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Tarlo & Graham after the fire

This notice is in Tarlo & Grahm’s current window display – I hope you can read it.
Tarlo & Graham’s windows are always fascinating to me.  I have written about them before in ” Tarlo & Graham – view their windows”.
I don’t believe anyone else would decorate their window with objects burned in their fire.

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Sacred Heart Mission’s Inkerman Street Op Shop adds new interest to East St Kilda

The corner of Hotham and Inkerman Streets seems an unlikely place to find a flourishing Op Shop.  None-the-less this corner is home to a Sacred Heart Mission Opportunity Shop.

It has been here for a couple of years and although there isn’t much foot traffic it is a busy corner for road traffic.  There is free [...]

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Acland Street, St Kilda, buzzes when the rest of Melbourne is on holiday

Acland Street is  a street alive with people and activity.  When you’re in Acland Street the vibes are positive and you know that the world is still revolving.  Acland Street is a street that brings you alive.  That’s how I feel about Acland Street.

My first visit to Acland Street was about 10 years ago.  I [...]

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Sticky Institute for zines, creativity and the rumble of trains

The Sticky Institute was a great Melbourne Place to find.  I came across it one day when I was hurrying through the underpass from Degraves Street to Flinders Street Station.  I ducked into the subway under Flinders Street to speed up the journey and came face to face with the sign. I pulled up short, [...]

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The Myer Christmas Window Video

I was looking up the Olivia helps with Christmas story and came across this video of the Myer Christmas window. If you can’t make it down this year here is the next best thing.
The Myer Christmas window video, staring the book Olivia helps with Christmas

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Myer’s Christmas windows – Olivia Helps With Christmas

Christmas tradition is always good and this year the Melbourne tradition of the  Myer  Christmas window display is a winner – one of the best I’ve seen – perhaps even the best.  It is the story from the book “Olivia Helps Santa” by Ian Falconer.

If you have any young children in your family you’ll know [...]

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Booktalk Cafe, Richmond– a different style of food-and-coffee-break

At the Booktalk Cafe, 91 Swan Street, Richmond food, coffee and books seem to be of equal importance.  The cafe is central to the ambiance of the shop.  The tables and chairs are in the middle of the space and then they wander between the book cases to the back of the room.  This is [...]

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Exploring the world from Fitzroy with the Time Life Cook Books.

I couldn’t resist another post about ‘Books for Cooks’ that’s the bookshop  for cooks and foodies at  233  Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.
I was browsing  there the other day and rummaged right into the depths of the shop – the depths of Books for Cooks is a sort of back room tucked away on the left hand [...]

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