Monday 23rd February

The fabulous new autumn/winter collection 2015 from Paula Ryan opens today so you should start receiving Paula's fashion tips and great ideas from  tomorrow onwards.

We hope you enjoy the campaign and that you will be really excited when you see the clever easy to wear designs. You won't be able to resist adding to your Paula Ryan wardrobe.

February 2015

Huge task...we are a week and a bit into it and of course Pandora's Box has well and truly opened...not much you can do when a 130 year old house starts to fall apart...the bathroom was the first casualty.

My son has come to the rescue again and being the veritable handyman has made smart work of the demolition...unfortunately the asbestos experts had to be called in but they did a great job and I would happily recommend them...it has been a mammoth task and had to be completely rebuilt...(see image, rather fancy showering with nature) the walls are ready for the waterproofing and tiling and soon we can dispense with the ghastly porta loo and having to visit family for showers....nearly there.......

14th February 2015

Leo's shirt rack...the little man is now 11 weeks old today and he is doing really well, in fact the pediatrician thinks he is quite advanced!!!!! he is smiling at us all now, so the sleepless nights are all forgotten...

12th February 2015

The next thing to do was to visit the Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition @NGV...so very very clever especially the 'real life' mannequins...really worth seeing...he seems to be a really nice man too.

Had a little trip down to Tassie to the fabulous 'MONA' gallery, arrived by the hydrofoil - champagne and canapes on the way there and champagne and petit fours on the way back ...great restaurants - 'franks' @franklin wharf and smolz @salamanca square...the henry jones art hotel was a great place for pre dinner drinks listening to piano and sax..forgot how pretty hobart is, the last timeI was there was 30 years ago.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year...don't forget to support your local shops because there won't be any very soon...and without competition there will definitely NOT be low prices anymore.

Have a really wonderful New Year also...it will be the year of the Goat in February so if it hasn't started off well for you, you can start again at Chinese New Year.

Friday 12th December

Wonderful News...Leo William was born this week...my first grandchild...everyone is really well and so excited.

 

Friday 30th October

It is official the Paula Ryan Pre Order is now open for bookings.

From November 28th to December 8th 2015...hourly from 10am to 8 pm every day...BOOK NOW

16th October 2013

Mum's artwork

1921-2013

Haven't done much blogging lately...don't know where the time has gone.

...what have I been doing? Apart from Instagram and Facebook updates....Definitely not swanning around Italy like Fiona and Claire, not walking in beautiful countryside like thecountryphiles,not conferencing in Phillip Island like Kate and Em, nor having a great time in Vietnam like Georgie...nor tripping around Japan like my cousins Diana and also Warren (the other side of the family)...my life is pretty dull really compared...but I have to say this retirement thing really seems to suit me....off to get the cot for my very first grandchild on Sunday...we are up to 30 weeks now!!!!

PAULA RYAN PRE ORDER

I have just seen the fabulous new Winter 2015 range for Paula Ryan - looks like the next Pre Order will be last week in November. This will solve the problem of styles selling out before they are promoted in the weekly emails - SO MANY HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED -  I will keep you posted.

Sustainable, pre loved vintage handknits - created and designed by Susie Sedgwick for the Soleilo Store