I visited the Red Door in Windsor about eighteen months ago (see here) and had lunch with a friend. The Red Door was relaxed and peaceful. Even though there were a number of customers the feeling was one of intimacy. Last Saturday evening I returned with a group of ten people for an evening…
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The Red Door has been operating in the same space for number years. I have seen the red door and the beautiful street art on the side of the wall but never visited until now. I’m not sure why. A strong recommendation from a colleague prompted my first visit. She went on a week…
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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…
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Melbourne is changing! “Well of course,” I hear you say. I know this happens all the time but it came as a shock to me when I found a place I knew well was to change. Yesterday I drove past a corner I used to live near. As I waited at the red…
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This is not a cottage that James Cook, the great explorer and discoverer of Australia, actually lived in himself. His parents moved there after he had left home to begin his life of adventure. It is thought that he visited the cottage at times when he was on leave from the British Navy and…
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The Johnston Collection in Melbourne is secret. Well, not really. Although I heard about it only recently and was surprised no one had mentioned it to me before. It is worth mentioning because the Johnston Collection is unique. Because of its location in suburban Melbourne the address is a sort of secret. This is…
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Tarlo and Graham at the Windsor end of Chapel Street offer a great visual feast with their windows. Strolling around the Windsor end of Chapel Street is always fun but what draws me back time and time again are the windows of Tarlo and Graham. I find I’m drawn on a weekly basis just…
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You don’t have to be a railway buff to enjoy a stop at the Victorian Railway Arts and Antiques – the place that is like a museum. Ride the 96 tram that’s the light rail, to St Kilda and get off at the Albert Park Station. From the platform you walk into the old,…
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The Windsor end of Chapel Street is know as the funky end of Chapel Street, Prahran To me it is the fun end. I often pass Womango and I can never resist the window. It’s a ‘stop and stare and stare some more and chat to your friend’ sort of window. It’s a collectors…
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A chilly but sunny winter’s day on High Street Armadale. Exploring an area of Melbourne is one of the joys of living in this city where no area is the same as its neighbour. By exploring I mean wandering, drifting into shops and browsing through the merchandise. It is not so much about shopping…
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