101 things I love about New York

3. Central Perk [I mean Park]

101 things I love about New York

2. Manhatten from afar 

101 things I love about New York

1. Upper East Side tulips in Spring (photo taken April 2005)

Life's little luxuries

Elizabeth Rosa fine stationery @ Double Bay and Leura. 

Worth the trip for the shopper bag alone... 

This Sartorialist snap...

...really makes me want to buy Raybans 

How long is too long to line up for a cupcake?

Magnolia bakery... worth the wait

www.magnoliabakery.com

NYC marathon

What's better than winning the lottery? 

Winning the NYC marathon lottery! 

The amazing course starts at Staten Island, winds through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Harlem and the Upper East Side, finishing up at Tavern on the Green in Central Park.

See the course map here  

Autumnal red

Canberra is a city with real seasons. 

Beautiful reds and oranges in autumn, dry all-encompassing heat in summer, vibrant colour in spring, and colder than cold in winter. 

Telopea Park, Kingston. 

Q&A audience

I'm going to be in the Q&A audience this coming Thursday. The Q&A team is heading to Canberra for the budget special. For more details see here

Hum - what question to ask?

Federal govt commits to paid maternity leave

See here for more details 

High Tea is the best meal of the day

Vintage Chanel @ the Met

Diane Kruger in *hot* vintage Chanel mini-dress and [man-bag] Josh Jackson. 

Model as Muse: the 2009 Met Ball

Loving Anja Rubik in Balmain