A farm visit

Last weekend I had a birthday and me and a group of friends and family visited Lavandula to celebrate, which is a beautiful Swiss-Italian lavender farm just outside of Hepburn Springs. It has a romantic garden and there's a rustic cafe, fields of lavender, olive trees, grapes and animals. We were there with three toddlers and three babies, and the toddlers had a wonderful time talking to the emu and pony, running through the lavender, stalking geese and jumping in puddles. The autumn trees are out so the farm was awash with burnt red, yellow and orange. It's a gorgeous place to while away an afternoon and highly recommended by me. See www.lavandula.com.au

By the seaside

I had a lovely Easter in the little coastal town of Port Fairy on Victoria's shipwreck coast. It has become very trendy in the past few years with gorgeous accommodation places, cool cafes, lovely homewares stores, and beautiful beaches. I had divine lemon pudding ice cream at a cafe called Bella Claire, and Rebecca's Cafe served sumptuous meals and cakes. Just a few photos to share with you if ever you're in Victoria and you'd like a weekend escape. I've never stayed there but my pick of places to stay based purely on location and the exterior would be Oscars Waterfront Boutique Hotel http://www.oscarswaterfront.com/