We’re pretty darn happy this week – it’s been an all-out Italian fest. And you know how much we love all things Italy. In this week’s IG Edition, we have a test drive of the menu for Festival of Nonna – a celebration in Sydney and Melbourne of meals the way Nonna makes them. Also … Read more
Effervescent, energising and endlessly stylish, Sonia Bavistock – founder of SoniaStyling.com and Scribe+Social tells us her answer to the question: what does romance mean to you? Sonia’s ability to enthuse people and bring them together comes from her generosity, her intelligence, her cheekiness and most of all her honesty. From the start of her fashion, … Read more
If you’ve been reading us for a while and you get our weekly emails I send out, you’ll probably already know it was our anniversary recently. We tend to go a little bit crazy around this time of year – maybe because this is around the time we first met, which was a pretty crazy time … Read more
What a wild and wonderful week it’s been. We’ve got all sorts this IG Edition: sunny walks along the Sydney coast, gin-filled evenings with 5th-generation distillers, visitors from interstate, murder fanatics, cigars, bars and pizzas! I love weeks like these; when you never really know what’s coming up next. We hope this IG Ed keeps … Read more
Save your money on those dozen roses and put more though into these little, unromantic ways to be romantic instead. Anyone can deliver a generic ‘grand gesture’, but only you know the one you love well enough to get the meaningful stuff right. They say romance is in the little things; it’s certainly a motto … Read more
Since we came back from Italy last month, I’ve been longing for taralli. Taralli are little hoop-shaped biscuits that are originally from Puglia in southeastern Italy, where we just were. Last week I decided I’d have a crack at making them. The results were… interesting. We’ve got the details below. Plus, our friend Sean McGrath … Read more
We’re interstate in this week’s IG Edition: we’ve spent the last few days in Melbourne! Home of the Australian café scene, trams and Aussie Rules Football, Melbourne also plays host to a new creative business workshop our friends Emma Kate and Sonia are running called Brand Confetti. Sandwiched between learning some great new skills to … Read more
From champion bar tender to championing clean living, Alexx Stuart of LowToxLife.com has quite a perspective. This fascinating, enthusiastic and generous lady tells us her answer to the question: what does romance mean to you? Alexx has one of the healthiest outlooks on being healthy I’ve ever known. Her positivity and enthusiasm pours from her, … Read more
Every week when I sit down to write this post I wonder what’s going to come out. Mrs Romance and I scan through our photos of the week just gone to recap what kind of week it’s been. It’s actually a great way we’ve found to remember the fun stuff that happens on a daily … Read more
We love finding Father’s Day gifts that go beyond the predictable socks, tools and T-shirts. This year we’ve got some awesome Father’s Day gifts that are not only manly, but also fun, challenging and stylish. In Australia and New Zealand, Father’s Day falls on the first Sunday of September. But across the world, dads are … Read more