Winter Warmers

Imagine if you will; the crispy, slightly burnt edges of a rich chocolate brownie... in liquid form. Now add a smidgen of chilli, not a whole lot, just the littlest bit to ward off the guilt of this amazing hot chocolate. This is the Hot Widow, my new winter fave.

Don't be fooled by the standard brown-cup-white-lid combo. It's what's inside that counts after all...

Popped my ASOS cherry.

I usually steer clear of even looking at nice online stores since even though the prices may be good, the shipping costs to Australia are usually something just short of daylight robbery- enter ASOS with FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE (no minimum spend required) yes, you heard me. Music to my ears.

Anywhoo, I am well aware that I'm a bit behind on the ASOS bandwagon, but I finally made my first purchase and got way too excited when I came home to the package on my doorstep. Another thing I love is that they estimate delivery to be 13-14 days and it actually took that long, no agonisingly long wait!

My haul: over-the-knee socks, oversized faux fur clutch (and when they say oversized, they're not kidding!), 2 rings and a bustier look knit jumper. I stupidly ordered the rings in a size small so they only fit on either my left ring finger, or my right pinkie which is a bit of a downer since I usually wear oversized rings on my middle fingers but hey, you learn.

And just to throw it in there, my new scarf from Forever New, because it is so nice and soft and fluffy but part of me dies a little each time I notice a thread that has been snagged on something.

Bring on winter.

Dancing with you in the summer rain.

According to the calendar we are well into Autumn, but lately the Perth heat has proven otherwise. That is, until the heavens finally opened up this morning and gave us some much needed rain (and relief from the high temps). I'm hoping this means I can finally bring my winter staples out of hiding (and of course make room for new ones). I'm craving some nice chunky knit sweaters and scarves and a chic trench is definitely on my 'need' list.

The only downside is that I haven't planted the Tulip and Babiana bulbs I bought, better get onto that soon, or they'll end up in the fridge for yet another year!