I love this tapestry. It hangs just outside the La Trobe Reading Room in Melbourne’s State Library and each time I walk down the stairs I admire it. Not only are the colours striking, but it’s this beautiful representation of … Continue reading
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There’s something about doors. The world within, beyond. It’s like they tell a story. Here are some from my neighbourhood
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This is a great initiative from Melbourne Central. It makes me smile every time I walk by. Just as the sign says: a little library where anyone can take a book or add a book. No charge and no membership. … Continue reading
I love The Paperback on Bourke. Spent a lovely, solitary hour there today. It’s a pokey little place, but there’s hardly ever a crowd. It’s a small but surprisingly wide collection of books (and not just paperbacks!) tightly stacked around … Continue reading
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If you’ve been in the city lately, you’ve seen the elephants … 50 of them! They’re all over the place, life-sized and dazzling … in an elephant sort of way. They’re part of the celebrations marking 150 years of the … Continue reading
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There’s a terrific exhibition on now at the State Library. It called Gusto: A Culinary History of Victoria and runs through to April 28 next year. If you have any interest in food and food culture it’s well worth a … Continue reading
Knowing that I read … a lot, a friend asked me a few days back, ‘So what’s a book that’s changed your life?’ I was stumped. Perhaps, being a good Baptist boy I should say the bible. It’s certainly up … Continue reading
