Summer Living

 

 

Summer fun in technicolour!

For me summer is all about bright colours.

Big smiles and laughter,

long days at the beach

surfing, swimming and playing games.

It's also about road trips down the coast

catching up with friends and entertaining on our deck.

What does summer mean to you?

Melissah xox

Images via 1-4 Photograher Tobias Lundkvist, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 heartsmoodboard by Coastal Style

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Australia Day Party

True Aussie Styele

Loving this Australia Day Party Inspiration.
It really captures the essence of Australian beach style.
Barbequed prawns and slow cooked lamb,
wattle flowers and gum leaves casually arranged in glass jars,
Anzac biscuits for dunking in tea
~ all put together in an effortless and relaxed style.

What a great way to entertain this Australia Day!

Melissah xox

Images via Carbine Avenue, fashion by Lagu 

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Lazy Weekends

 

 

Easy Living

This weekend is all about friends and casual entertaining.
Friends from Melbourne are coming for a couple of days of rest and relaxtion
then on late Sunday it's local friends for drinks on the deck.
I am planning on easy entertainment, fuss-free meals
and casual barbeques so I get a chance to relax and catch up with our guests. 

Melissah xox

Images via 1, 2 + 4 collage by Coastal Style, 3, 5, 6
 

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Lazy Beach Days

 

 

Life's a Beach

With all the mayhem of Christmas over
both my body and my stomach needs a rest!
I am so looking forward to some lazy beach days ~
filled with nothing much except
Lying on the beach, the occasional swim,
relaxed entertaining, barbeques on the deck and\
just generally lounging about, doing nothing ... can't wait!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

Melissah xox

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Romantic Beach Picnic

I love a good beach picnic ...

so I am loving this gorgeous romantic inspiration.

Nothing beats a beach picnic during the school holidays. 

I think the key to a good picnic is being organised and well prepared.

Write a checklist before heading off and keep an eye on the weather.

 Here a few good tips for helping you plan your next picnic.

1.  Decide on the day.  Make your final decision on the day there's nothing worse than a picnic in the rain or on a cold, windy day. Similarly you don't want to picnicing in a hot, blustery 40 degree day either.
2. Choose food that tastes great cold. Beaches are not the best place to be setting up a barbecue, so the best option is to make sure that you select food that tastes wonderful when it is cold. Some great choices for a beach picnic include:
   

   • Cheeses & antipasto with crusty bread
   • Raw vegetables with dips
   • Ready made sandwiches or rolls
   • Quiche or zucchini slice
   • Pasta and rice salads
   • Fruit salad or whole fruit
   • Slices of cake, cookies or brownies
3. Aim for finger food.  This will reduce the need for too many knives, forks and plates. However, you will probably still need serving spoons or forks for some items of food. And don't forget the serviettes - they'll be useful for removing sand as much as food crumbs! 
4. Keep the drinks chilled.Take along a cooler to keep drinks chilled for the whole time you are there. 
5. Bring a picnic blanket.  It is much more pleasant to sit on a picnic blanket than directly on the sand. This will also help keep some sand out of the food, although this is almost inevitable anyway! 
6. Take shade items. Make sure there is some protection from the sun where you are going or back a beach tent or beach umbrella.
7.  Don't forget hats, sunnies and sunscreen.You don't want anyone coming home burnt like a lobster!
   
   

Melissah xox

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