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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last week, I wrote about my husband retiring from playing in brass bands, but there is one band that he is still involved in…and it is a brand new one. Over the weekend, about 30 or so brass and percussion players gathered to put in some long hours rehearsing…Victoria Brass was in session for it’s […]
Yesterday, another chapter in our lives closed…my husband played at his last brass band competition as he is going to take some time off. Brass bands have been a part of our lives forever…we actually met through being in the same band. He was…and still is…a top cornet player and conductor who had grown up […]
Despite feeling sad that we were missing out THE blogging event of the year happening up on the Gold Coast, we ended up having a fun weekend away in Ballarat! We stayed in a fabulous place….which I will write about in the next few days… Despite it raining while we were out walking on Friday […]
I have loved the movie Strictly Ballroom for years…it would be one of my all time favourites as I used to dance ballroom as a teenager. But for some reason, I never had any inclination to go see the stage musical version, even though it is currently showing here in Melbourne. Then I received an […]
Last night I went to a show that literally blew my mind…Rotunda is performed by the New Zealand Dance Company, and features music performed live on stage by one of Australia’s best brass bands, Darebin City Brass. Now I have to admit I would not have gone to see it if my husband wasn’t playing […]