It’s really tiresome when people moan about the weather.

So I’ll keep it brief.

It’s bloody hot in Melbourne. It’s meant to be autumn and yet we’re having a heat wave. We’re on our tenth consecutive day of 32 degrees plus (that’s 90F for my northern hemisphere friends). Overnight the mercury is hovering around 26 degrees (79F). Yesterday when I got into my car the dashboard read 48 degrees (118F). So what do I do? Buy some scarves, of course.

If I can’t have autumn, I’ll think autumnal thoughts. Cool mornings, clear days. The switch from the kids playing backyard cricket to backyard footy. Flirting with the idea of making soup. Throwing on a cardie because it gets a little chilly. And scarves….

In an effort to fly in the face of THIS BLOODY HEAT WAVE, I picked up two new scarves – both lightweight, both PERFECT FOR AUTUMN (do you hear me, autumn?!).

The first is from Etsy store, Brookish – it’s Mr Darcy’s proposal printed in aqua text on white jersey. It’s going to look fab with my new apple green cardigan.

The second is a cosier wrap-around scarf from Storiarts, printed with text from The Great Gatsby. This one will see me well into the footy season.

So autumn… Bring it on.