Fun with Influenza

Say it with me ~ “I dot a stubby nos anb its loabs of fun…”  Not.   Enough about how I’ve spent the last three days in bed.  I tell you what is fun ~ this awesome giveaway by Super Cute Kawaii!  DO NOT FORGET TO GO THE SUPER CUTE KAWAII GIVEAWAY POST {Kookizu Giveaway} TO ENTER ~ this is not my competition and commenting here won’t get you the prize.  Sorry.  ^__^

Kookizu Giveaway

Mes amis! I have for you ze new contest and it is most fantastique! Ma chere Sarah of Kookizu gives me ze prize of these 3 super cute acrylic necklaces which are featuring ze characters of Japan - Lucky Cat, Ninja and Kokeshi, all tied up in ze bundle of cuteness! Une winner will receive all of ze necklaces and be making ze friends very envious, non? Especially since these necklaces are not to be available in ze Kookizu shop until ze contest ends!

To entrez, please visitez le Kookizu shop and leave ze comment on this post telling moi about your favorit Kookizu product. I am thinking you will be finding this most difficult!

I close ze contest at 12pm BST on Monday 25th Octobre and pick ze winner with mon ami le Random Nombre Generator. All mes amis worldwide can be entering so I wish you bonne chance mes cheres!

 

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Good luck everyone and don’t forget to visit Super Cute Kawaii for your entry.   I hope you win ~ because it is quite unlikely that I will!   >__<

xox,

bonita

Cry me a river… bonita answers

Oh dear, the sky will not stop crying today.  It is just bucketing down rain.   And that means horse gets an extra day off after his allotted two~day rest break.  Well, he’ll be happy about that! 

*Image off Google

Now for a session of bonita answers and because I am feeling lazy; I am going to do a simple topic. 

♥ ~ Topic:  Shoes  ~ ♥

1.  ~   What style of shoes do you like best?

1920s inspired foot wear ~ there is no doubt about it.  I am in love with any shoe that is inspired by the roaring twenties.  I do not have any particular reasons, except that I think they look great.  Common’ ~ who can resist these darlings?

Mind you, I only wear the shoes and not the fashion.  I am not and never will be a straight-up-and-down girl no matter how hard I try to lose my butt.  The wasp waisted 40s and 50s styles suit me much better.   

Although, I would love to try 20s with the gorgeous cloche hats and shoes.  Aren’t they so glamorous?

That way I would not have to mix vintage styles {*gasp*  Ohnoes!}  Yes, I will confess.  I am one of those girls in 20s shoes with a 50s dress and 30s jewellery.  I am sorry if that offends you, but I wear what I like and I like 20s shoes with 50s dresses. 

2.  ~   How many pairs of shoes do you have in your wardrobe?

Over twenty pairs.  Probably closer to thirty if you count the ‘speciality’ shoes like snowboarding boots, jodhpur boots, long boots, slippers, etc.

3.  ~  Do you wear certain shoes for certain outfits?

Yes ~ as you can probably tell, the reason I have so many shoes is that I am compelled to have the perfect pair of shoes for each outfit.  It does not matter if I have a pair that will do the job, if I find another pair that are just perfect I simply must buy them.  They must be MINE! 

4.  ~  Do you have a buy and throw policy with your shoes or a buy wear til die policy?

Definitely a buy~wear~die policy.   I do tend to wear certain pairs of shoes more than others, but I will keep the less worn shoes and wear them when the time {outfit!} is right.   If I do find a pair of shoes no longer matches my style {this happens when you have many pairs and can spread the wearing over the different pairs, therefore the shoes may last for years and years} I will sell them second hand on Ebay.  They might as well go to someone else who can love them.

5.  ~  What is your shoe taste like ~ expense or cheap?

Cheap and easy.   I figure as I do spread the wear of my shoes over the many different pairs I have, they do not have to be superbly made to last me years.  And my theory is right.  I have a pair of boots that were a}.  the first pair of shoes I ever bought for myself and b}. my first pair of high heels.   Dad nearly had a fit when I bought them home at sixteen even though the heel was all of three inches high!!

*sigh*  Happy days.   I still have those boots as my foot never grew any bigger.  One time I had to reheel them, but other then that they have lasted me almost ten years. 

Besides, cheap shoes means you can buy more.  Yup, when it comes to shoes I am unashamedly a quantity not quality girl! 

6.  ~  Flats or heels?

I know, not a purely unrelated question, but I am having a lot of fun with this lot of confession questions.

Heels absolutely.   No one can deny that a comfy pair of flats will often save the day, or the blisters as the case may be, but my heart is ever for the height of the perfect heel.   I just think that heels make your whole outfit look better, they definitely make me feel better and they do wonders for your figure.  {Oh no she didn’t!!}   I like that heels make me look slenderer and I like how they tap out that sharp rhythm when you walk down the street.  And they are often a darn pretty shoe all by themselves.

So in conclusion ~ I like pretty shoes…

xox,

bonita 

P.S.  ~ Here are more vintage shoe pin ups to drool over ~

  

And today’s post is bought to you by the letter R ~

R for road trip that is!   I have spent today jaunting down to Jindabyne for the night ~ fun times, yeah!!  I love visiting my friends and family so it should be good to do some catching up. 

Anyway, for the interest I thought I’d do a photo dairy of the day.  

~ * 9:30am * ~

         

Breakfast time ~ apple juice & a carrot   ~ ♥ ~  Packing the bag ~ not quite done yet

~ * 10:30am * ~

         

Hair straightening time ~ I love my ghd  ~ ♥ ~  Outfit for the day ~ keeping it simple

~ * 11:30am * ~

         

View from my window ~ rain, rain & more rain  ~ ♥ ~  On my way ~ off to Jindy

~ * 12:30pm to 1:30pm * ~

         

Driving in the rain still  ~ ♥ ~  Snack time ~ I know it’s not the best, but it’s only a little bit…  >o<

~ * 2:30pm* ~

         

Afternoon tea ~ sharing a scone and a catch up with my bestie  ~ ♥ ~  The lovely rustic interior

~ * 3:30pm * ~

         

Whee!  Made it! Unloading  ~ ♥ ~  The gorgeous view from my window ~ complete with a cow

~ * 4:30pm * ~

          

Fire ~ oh yummy  ~ ♥ ~  Tea again ~ a delicious cup of Lady Grey

Well, that’s not quite the whole day as there is still dinner etc, to go, but I am on KP so I am off to cook said dinner!   Chicken Biryani oven bake is on the menu, and I am looking forwards to it.   So hungry.   x__x

Hungry, hungry I am starving, table, table here I come!

xox,

bonita

Floriade {Maiden of the Daffodil} ~ Outfit Nineteen

This week has been rather full ~ after our long weekend holiday at the beach {mostly occupying ourselves by playing Killer Bunnies and Munchkins} I have ridden Copper, taken my sister for her driving test {she is now on her P plates}, spent time with family and done a whole bunch of stuff I can not remember.   Oh, and got a bit of reading in too….   > > 

So as a consequence of the blogging absence, {sorry everyone!} this Friday I decided to skip the confessions, and just do a gratifying outfit post instead.   And yes, I do wear glasses.   I usually take them off for photos, but in one of them I forgot and I liked the picture too much to care.   So that’s me with my spectacles on.    I do want to change them over though as I feel that the frames really don’t suit my style any more.   But enough of that, let’s get on with the real post.  

My sister and I visited Floriade two weeks ago, which is a flower display in Canberra that happens every spring.  It’s free entry, so a lot of tourist visit the display and so do a lot of locals.  Once they tried to put on an entry fee, but no body went!

Anyway, it’s a really nice afternoon out, strolling between the beds of tulips, daffodils, pansies and other lovely flowers.  My sister and I really enjoyed it.   We took photographs of course!

 

This is another of my Jane Austin inspired outfits.  This dress is quintessential Regency style, with the exception that it is cut to fall just below the knee.  If it was floor length, and the cloth was muslin {instead of a nasty modern polyester cotton blend} it would be ideal.  Oh, okay, and the colour would have to change.  I am not sure that they wore navy blue as a dress colour back then.   I still like it though. 

 

 

Accessories  ~ Rose Hair Pins {b dot depictions ~ available on Etsy}

Pearl Necklace {Thrifted}   Pearl Bracelet  {b dot depictions}

Dress  ~  Jeans West    Shoes  ~  Thrifted

This was my first outfit shoot in public and I must say, it is a bit a nerve wracking.   I noticed some people staring which was awkward, but I just ignored them and as a whole, most people did not really seem to care.  I guess that’s because you always take photographs at Floriade so it isn’t altogether that usual.   

The most embarrassing part of the whole thing was that I realized that I was flashing everyone during one my of poses, but I did not know that until after I saw the pictures and of course by then it was too late!!!  = >.< =   *dies*  Seriously, colour me mortified.   I really wish my sister had warned me but oh well, what’s done is done.

Have you ever had an accidental flash in public?

xox,

bonita

bonita answers

I was thinking about boundaries on the internet.  We all know the “stranger danger” stuff ~ don’t chat to randoms on IM, avoid giving out personal information, keep you FB page locked to friends only, etc…  But what about blogging?  Where are the boundaries and when is it acceptable to cross them ~ if ever?

So this is the next topic for bonita answers.

♥ ~ Topic:  Boundaries in Blogging  ~ ♥

1.  ~   What are your blogging boundaries?


I must admit I have not thought that hard about what sort of blogging boundaries I might have, but I do know I have them.   For starters, I go by my real name, but I do not name anyone else in my life on this blog.  Even my husband, who is probably the most mentioned person just goes by DH {for Darling Husband}.   I know there are people I know IRL who read this blog, and I don’t mind if they know who I am talking about.  The thing is, I guess I do not want to cause any potential problems for the people I mention, so they do not go by name.

I also take care not give away any specific information.   If you looked around, you could quite easily discover that I live in Canberra, Australia.  But I will not let on where exactly, or what places I hang out, and that sort of thing.  I figure if people want to contact me they can do it by email, they do not need any other details unless I choose to give it.

2.  ~   Do you think that there should be boundaries, or should bloggers just be totally open and honest?


I do think that it is a good a idea to set boundaries, and not just ones that protect your identity.  I guess there are also boundaries that are personal.  I have read some wonderful blogs that are very open and honest, but sometimes I feel like I might be reading their journals or diaries or something!  It’s great that they can share that stuff, but I do not think that I can or will.

I can also see the downsides to getting that personal on the internet.  I mean you can always delete the posts/site, but usually you do not want to after putting in so much work.  And there maybe people who tear you apart using the stuff you have shared with them.   Ouch!!  So do you let it all hang out, or do you hold some stuff back to deal with IRL?   As I am quite a private person IRL anyway, I tend to just keep things close and share the stuff that’s really bothering me with my DH and my LLBFF {life-long-best-friends-forever}.  Oh, and my Mom.  Yay for Moms!!

3.  ~  Why are blogging boundaries important?


I think that they are important for protecting your identity and also your relationships.  I would hate to see the fallout of sharing too much and that ruining a friendship.

4.  ~  What boundary would you never cross?


I do not think that I would ever share identity information.   I know that it sounds impossible, but there are really crazy people out there that would not hesitate to mess up your life if they could….  Not that I think any of you guys are like that, but I guess you have just got to be careful.  It’s not worth the risk.

5.  ~  What is your advice for internet safety?


Keep your details ~ land line numbers, addresses, birthdates off the web!   I have my mobile available on FB, but that’s easy enough to change if I must.  Stuff that is not easy to change, just don’t put it out there. 
*whew*  Well, that has been rather heavy going.  I hope everyone doesn’t mind the serious stuff once in a while.  Anyway, now onto the fun question.  ^__^


6.  ~  Beach or snow and why?


Okay, I wrote this question knowing that the answer would be super hard, and it is….   but after eons proclaiming that the beach is best, I think I might have to say for this year at least, the snow have edged into the top spot.   This is because although I love the beach {hey, we got married on the beach ~ it is pretty central to my life} this year has been better for the snow.  Gorgeous scenery, AWESOME SNOWBOARDING, fantastic mini-vacations and a full one too….   Of course, summer has not come really for this year, so may be there fantastic beach times in store. 
Hey, my family and I are all going to the beach this very weekend, so who knows.   Yay jetskis!!!
So I guess in the end, they both win.   Yay for snowbeach!  \ ^__^ /


That’s all from me today.  I have a lot of cleaning and packing to do, so I must get on.   Byes.

xox,
bonita