World's BEST cashmere - BRORA goes on sale today....

my favourite cashmere company goes on sale in UK today! Much excitement.... When I lived in UK my friend Jo and I would telephone each other the morning of the sale and go through the catalogue deciding what we might buy....(that was half the fun!)

Granted it's not cheap (even in the sale) but the quality is second to none - it is beautiful Scottish cashmere and all the garments are made there and the colours just beautiful... Also, it lasts and lasts and the garments never go 'bobbly' like some cashmere does.... So, to whet your appetite I present to you....

The cropped cashmere cardigan - the colour shown above I believe is 'diesel'...

Gorgeous long wrist warmers......

And the long boyfriend V-neck jumper- a classic....

And lastly, photographed above are two of my much loved Brora cashmere items - cropped cardigan in pale sea green (I have owned this for around 5 years or so and its still as good as new). And a little checked grey cashmere 'throatwarmer' scarf.... the scarf was a present around 4 years ago from my friend Jo.

Back in UK I also have a lovely long grey ribbed cashmere scarf too (so long as dear daughter has not "borrowed" it for use in France whilst skiing!) and a selection of gloves and also, luxury of luxuries (and oh, so warm) two pairs of their cashmere tights....

Warning though - get in there quickly - things sell out so fast....! http://www.brora.co.uk/

The weekend and last Friday

Well this weekend was busy - MIL arrived at the crack of dawn on Friday and we spent the weekend showing her around Melbourne culminating in a trip today (Sunday) with a picnic on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria with a look at the spectaclar 'Twelve Apostles' (photo above) - just breathtaking.

Some flowers for the weekend - well, a bit late really now - sorry, but enjoy all the same - I took the photograph in the shop on Friday - beautiful pink orchids which have lasted all week - so stunning and really make a statement....

And lastly this is what I wore to work last Friday - white shirt from a little shop north of Oxford Street in London, UK, cropped sea green cardi from Brora - fantastic cashmere - http://www.brora.co.uk/ - their sales are especially worth waiting for, and a new black linen skirt from a local Melbourne designer called

Dainy Sawatzky - called 'Paper Lantern Skirt'...... MIL took one look at it and said to me "What on earth is wrong with your skirt - its all funny at the hem and bunches out?" - I replied that it was designed that way to which she retorted "Well, I'd hate to wear it - I would have to keep smoothing it down!" - Told you she was outspoken!! It was a good day in the shop with quite a few customers in and some telephone orders too including one from a gentleman in Sydney who asked for a Carthusia fragrance to be sent to him (Aria di capri)- yes, he knew it was labelled as a 'fragrance for women' but he said he loved it for himself and enjoyed wearing it so, why not - yes, why not indeed? Chacun a son gout as they say .........

I have the day off tomorrow (am doing Tuesday to Fridays in the shop and so I will be taking MIL around the beautiful city of Melbourne) ......

Will post again on Tuesday evening......