Street libraries have been in the news and on facebook. These cute little libraries are just on the side of the road. They come in different shapes and sizes, are waterproof and have a see through door. My attention was drawn to them by a reader of this blog. Thank you! I went to…
Read More
This gallery which is part of the Port Phillip Town Hall and council offices is a source of continuing fascination and stimulus to locals. There is always something interesting and different to see. The current exhibition of paintings by Anne Middleton is a stand out. It is called Gates of Paradise. Walk through the…
Read More
I decided to have a rest from Asian food. Asian food is so good, and so easily available I tend to eat it most of the time. I ended the old year with dinner at Uncle one of my favourite Vietnamese restaurants, also in Balaclava. So far this year I have eaten yum cha,…
Read More
The Hank Marvin Market is a good place to get breakfast on a Saturday. See melbourneplaces visit a few weeks ago. There are various options and last Saturday I opted for the breakfast burger from The Little Mushroom Company food truck. I love mushrooms and I could think of nothing nicer on a cold…
Read More
I hang out all winter waiting for spring and then summer but it is spring that wakes me up and says,”Get out there. Get some fresh air. It’s the time to be out and about.” We celebrated the first day of spring on September the 1st. We passed the spring equinox on September 22nd…
Read More
Batch is still here. I first wrote about Batch on this blog in 2010. It is wonderful to find that some places don’t turn over. The media is full of reviews of a new place opening their doors. So they should be we need to know what is happening out there. For example…
Read More
During my blog holiday the Hank Marvin Market opened in Alma Park St Kilda East. It has become a regular haunt on a Saturday morning. It opened while Alma Parks still had an upgrade under way. The months during winter were muddy but the crowds still came. The up-grade is now finished and…
Read More
Carlisle Street is bathed in late-autumn sun and it is buzzing with locals and visitors. We stroll through this crowd to Ilona Staller for lunch. It is a special lunch for us and we are early. We wander into their lovely Art Deco entrance and they let us in and give us a menu…
Read More
We talk a lot about clean and green these days. Clean and green was the first thing I thought when I climbed the stairs to first floor dining area of Uncle on Carlisle Street, St Kilda. I think it is the plain wood tables but also the light that comes from high up…
Read More
I have eaten so much wonderful, rich, delicious and memorable food over the holiday season I think there is a need to slow down and pull back as we move into January. It is a time to eat something that is delicious, satisfying and at the same time healthy. My friends and I settled…
Read More