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posted by [personal profile] laylee at 08:39pm on 01/11/2008 under , , , , ,
I was watching The Bill, but the shrieking teenage girl who is tonight's main protagonist was giving me a headache so changed over to Iron Chef instead. Tonight's theme ingredient is shitake mushrooms. Mmmm, mushrooms...♥

Anyhoo, after my traumatic (embarrassing?) morning, the day turned out to be not so bad after all. I did a whole pile of laundry, went to Organic Gertrude for breakfast where I ran into my friend A and her husband, found a new supplier for my current favourite chocolate confection and paid a highly successful visit to a little bric-a-brac shop in Brunswick. There I found a mint condition powder compact, never used and complete with the little cloth cover it would have arrived in from Germany.

Isn't it cute?
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I also found some fabulous vintage fabric to make a cute summer dress, and this wonderful old coat pattern by Vogue which I am totally making for next winter.

See?
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I want it in red, with a pair of black gloves, black, glace kid heels and a matching handbag. Very Doris Day.

Speaking of shoes, I finally found a pair to wear with my new dress for my sister's part next week. They're a colour I don't usually go for, but when I tried them on with the dress they worked so well I couldn't say no.

What d'you think?
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Right, now I'm going to finish making cupcakes, do the dishes and then ice the cakes with rosewater glace icing. How yummy will they be???
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posted by [identity profile] lamentables.livejournal.com at 10:34am on 01/11/2008
That compact reminds me so strongly of my grandmother - she had a very similar one - and the smell of her powder that I could cry.

I keep wondering about getting back into making clothes, and the allure of vintage dress patterns...

Have we seen the dress to go with the shoes? So that we can make a proper assessment...
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:43am on 01/11/2008
I had a couple of cute compacts years ago but they just lost in the shuffle when I moved to Melbourne. Lately I've been carrying around a mirror compact that someone gave me for my birthday, but I could resist that one when I saw it. It's so chic!

I couldn't even tell you the number of vintage patterns I own. Several large boxes worth is my best estimate. I keep telling myself 'No more patterns!' but then I stumble across treasure like that coat and, well...

No, I haven't photographed the dress. I will do so ASAP for proper flist assessment.
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posted by [personal profile] jamethiel at 10:45am on 01/11/2008
Wow! That compact is stunning!

I made the first steps in getting my tattoo OMG!

Also, the eyes of Sauron on your couch are STARING AT ME!
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 11:02am on 01/11/2008
I don't wear powder, but I will look very smart when I whip that compact out of my bag to retouch my lipstick. Tres chic!

\o/

Don't worry, I'll make sure the eyes won't get you *g*
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 12:50pm on 01/11/2008
I've never tried shi... what you said mushrooms. I would like to be more adventurous, but I'm not, truthfully, that great a cook and fear I would spend a fortune on exotic ingredients only to turn out something inedible. But I do love mushrooms pretty much in general. Mmmmm.

Coat, compact and shoes are all equally fabulous, and so will be the cupcakes, I am sure. I made parkin last night, which is oats/treacle/ginger, and v good for winter - also very filling.
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 09:59am on 03/11/2008
Shitake mushrooms are very like ordinary ones, only with a more intense flavour. They're great for making mushroom soup, or if you grind the dried ones in a spice grinder you can use the powder to flavour soup and stir fries and casseroles.

Yes, I watch a lot of cooking shows. Why do you ask?

I'm a bit worried about the shoes because I haven't had time to break them in. I'll take a back-up pair just in case, but I hope they behave and I won't have to worry about changing.
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 10:38am on 03/11/2008
Would gel insoles help? You can get some that're specially designed for high heels. 'Party feet', I think they're called, and I have no doubt that they are originally American and probably available everywhere. I haven't tried them, as my high-heel days are long behind me. In fact, my next foot-related outlay is likely to be for corn plasters. OH, THE GLAMOUR.
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:56am on 03/11/2008
I am a big fan of the gel insoles, have been for quite some time. They really to make wearing heels easier! However it's the blister factor I'm more worried about. I have a spot on my right foot that is especailly prone to blisters, even in shoes I've been wearing for ages and I really do need a few wears to break a pair in before an event, something I'm just not going to have time for between now and Saturday :~(
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 10:59am on 03/11/2008
*sadface*

Not even wearing them around your apartment in your pyjamas? There is at least a certain decadent glamour to that.

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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 11:03am on 03/11/2008
I would, but I can't be assed at the moment. Also, I got a blister on the weekend from a pair of FLATS! No shoes are safe, not at all.
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 11:07am on 03/11/2008
This is a sad state of affairs. Most shoes make my legs ache, but that's just an age thing. I foresee support tights in my near future. Yup, it just gets better and better.

I meant also to ask about the rosewater icing. Just rosewater and icing sugar, or other stuff too?
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 11:21am on 03/11/2008
The recipe is icing sugar, milk mixed with a little melted butter and a dash of rosewater. Mix until smooth and then place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until spreading consistency. The quantities really depend on how much icing you need. I mostly just guessimate and add the liquid only a little at a time until I think it's right. I wanted to make it pink as well, but I used up the last of my cochineal the last time I made cake.
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posted by [identity profile] dzurlady.livejournal.com at 01:00am on 02/11/2008
All very nice. And rosewater icing is lovely.
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:01am on 03/11/2008
Rosewater icing is fantastic. Smells great and tastes wonderful I don't know why I haven't used it before!
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posted by [identity profile] slashybits.livejournal.com at 02:52am on 02/11/2008
Lovely compact and the coat pattern I love! Very good buying day indeed.

If it is the compact with the mirrors and the cat and shoe on the cover I gave you that
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:12am on 02/11/2008
I've been using the compact you gave me for ages. I love whipping it out and applying lipstick with it. It's so cute!
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posted by [identity profile] slashybits.livejournal.com at 11:58am on 02/11/2008
Hee! Glad you have been enjoying it :) Love the glam coolness of the one you just found though.
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posted by [identity profile] ainsley.livejournal.com at 07:09am on 02/11/2008
Excellent shopping AND excellent couch!
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posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:09am on 03/11/2008
I love my couch. It was the first piece of furniture I owned that wasn't secondhand or a hand-me-down. I'm sitting on it right this moment with my feet propped up on the matching ottoman!
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