Joli Lapin hops all around London town to sift through all the rubbish and find something special. From retro, vintage, designer to highstreet, charity shop chic has never looked (or tasted!) so good.
Today my mum arrived in London. Today also happens to be her birthday and what she wanted to do more than anything was "go to the ocean!!" So we jumped on a train and went to visit the ocean. Mild weather and fairly clear skies, what more could we have asked for? We ended the afternoon eating good ol' traditional English fish & chips at a restaurant overlooking the water - it was perfectly lovely. Happy birthday mum! x
My lovely BFF, SLC, sent me the best belated b-day/x-mas box full of gifts last week. I came home to find the massive box sitting on my kitchen table and jumped up and down full of excitement. Inside, I found, that SLC had put together a box full of all my favourite things! A super cute Marie Antoinette plate- perfect for Joli's breakfasts! Light blue nail polish a la Clueless (our fave movie ever, obviously), lip care, cute socks, a Brooklyn tote and... RECIPE CARDS!! What Joli has always wanted! Thank you, SLC!! Hearts, hearts, hearts - "WAHevaaaaaah!" xx
J'adore my little surprise potato love heart that i came across while cooking the other night!
Crabcakes and rocket salad with figs is a perfect Sunday afternoon snack. 
Happy Sunday!! Joli just found her new favourite magazine! Cellardoor is an online magazine from London with an incredibly cute aesthetic, and content that ranges from fashion to food to decor - everything Joli LOVES!! This magazine may have been made especially for Joli, or at least with her in mind. 
Baby Lola, postcards from Huggs and a daily reminder that I am QUEEN of fucking EVERYTHING! :)
The irreverent take on the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton includes one design with the message: “Thanks for the free day off.”
The 10 designs will be made — like the approved Royal Collection plates — from bone china in Stoke-on-Trent but are expected to sell for £35 — £5 less than the official version bearing the entwined initials of the prince and Miss Middleton. KK Outlet, a design agency in Hoxton Square, is selling its jokey plates online and from its shop from the weekend.
There is a two-week wait for the official plate after the Royal Collection received 30 times more orders than expected. KK Outlet managing director Dave Bell said the agency had come up with “something in keeping with the times...as they are promoting it as a modern' royal wedding”.
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Which one should Joli choose? Naturally, she connects most with 'THANKS FOR THE FREE DAY OFF" plate, because really, THANK YOU FOR THE FREE DAY OFF! You guys are the best. Now cheers to the modern royal wedding!
ELLE Decoration recently spent some time in hot, sunny and lovely Palm Beach and decided to rub it in all our faces by sharing their amazing photos! Click HERE to check out the full album, I wanna go! x
As soon as I left London and headed to Toronto for the holidays, the boyf went into survival mode - eating whatever was left in the house and a lot of frozen pizzas. Feeling a bit sorry for him, upon my return I made one of his fave meals and a surprise cheesecake from scratch! I haven't make a cheesecake in years but I must say it turned out pretty good so thought I'd share the recipe.
My parents stopped buying christmas trees a few years ago, when my mom found a faux palm tree covered in christmas lights that she now prefers to use instead. As fun as it is, there is just something about a faux palm tree that doesn't quite capture the magical christmas qualities of a real tree - even when covered in christmas lights. Luckily, my aunt and uncle's MASSIVE tree held up for our belated xmas dinner last Sunday night, pretty non?
