In August I was into...
Jo Sharp Silkroad Ultra, earl grey tea, online forums, Kodomo no Kuni, Regency House Party, knitting kittyville hats, Blythe dolls, Samba Comme & Hippie Coco, print gocco and Australian Idol.

In June and July I was into...
The Rowan website, cooking butter chicken, rose-pink coloured anything, bagels, Amelia J's new shoes (imagine these in pearly, purply-pink), vintage inspired cardigans, printing lengths of fabric, boygirlparty, dollmaking, throwing things out of my wardrobe, Hayao Miyazaki, hot chocolate and long strings of beads.

In April I was into...
Princess Meg's Birthday Celebration Cookies, screen printing, fabric hunting, Jennifer Murphy's bears and other silly things, dioramas, new season wool colours, making toys, Haigh's Truffles, Black Books, haberdashery.

the month before, being March, I was into:
Knitting, Loretta Lux, Moomins (always with the moomins), fickr, crafting, Mint Patties, Fussy, Max and Ruby, the beach, My Paper Crane and Francoiz Breut.

Last year, in December , I was into:
Trish Grantham, goauche, Christmas lunch, tea cups, rock scissor paper, wallpaper, mince pies, reading rather than tv, Eltham, Ferry Halim, planning new year's resolutions, greek salad and Friday night pizzas.

the month before, being November, I was into:
Florence Broadhurst designs, Denyse Schmidt quilts, Carson Ellis, water colours, Six Feet Under, Thorina Rose, playdough, drinking water, making wishes, 101 Cookbooks and spicy North African dip.

the month before, being October, I was into:
Icing cakes, crepe paper, lemon grass, Six Feet Under, wooden toys, playing house, the smell of freshly saloned hair, printing, keri's blog, rose tea and The Koala Brothers.

The month before, being September, I was into:
cashews (roasted and salted), The Forsyte Saga season 2, typepad, T2 chai (thanks d!), There.com, icing cakes, Crashburn, Richard Scarry, paper and print, pots of herbs and my Campers.

The month before, being August, I was into:
green grove licorice, making soup stock, vintage juicers, Haigh's hot chocolate, ordering office supplies, Jamie's Kitchen, runcible spoons, a big project due to launch in October, fridaysixpm and early morning cuddles and "conversations" with Amelia J

The month before, being July, I was into:
budgets, mineral water, Harry Potter V, tea and toast and marmalade, Toumani Diabate, pasting things in my sketchbook, dinosaur designs, flannel sheets, Lane Smith.

The month before, being June, I was into:
long distance travel, chocolate'n'peanut butter, fish'n'chips, Larry Gianettino, the sights of San Francisco, pinking shears and Yoshimoto Nara.

The month before, being May, I was into:
long walks with Amelia J, figural kitchenware, nicola cerini bags, kaffe fassett fabric, M. Sasek, the noise filter, realestate.com.au (oh not again!), slow cooked porridge with full cream milk and honey, 24, my Martin Boyd ramekins (fresh from ebay!), slap-in-the-face cold air & Tove Jansson.

The month before, being April, I was into:
Sublime Stitching, market finds, ebay, ginger cake, long walks, Orla Kiely, hot chocolate made with real chocolate, Ida Pearle (thanks Christine!), IKEA Richmond, my sketchbook, Lonely Planet's Travel with Children, cardamom, grinding up vegetables to make into baby food, embroidery threads, Margaret Kilgallen and crocheted scarves.

The month before, being March, I was into:
Armaretti biscuits, apple and raspberry cordial, limes, The Secret Life of Us, Gigi by Colette, baby yoga, showers before bed, Nobody's Doll, Mary Blair, pesto, Art of the Midwest, The Drawing Board, Twinings traditional afternoon tea, my birthday, designing my dream house in my mind, Wilson's Prom, corduroy and Survivor VI.

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