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…
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I miss-judged the Stonnington City Council and what they were doing with the changes to the Windsor end of Chapel Street in my post “Walking Chapel Street Early on a Sunday Morning” A few weeks later and the flower beds are flourishing. Workers are cleaning the rubbish on a regular basis and more importantly…
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Walk!!!! It is what we should all be doing. So says a friend who is a health professional. “What you need to do to stay fit is walk.” She says this with great firmness “Get out there and walk.” I began my fitness walk last Sunday. I headed from tram stop 36 on Dandenong …
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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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January and February are great times for Op-shopping. An item in our local newspaper quoted Kate Dear, General Manager of Red Cross in Victoria as saying, “Instead of throwing away your dud presents, why not re-gift them?” I believe people are doing that and some businesses are also ‘gifting’ some of their excess stock…
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December and The Stonnington City Council has gone all out to make it fun for you. You can pick up their booklet, “What’s on in Stonnington” outlining their events, all over the city. I found one in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy so they are not only available on their home turf of Stonnington. December is…
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Car park off Green Street The laneway that leads to this car park off Green Street, Windsor, was dubbed Aerosol Alley by the artists who work in it. Stonnington City Council has officially named it Artists Lane. It is has yet to be sign posted. The area is an open gallery of street…
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The 2013 edition of the The Age Good Cafe Guide is now in the shops. At publication date a promotional coupon in The Age allowed you buy a copy for $5.00. Excellent value. Still extremely good value at the retail price of $8.99 and since publication the guide has popped up everywhere. It is…
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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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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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