Over the past month, we have done quite a few speaking gigs…sharing my husband’s transplant story and talking about the importance of organ donation. One of my favourite parts is the question time…you just never know what questions the audience will come up with! So today, I thought I would share five questions/answers, just in […]
Gadget Review – Kobo Aura H20
By Sarah in Gadgets Tags: e-reader, Kobo, Kobo Aura H20
Last week, I wrote about five reasons why I bought an e-reader…today, I thought I would share with you the e-reader that I am using. To be honest, this was all a bit of an impulse buy…I hadn’t really done a lot of research, apart from the knowledge that the two main players in this […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 39
By Sarah in Fashion, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: op shop fashion, vintage, What I wore
A much better week to start March…although the weather has gone a little crazy with no need for jackets and jumpers yet! So this is what I wore for the week… What I Wore…Monday 29th February – Sunday 6th March For our extra day due to the Leap Year, I wore a Cue skirt I […]
Falling in love with film photography
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography Tags: 120 film, film camera, medium format, vintage camera, Yashica Mat-124 G
I have fallen in love with the film photography world…the medium format film world exactly. And it is all because of this gorgeous vintage camera…. I had gone to visit Film Never Die to ask for advice on buying a film camera, thinking I would end up with an old SLR or even a compact, […]
Light up your walk with FlashDog
By Sarah in Cairn Terriers, Gadgets, General Tags: FlashDog, glow collar, LED collar, LED lead, Nite Ize
We have two Cairn Terriers…brindle terriers…who are almost impossible to see in the dark. My husband often takes them early, which lately means before the sun comes up as we head into the cooler months. It has been my worry for ages that if one of them got away, he wouldn’t be able to see […]
Laneways of Melbourne – Presgrave Place
By Sarah in Melbourne, Travel Tags: Howery Place, Laneways of Melbourne, Melbourne, Presgrave Place, street art
We have walked past the entrance of this little laneway many times, but never thought to check it out till I discovered the Presgrave Place Street Art feed on Instagram. To find it, you head to Little Collins Street and turn into Howery Place…you will see the street sign just a short way down on […]
Camp SEDA Open Day 2016 – Seeing Eye Dogs in Training
By Sarah in General, Melbourne Tags: Camp SEDA, guide dog, seeing eye dog
Today we made our now annual trip across town to Kensington, to go to the Camp SEDA Open Day. Camp SEDA is the Seeing Eye Dogs Australia breeding and training facility which is open to the public once a year… We have sponsored guide dogs for years now, and for the last couple of years, […]
My Friday Five – Reasons to use an e-reader
By Sarah in Friday Five, Gadgets, Travel Tags: e-books, e-ink screen, e-reader, My Friday Five
Although I love gadgets, I have been putting off getting an e-reader for ages, as I much preferred reading real books. I love the smell and feel of turning the pages in a good book! I actually did buy an e-reader about five or six years ago, but it quickly ended up in the drawer, […]