This morning we got up and out of the house way too early for a Sunday but it was all for a good reason…we were heading into the city to take part in the City2Sea! We paired up with another couple…the guys, both who had PSC and subsequent liver transplants, ran the 5kms…us girls were […]
I love the fact that although I have lived in Melbourne all my life, there are still things I am discovering that I had no idea existed…and this is one of them. The Federation Bells consist of 39 bronze bells created to celebrate the centenary of Australia’s federation in 2001. Both the bells, and Birrarung […]
Colouring books are everywhere…even more so now Christmas is looming! The manufacturers of pencils, crayons, text as and paints must be rubbing their hands together…it is a total bonanza! But if you are over colouring, or perhaps can’t quite connect to your inner child, I have an alternative for you…how about dot to dot? This […]
We love tea, so we love to find tea houses that allow us to indulge in some high quality tea, and chat with people who understand that it isn’t all about just a tea bag thrown into some hot water. So it was with excitement that we discovered a tea house in the leafy eastern […]
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to experience High Tea at the Myer Mural Hall…an iconic ballroom, built in 1932 on level 6 of the Myer Building. It was built to host private fashion parades and exclusive events for the Melbourne elite, and the National Trust lists it as being “one of the finest Art Deco […]
My regular readers will know that I love reading books about the fabulous city we live in…the world’s most livable city…Melbourne! The last few books on Melbourne I have reviewed on the blog have been more photographically oriented, but the focus for today is on an anthology of contemporary Melbourne writing. The idea for Melbourne […]
I haven’t done a Mag Monday for a while but I have a really interesting publication to share with you today. When we were at Melbournalia about a month or so ago, I came across the first edition of the Melbourne Dura…a unique print magazine that presents historical “Melbourne tales of intrigue and wonder”. Printed in black and […]
I first met Miss Poppins when we both modeled for Miss Chrissy at the Melbourne Craft Fair back in June last year, and I have been wanting to show you her beautiful hand made creations ever since. We finally crossed paths with her at a Melbourne market a few weekends ago, and it was so […]