

:D