April was a funny month. I can’t believe it’s over, but at the same time Easter feels like so long ago. I feel like winter has snuck up on us early this year – so of course I caught a nasty cold 🙁 But there was still lots of good food and fun moments in between bowls of chicken soup and empty tissue boxes. I also booked a flight to Manila so now I have two overseas trips to look forward to this year. This weekend I’m headed down to Melbourne for the first time since 2012 for much eating and drinking and celebrating my lovely housemate’s birthday! Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram.

I took my little sister Beth for a gorgeous birthday lunch at North Bondi Fish early in the month. Everything we had there was great, but I especially loved the citrus cured salmon bruschetta. I’ll write up a full review soon.

You just can’t look at a bunch of sunflowers and feel unhappy.

When I was sick at home with a cold, I got the craving for homemade bread and whipped up a batch of No Knead Bread. It made the whole place smell amazing as it was baking, and was delicious still warm with lots of good butter.

As soon as I got my strength back, I went on long walks around the neighbourhood and found this typographic gem.

This photo of an amazing #sydneysunset from my window went crazy on Instagram. I love living here. Every time you look out the window it is different. I’ll never take that view for granted.

The Coogee Pavilion burger is regularly included in Sydney’s Top Burger lists, so I had to try it for myself, and I can say it definitely deserves a place. I wish the cheese was melted, but everything else was delicious. Super impressed with the food and decor in this gorgeous venue.

I was sitting on the couch next to a pile of clean laundry and got a fright when it started to move. I found this little terror curled up inside!

The best snacks for movie night? Sprinkle covered doughnuts. Of course we had to rewatch The Avengers and Winter Soldier before going to see Age of Ultron 😉

Inspiring Reads

• I feel like we all need a little help with this sometimes – 8 Tips for Achieving Work/Life Balance via Random Little Faves
• This Pink Colour Study from I Spy DIY is AMAZING.
• These photos from Marrakech via Designlovefest have definitely sparked my wanderlust. That blue!
• Have you ever thought about making your own gummy candy? A Beautiful Mess shows you how. 
• These Vertical Roll Cakes from Call Me Cupcake are so unique, and as always Linda’s photos are incredible. I can’t stop looking at them. Would you go for the chocolate or strawberry rhubarb?