autumn in Sydney is a delightful season; 
clear skies, calm harbour
friends & family milking the last of the weekend sun with
picnics and footy in the park

this weekend we entertained friends at home,
grounded ourselves in the park,
enjoyed wine & food at a local festival

it’s grand,
this life of ours,
this love of ours

♥

Friday

Michelle & Amanda

Syaz, Bianca & Ivan

Pete & Jared

me, Jared & Michelle

Saturday

this isn’t creepy at all!!!! random dolls in the trees on my walk

beautiful Harley

Jay & Harley; earthing themselves

Harley being a total weirdo. Honestly.

Sunday

Pyrmont Wine & Food Festival

Timezone for adults!!! Tickets = wine!

Jay & I

we bumped into Jared & Pete!

sunset

paws

Mudgee Rose wines – yum!

happy weekend my friend
xx

Remember when I wrote about becoming a cavewoman [this post]?  Well, it’s been three weeks living the paleo diet and I’m feeling fantastic. I’ve dropped a couple of kilograms as well!!!

I’m not a good baker on the best of days, so I’ve had a few kitchen fails with the paleo baking (burnt muffins, failed bread…) but these pancakes are awesome! I got the recipe from Ultimate Paleo Guide [here] but it’s not just for paleoists; they’re flour-free, gluten-free and tasty, so give them a try!

Paleo Banana Pancakes

INGREDIENTS

• 3 bananas, mashed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup almond butter (like peanut butter but made from almonds)
• butter for frying
• toppings of your choice*

*if you’re paleo, keep it in the family. I topped mine with goats yoghurt, maple syrup & raspberries (but caramelized banana would have been awesome).

mixed ingredients

METHOD

• mix ingredients together, fry in batches
• serve with toppings
• feeds two people

fry it up!

Yummo!!! Enjoy!

 Bondi store | pic [via]

WEST ELM

POTTERY BARN

Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm

The Exchange Building, Cnr Grosvenor St and Oxford St Mall
Bondi Junction NSW 2022

They also ship from their online store throughout Australia!

]]> http://mellywilliams.com/2013/05/10/13075/feed/ 3 m3lly78 westelm EmmersonTable Baxter basket tablesetting papermachie drinks sectional turner duvet classic paros glasscandle flameless http://mellywilliams.com/2013/05/09/k-is-for-kanye/ http://mellywilliams.com/2013/05/09/k-is-for-kanye/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 03:32:36 +0000 thisismelly http://mellywilliams.com/?p=13045 Continue reading →]]> I adore Kanye West.

I don’t care if he’s arrogant and mean to Taylor Swift.
He’s so frickin’ talented; miles ahead of the game in his music and his style…
His style, oh lord, his style is just super cool, manly perfection!

This is what I’m talking about…

 black on black with blazer & jeans keeping it casually cool with a cashmere knit  love a man who isn’t afraid to wear a print… …or pink leather, denim & converse. the modern James Dean.  how a straight man should wear coloured denim preppy perfection keeping it casual but oh so cool with a plain tank & updated khakis multiples of brilliance edgy black on black;
with leather & a tailored blazer and his Nike collaboration  Air Yeezys  white hotwhat’s a rock star without his bling?!  bringing his individual gangsta prep to a LV campaign classic  love the European ‘no socks’ with loafers  how to do winter; no puffy parker in sight!

seriously, I die…

Whether you appreciate his style or not, one things for sure, 
Kim & Kanye’s baby will come out of the womb in leather!

“So if the devil wear Prada. Adam, Eve wear nada. I’m in between, but way more fresher.”

Here are the winning crew from the third season of NBC’s The Sing Off …
cause I know we love a little walk down musical history lane!

I had a really enjoyable week!
Eating right, exercising regularly, achieving at work, catching up with friends, spending quality time with Jay (the hubby) & Harley (the doggy).

coffee meeting with a colleague Mike at Peas Please in Alexandria

arriving home in time to see this; Monday sunset

a good workout

healthy (paleo) lunches

healthy (paleo) dinners

Harley hanging his head in shame after eating all my buttons

Turkish for dinner club with the Jacksons

selfie – what I wore

drinks with the girls @ Baxter Inn

the girls; clockwise from the left; me, Mel, Mands & Amy

blooms on my table – Friday flowers

fruit from the Grower’s Markets; these apples were picked the day before!

Sunday session in the park

I hope you’re all having a great weekend!

Jay & Melly 2005

circa 2005 at a friend’s party;
balmy night, corona’s with lime, seared & smoky bbq, blonde hair, Otis Redding on the stereo, strawberry pavlova, games of boggle, home-made icy poles, cradling babies, hide & seek, hyper puppies, lots of laughter. good times.

ain’t memories & love grand
♥

I.Am.In.Love 
with this penthouse in Brooklyn NYC

Developed by David Walentas this almost-7000 sq ft triplex penthouse has 360° views over Manhattan and was originally put on the market in 2009 for $25 million. It’s down for a steal at $18 million and comes with it’s own centre glass lift, rooftop pavilion and four 14-ft round glass clocks! 

[all pictures via my new favourite website Bored Panda]