I have long been a fan of the lovely Faux Fuchsia. She is hilarious, smart, stylish and not to mention GORGEOUS. She bakes, entertains, applies lipstick and nail polish like I can only dream of and cushions with superior grace and expertise. Yes, I’m gushing…you would too. I was quite beside myself to be able to meet her in person last night at a lovely dinner hosted here at Nikki’s place. Caitlin from Mother Down Under also joined us for the evening – I was lucky enough to meet Caitlin at Problogger last year and she was my insider when Mrs W and I headed to New York – she was so helpful in giving us lots of inside info.
Nikki and Mr SY trotted out a delightful dinner party for us all. Some champagne to start with a retro prawn cocktail, then some amazing chicken on the BBQ with sweet potato wedges (tossed in maple syrup, nutmeg, olive oil and salt and pepper) and Jamie Oliver’s French peas. Dessert FF herself whipped up one of her trademark baked cheesecake…gluten free nonetheless for Nikki.
What a lovely evening it was! The chance to meet bloggers in person who you have admired for many a year is a wonderful privilege. I sat back and thought last night about this funny online business. The people it’s led me to, the places I’ve been to, the things I’ve seen and done. Quite something really.
Now if you will excuse me, I have left over cheesecake that needs seeing to.
What a lovely dinner party, compliments to the host and hostess, it is great to see Nikki enjoying her new home so much.
She sure is, it’s gorgeous!
Your photos are gorgeous! What a great dinner it must have been. I love Paddington, I lived there for years before I move to Redcliffe. I really miss it now. Rachel x
I’ve really loved this place – great shops and cafes and just a lovely feel to it. I’m very impressed!
It was such a fun night…and so many sequins!
I hope that you had the best lunch today…and enjoyed the rest of the your time in Brissy!
It sure was Caitlin – so lovely to see you again. Hope your class went well? We had a lovely lunch at the Stokehouse…very impressive! x
I love your recap of the night Beth and I really like the sound of faux fushia she sounds very good at everything,gorgeous pics,thank you for sharing Beth x
You would love her blog Lisa – be sure to check it out.
I’ve been a fan of FF for around five years and was lucky to meet her in 2011. A gorgeous woman. Her blog is wonderful. Glad you met her 🙂
She sure is! I remember you talking fondly of her when we were in NY 🙂
lovely to meet you and hope you had a safe trip home x
also I have nicked the cheesecake snap for the blog hope this is ok!
Course! x
Thanks for the heads up about some gorgeous bloggers.
Looks like a fantastic night was had by all!!
Oh and the link to Mother Down Under is heading to FF x
Thanks for that Liz…have fixed now x
I loved seeing all you ladies being gorgeous on the weekend. Miss you crazy cats. xxx
Same! I hope I see you soon sweets…have been cheering you on from afar for all your efforts – you look and sound so positive and beautiful! x
Oh my lord have you ever? Thank you darling you too! I’ve been seeing all your runs and thinking ‘Go BEV!!!!’. xxx
What I would have given to be at that dinner party. You would have had to forcibly remove me from it by the end of the night!