October 30th, 2009
Peter Chaplin’s new café
Just found out about Peter Chaplin’s new café in Carr Road of all places. Given he’s a local though it seems as good a location as any.
So this weekend we’ll be: going to Ruby Square Market in Mt Eden, receiving and sampling pies from I Love Pies and hoping to head over to Rock Café for a free Gravity coffee which we won at Coffee Cupid and to discover what is bound to be a sensational place to eat brilliant healthy, proper food.
Hopefully getting some fruit trees and herbs into the garden too.
October 30th, 2009
Ruby Square Market
Tomorrow, Saturday October 31st is the first ever Ruby Square Market in Mt Eden!
Make sure you and your gang turn up – it’s:
9am till 1pm
at Greyfriars Hall
544 Mt Eden Rd
(opposite Salvage)
An amazing lineup of sellers including phoenix trading, holly chic, bllume, todocecilia, i am, colestown, pipi child, savoie, jo muir, 2′9″ handcrafted toys, designline collections and lily’s make believe.
The next markets planned are for the 14th November, 5th & 12th December.
More info at www.rubysquare.co.nz
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October 22nd, 2009
NZ’s favourite Recipe
Entries close this weekend for NZ’s favourite recipe. And there’s 17 days left to vote for your favourite. Sharlene from Forrest Hill’s doing pretty well – she’s got two in the top ten. Go Sharlene!
There are over 2,000 recipes and loads of people have already visited the site and voted.
Have your say today!
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October 20th, 2009
Lovely NZ on Facebook
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October 20th, 2009
Here we go…
We’re back. After a year in London and four months house-hopping we’re nearly home, and ready to tend to Lovely NZ. If you have a place you’d like to see featured please send us an email and a photo too if you have one. Thanks, and see you very very soon.
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October 19th, 2009
Bringing it all together
Tonight begins the job of pulling content from all three Lovelies into the one site. And time too to being the new categories. More on that soon and as time permits.
For now please visit lovelyshops, lovelyfood and lovelyblogs – all sites will be updated with news on developments.
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October 23rd, 2008
Nature baby
Our favourite shop for all the kids basics – merino tops, body suits and pyjamas, Nature Baby is one of the best things to ever come out of New Zealand. Thank goodness they’ve got an online shop because we probably couldn’t manage without them when offshore.
Their organic cotton and merino clothes are made to last (by a collective in India) – our daughter has had oodles of wear from everything we’ve ever bought from there. They’ve been handed down and will be handed back for our next one – all with plenty of life left in them yet.
If you can pay a visit their Grey Lynn and Newmarket shops are a delight to visit. There are lots of toys that aren’t on their web site and they’ve got play areas full of fun distractions so you can shop and browse to your heart’s content. Everything in Nature Baby; cotton, babyfood, nappies – it’s all organic by default.
Just released – their new Kid Nature label. Everything we know and love about Nature Baby, now for big kids too!
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December 30th, 2007
Ruby & Sol – curious collectibles
Ruby & Sol has closed down – however Sherry is starting up again online at ShopVintage.co.nz with beautiful handmade homewares.
62 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland Tel. 09-378 0357 Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
If you were one of the many who discovered Sherry Roberts’ shop Ruby & Sol in Richmond Rd in February this year, you will be thrilled to know that she is back, this time in the front of a lovely villa in Williamson Ave.
People were so enthusiastic about her first foray into the retro retail market, Sherry decided to keep on collecting and has filled two rooms with wonderful bits and pieces.
“Having a shop with such a loose genre allows me the freedom to collect, play and display and sell anything that appeals to me. I’m not stuck in any particular era although I don’t think anything in here has ever worn a bar code. The recycling aspect of this business appeals to me too.”
You will find furniture, lamps, crockery, glassware, clocks, paintings, photography, mirrors, beautiful little girls dresses, toys, linen, jewelry, handbags, shoes, silk sarongs and scarves.
Just because it was practical and useful didn’t mean it wasn’t beautiful.” Case in point: check out Sherry’s amazing collection of retro kitchenware and aprons.
Sherry is also happy to hunt down that special item that you know is out there somewhere and you just don’t have the time to search for it.
This is most definitely one of the loveliest shops we have ever found, anywhere. And it is refreshingly reasonably priced too. Another excellent reason to visit – you will actually be able to afford something.
The problem you will be faced with of course is narrowing your choice of item down to the very one you like the most. Happy shopping!
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December 18th, 2007
Brown Sugar Kitchen update
267 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland
Tel. 09-360 0593
They’ve changed their name. Not quite sure why. But now they’re called Sugar Brown’s Bakehouse. Hmm. Well, whatever they’re called, we have discovered a little secret. Go at five to five on a Saturday (and possibly other days too) and cakes are all two for one.
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