Melbourne has been my home for a number of years and I am amazed that it is only now that I have discovered Basement Discs. A friend suggested I meet her there as she was picking up a CD she had ordered. I crept down the steep concrete stairs feeling intrigued. It was hard…
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It is almost the time of the year for me to scramble under the spare bed and pull out the box of Christmas decorations. I’ve had these decorations for years and every year I try to find another bauble to add to them. Last year it was a mouse with bracelets and a scarf…
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One of the current free exhibitions at the NGV is called ” Exquisite Threads – English Embroidery 1600s to 1900s.” These days we aren’t used to seeing embroidery that is done by friends and family and most of us don’t do it ourselves. As I walked in I tried to remember any of my…
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Tarlo and Graham are closing their shop on the corner of Chapel and McIlwrick Streets Windsor and moving to their base in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. They have been in the Windsor location for eleven years. I will miss them. I love walking along and exploring the Windsor end of Chapel Street and Tarlo and…
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Annie Sloan’s Chalk PaintTM colour, Provence, has rejuvenated this old French shutter and made it into a striking feature. Don’t you love these colours? It was the colours all displayed on wooden spoons that drew my attention to this paint. The first time I walked into French and Co I saw these tins…
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I take a lot of pictures either on my iPhone which is ‘at the ready’ all the time or with my camera. It is so easy. One of the most popular presents for Christmas 2014 is reported to be a selfie-stick. That makes us sound a bit vain but it also says we want…
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Recently I have been indulging in French food, La Parisienne Pates and Noir you can flick back to them to catch up. This has been a very very satisfying and pleasurable trip and it has given me a new type of entertainment. I can keep indulging by inviting friends over for wine and…
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Clothes! Think of a movie you loved – think of the main character and focus on the scene you loved best. I bet if you are a woman you will think of what your character is wearing. Perhaps that is not always true when you think of THAT scene in the Deli from…
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Mirrors! A bit of magic on grey, busy Hoddle Street. Step away from the noise and the dust and into the wonderland of the Mirror Mirror Gallery. Try this when you want time-out, are curious or want to check out a mirror for your home. See if your mood changes when you step through…
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Glamour isn’t the usual feeling you get when you walk into an op shop. Yet, glamour and style is a vibe you get as you walk through the wide uncluttered doorway of the Salvos new op-shop in Chapel Street, Windsor. The display is all about style, well as much style as you can have…
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