It was about time Mum and I did something special with each other. As it was her birthday recently, I thought it to be the perfect opportunity to arrange a long weekend away together for a bit of R&R and Mum/Daughter specialness. 

I booked us both in at the Satyananda Ashram on the beautiful property in Rocklyn.
We enjoyed walking around the grounds and exploring the impressive veggie garden before stopping for a herbal tea.
After the ring of a bell, we headed inside to enjoy our guided meditation, and afterwards enjoyed our lunch on the grass.

With the perfect start to our weekend away, and our minds in the right place we headed for our beautiful accommodation in Daylesford. We stayed at The Studio which was prime location, at the base of the Vincent Street shops and just around the corner from Harvest (which is now my most favourite health food store and cafe in the entire world!)

The rest of the weekend had us relaxing, exploring the lake, picking flowers, chatting over chai and then keeping warm inside once the storm rolled in.
I intend for more of this to be in our lives more often!












I just love going away, visiting new places, exploring new ground. A small while ago during Autumn (ok it was last year but I didn't have the blog then. So much catching up to do!) I took Mum away for a Mother-Daugher weekend. We stayed at Braeside in beautiful Mount Macedon, a small town north west of Melbourne. Far away enough to be away from city life, but close enough to only be about an hours drive.

Our hosts Julie and Jim were incrediblely hospitable, with Jim stoking our fire throughout the day and Julie baking the most delicious home made bread.
During our stay we walked around the grounds, enjoyed a delicious morning tea at the Cafe onsite, visited the chooks and collected eggs for Julies kitchen.

After some rest and relaxation we headed into Kyneton to explore Piper St before weaving our way through long highways to return home.



















I have a beautiful little Fujifilm X100s which I love to keep with me most places I go. It's the perfect size for it. Often I'll explore neighbourhoods, finding inspiration and beauty in the every day. It's always around us, just waiting for someone to witness it's charm. 


      

     

      

      

      




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