We love live music but because life gets so busy, we don’t get to go to concerts often. But I make an effort to make sure we go to at least one big live concert a year….last year we saw the totally amazing Queen! We almost missed out this year but at the last moment, […]
Apologies to those who have no interest in or knowledge of AFL Football, but I need to get something off my chest! I am a proud Geelong Cats supporter….have been all my life. Thankfully I am married to another proud Geelong supporter so our house is definitely all about the blue and white hoops. We […]
A chance reading of a local paper led us to discover a fabulous car show last weekend…the Maling Road Auto Classico… Maling Road is a gorgeous street in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, and one I know very well although I haven’t been back there for ages. I can’t think of a better setting with […]
As a keen Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries fan, I had been looking for another Australian murder-mystery series set in past eras to watch. I came across Doctor Blake Mysteries purely by accident, and was immediately hooked! It stars well know Australian actors Craig McLachlan as police surgeon Dr Lucien Blake, and Nadine Garner as his […]
I love film photography and I love quirky, and we recently discovered an exhibition that combines both! Patrick Pound: The Great Exhibition is the first comprehensive exhibition of the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist and it is currently being held at NGV Australia. Pound is an avid collector…something I can relate to as nowadays I am […]
Snail mail is rapidly becoming a vintage concept…even those horrible bills are disappearing from our post boxes and appearing in our emails instead. I must admit that often I will go to our post box to find it empty…clearly I need to do some more online shopping! But what I really miss is the fun […]
Today is Anzac Day…a very important day. It is a national day of remembrance as we in Australia and New Zealand…plus in various locations across the world…stop to commemorate those have served and/or died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. The date itself marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by […]
I am Australian…I was born here as were my parents, their parents and their parents before that. My husband is first generation Australian…his parents were born in England…but he is also a proud Australian, just like me. We love our country and can’t imagine living anywhere else… Tomorrow is Australia Day….the 26th January. It used […]