Scout Finch

As the weather continues acting like a crazy mo fo here in Brisbane, I decided to make this post about things that have grabbed my attention lately.

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First off, if you haven’t already, make sure you get down to the Lifeline Bookfest. It finishes today (Monday January 28) and the last day (ie SALE DAY they call it) is amazing.

In fact, they say sale day has become almost as famous as the event itself. I went last week and picked up some great finds. Cracked me up how many Dan Brown books I found…piles and piles of the Da Vinci Code. That’s because it’s crap people….crap I say.

On Sale Day apparently the books in the priced section all come down to a $1 and books in the unpriced section become their classic ‘fill-a-bag’ special where you fill a bag for $5, or fill three for $10.

The High Quality section becomes their priced section – that is, all books $2.50. The rare and collectables – in the glass cabinet – are half price. The bookfest is at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane.

If possible (weather permitting and you aren’t in danger) get down there today. All money goes to the great charity.
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In case you don’t know, I am obsessed with Babushka dolls. LOVE, love, love them.

It’s with this in mind, that my lovely husband decided to surprise me with a Babushka doll birthday cake, which was modeled off the authentic Russian Babushka doll he gave me for my birthday.

I’ve added a photo of the real Babushka doll and the photo of the cake. How great does it look?

The cake!

What a cake…I have to give the amazing Brisbane cake-making team a plug here as they did an amazing job and even made a baby wheat and dairy free version for me as well.

They are called Cakestar (www.cakestar.com.au) – check them out.
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Lastly, recently while in Melbourne for the Australian Open (I know, never thought I would be saying that I actively went and watched sport live – I blame Mr Scout) I was on the hunt for the perfect cup of coffee to feed my caffeine addiction.

I had heard great things about the funky trio who ran a small hole-in-the-wall coffee shop in the middle of the subway Campbell Avenue (under Degraves Street).

These cool dudes love their coffee! So much so that when a customer in line (before us) was too engrossed in his phone and missed his order, the dude yelled out “hey get off twitter and get this coffee while it’s hot.”

Rude or not (I say not!), I don’t care…it’s brilliant coffee.

Cup of Truth – best baristas in Melbourne.

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