Today saw one of the biggest sporting events in this county, if not the biggest…the AFL Grand Final! It is a day when thousands of people jam into the Melbourne Cricket Ground…the famous mecca of sports grounds…to watch the two best teams fight it out to be the 2015 AFL Premiers. My husband went for […]
For the first time ever, the day before one of the biggest sporting events of the year has been made a public holiday, giving us Victorians a lovely long weekend. There has been a lot of fuss about this new public holiday, especially from small businesses who are doing it tough enough as it is. […]
Both my husband and I are musicians, and we love live music…so we always keep an ear out when in the city to find what buskers are out performing…and this particular group has become our favourite! Mixed Up Everything is a band consisting of four brothers, aged 16, 14, 13 and 11…but don’t be deceived […]
Pentridge used to be a notorious prison in Melbourne…Coburg to be exact. Built in 1851, Pentridge housed Victoria’s worst criminals…the very worst… I remember going there when it was first opened to the public after it closed in May, 1997…it was eerie and creepy, but strangely fascinating. I can still remember chills when going into […]
If you are like me, every time the seasons change, you want to add to your wardrobe…even when you already have plenty of outfits! But I have discovered it’s so much fun to freshen up your look with some new pieces, while dressing up last season’s with different accessories. In my case, it’s not so […]
Today I did something I have not done for ages…I spent the morning on my own in the city. My husband had a rehearsal so kindly dropped me off at 9am and I had until 12.30pm to do whatever I wanted! I much prefer having someone with me…especially when vintage shopping as I like having […]
This book is something I would love to be able to do one day…to use photography to show how colourful and unique this city we live in is! But it also shows how much I have to learn… Jaime Murcia has been a professional photographer for over 25 years, and is published across Australia and […]
I am not usually a reader of sports books…and I am definitely not a Western Bulldogs supporter…Go Cats…but I have been wanting to read this particular book since it came out back in March! Bob Murphy joined the Bulldogs via the 1999 draft, and is now currently club captain. Yet I had never really heard […]