Category Melbourne Life
Photography101 – Day 6 – Connect
This bridge crosses the Yarra River near my home. It provides a vital link to the popular Yarra Bend Park and is in constant use by cyclists, joggers and locals out walking with their dog, family or friends. I thought it a very fitting subject for today’s theme of connect.
Photography101 – weekend challenge 2 – black and white
My second challenge this weekend is take some photos in black and white. Anyone who has followed my blog in the past knows that I LOVE colour. Whenever I have a camera in my hand I gravitate towards bright colours – a red bicycle, autumn leaves, a sunset, a brightly painted building – so black […]
Sailing
Every Wednesday evening from October through to March I go sailing. I’m out of work no later than five o’clock and jostling with traffic on Punt Road so that I can be at Royal Brighton Yacht Club ready for Twilight Racing. Once there I take the long walk along the pier where I pass many […]
Eating out in Abbotsford
I’m very spoilt for choice when it comes to eating out in my new neighbourhood. Just down the road is Victoria St which has countless Vietnamese restaurants, a great Korean place, and so many more eateries that I haven’t discovered yet. A few blocks away is the Carringbush Hotel, and on the ground floor of […]
Moving house
I’ve just moved. My new apartment (really a flat) is tiny but perfect for me. It’s located in an old heritage building in Abbotsford called Denton Mills, which used to be a hat factory. I’ve done a bit of research since moving in and have discovered that the factory was built in 1888 in ‘colourful […]
Open Studios
Open Studios at the Nicholas Building is one of my favourite Melbourne events. Located on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street the building is an impressive landmark, but its real interest and beauty lies within – when you walk inside you are transported to another era. The Nicholas Building was built in 1926 […]
Tasma Terrace and Steampunk
I work in a beautiful part of East Melbourne surrounded by historic buildings and parks, most notably St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Old Treasury building. Just across the street, is a three story Victorian terrace building called Tasma Terrace. At the back of the building is The Commune, a cafe that I visit at least […]
John, Jane, Em, Doll, Dior and me
If you happen to be in the city at this time of year and see a very long line of people, they are most likely queuing to see one of the many hundreds of movies on the Melbourne International Film Festival program. Over 18 days, around 165,000 people brave the cold Melbourne winter to enjoy […]
Chapel Street
Over the past few years I have been a regular visitor to a monthly design market at the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne. I found two of my best ever vintage buys there – a pair of beautiful Bally lace up high heel shoes and a classic brown leather Oroton bag (circa 1980). I can’t […]
The street where I live
The street where I live comes to life very early each morning. There are the bakers who have already been up for many hours baking bread, pastries and cakes. The butcher lays out his window display ready for the day and the greengrocers wheel their crates of fruit and vegetables from the back of the shop […]
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