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a beach life of shells & *thongs*...

a beach life....


a beach life Down Under...


with a little wi-fi from the neighbours front balcony...


sandy kids...salty hair...& thongs {yep gals i can use this term again now to refer to our daily

footwear!}

iconic Aussie footwear- in seriously cool colours...

it's thongs everyday for us all Down Under ;-)

there is nothing like a little *tongue in cheek* Australian lingo...we've missed it!





so...with thongs strewn all over this little beach house, we're getting into a bit of a rhythm that 

revolves around the ocean...unpacking & memories...

pots of tea...& looking lovingly at our newly stained dark & gorgeous floorboards...

glasses of wine...& staring at our freshly painted white walls...

bbq's...hanging paintings & playing with shells... 




i'd forgotten how happy a windowsill of collected coral & a bit of typeface makes me...

unpacking our endless stored boxes has been lovely...

falling in love with a windowsill of coral has been lovely...






so...on my borrowed wi-fi... i thought you'd like to see a little of our English countryside life 

thrown into our beach house...

these beloved cushions, made from french fabric...in our big ol'English country house are now back 

on the beaches...

back on our Eames dining chairs...home with us...

these cushions remind me of our life in our beloved English village...

our travels to France...

you can see them in our English house {here}

with chippy chairs & cooler weather...

they suit Down Under...country coastal...coastal farming...





it's these cushions...made from French fabrics...in England...now lying round in the sun on the 


beaches of Sydney...that make my heart swell with happiness...


we did it...

we took our kiddos & we moved them 12,000 miles across the globe...

we showed them how to love more than one country...more than what they knew...

these cushions...they say so much to me about what we've done...& to see them back in our

little beach house...with our kids still using them every day, as they did in ol'Blighty...

well it just makes me soo happy...soo proud...

& for those that have lived our adventure with me in England here...you will know how i love

a *constant* in my life that tugs at my heart strings...that reminds me that our life with three travelling

gypsy kids is a blessing...

it's mad that cushions- created on one side of the world & dragged to the other can represent so

much...

but that's how it is for me...heaven...



so...

a life of *thongs*...& coral...shells...& wet beach towels...

of bbq's & sunshine...of sunkissed faces & Aussie slang...

all of it heavenly...

the only thing that could make this beach gal happier was the B.B {British Bestie} getting her sweet

little family over here...{see a little british bestie village time {here}

we could fall in love with Sydney beach life together...

huge whallops of warm weather & friendship from me in the sun frock...

drinking New Zealand wine & wandering through our garden...

loving our lime tree & long evenings...

see ya tomorrow- unless the gorgeous neighbours *cotton on* to my wi-fi borrowing...

Melissa xxx




16 comments:

  1. Ah, I love an international post like this one Melissa, great to use the cushions for it, (love the chair btw) and seeing all your summer thongs (sorry, but I still have to laugh saying this and meaning something else...)makes me want to move even more! pfff, it's cold here, like you know it from England, so you enjoy that sunshine and the beaches for my family too ok? we miss it! hope your wifi is back on soon so I can see some beach photo's.... glad you are glad to be back but you 'feel' sooooo far away, it's surreal.....anyhoo, enough talking from me, over and out honey, Maureen xx
    (give the kids a virtual hug from us xx)

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  2. The Southerly Buster's just blowing through the Beaches now so I guess you're under it's influence too. Hope this doesn't signify the end of the party that has been the most beautiful 3 days weather wise.

    Love that your cushions are world travellers too. They look perfect.

    Happy Daze.. I am loving the flow of this Summer.

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  3. oh Melissa your floorboards look AMAZING!!!!!

    I think we have a pair of 'thongs' floating around every room and sitting outside every door! Such an Aussie thing :)

    Kel

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  4. Gosh, your floorboards really are gorgeous!

    I don't want to frighten you, but your grandchildren are going to love all the treasures in your house :)

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  5. my kids are still a little hesitant to call them thongs (giggles from european friends still ringing in our ears...thongs are for the ladies!!)...so we just call them 'fongs' LOL !! Love the chairs btw!! happy settling in : ) alison x

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  6. oh this post is so lovely. I love how the cushions are such a reminder of your life in england and your family adventures.

    By the way those cushions look great in your aussie abode xox

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  7. Sounds like you are settling back in just fine :) x x x x

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  8. You articulate so well the little things in life that make us happy. I just read this, nod and smile. Have a lovely day, the sun is shining here beautifully today! Leahx

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  9. Those floorboards are indeed very gorgeous!! So lovely to be re-homing loved items and re-discovering old ones.

    Sounds like you have settled in very quickly...so happy for you. Xx

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  10. Divine floorboards, they'd make me happy too! :) Enjoy the Aussie summer! xo K

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  11. Ooh, how lovely it must be to be home. I can not imagine how great that would be! I know what you mean about bringing a bit of your other world into your home. Here in the States I look around my home and it's crammed with English loveliness (because Blighty does have so many objects of desire... I guess it comes with age, like a grannies jewellery box)... two worlds colliding to make a home which is just perfect for us or in your case, you! Good catching up. Lx

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  12. sound like you're enjoying home! how nice is the weather..not too hot. i live in thongs (the footwear!) and don't like when i can't wear them in winter.
    x

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  13. you sound so happy, Melissa!! wow! I am glad that you have some of your English comforts. glad that you are getting the chance to enjoy your lovely Aussie weather! we are getting ready for snow!! a big storm moving in ;) big hugs, cathy

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  14. Wow...you really went and did it didn't you? Such an awesome move across the globe. Your homeness just flows from what you write. And those Eames chairs...they are my fave. Well done you for leaving in the first place and for returning triumphant. How well it all turned out! Lou x

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  15. I'm so happy to read this, Miss Melissa. You've done such an outstanding job all round. Treasure the re-acquaintance time, Lovely. J x

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Thanks for taking a moment...x

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