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The Photograph & Australia: New exhibition
Posted on 11 July 2015.
Since marrying my photography-obsessed husband, my life has become centred around images. He’s always walking around with a camera. When we first started dating, I used to get really impatient having to wait for him to make sure the frame was just right or having to pull over the side of the road because he saw a […]
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Exploring my ‘hood: The many walks around Brisbane
Posted on 31 May 2015.
We have lived in Brisbane for just over three years now. I made a pact with myself when we first moved here that I would commit to exploring new neighbourhoods outside my usual haunts. Like all of my best laid plans that lasted for, say, six months. So when our anniversary of living in BrisVegas kicked over – […]
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Putting the Yo’ in Banyo
Posted on 23 November 2014.
The saying keeping it in the family, couldn’t be more spot on with what’s going on in the Yo’ (Banyo for those who aren’t hip and cool enough) at the moment. First we had the new decor and gift shop Ideology open up (thank goodness!) and now we have a wonderful deli, cafe, restaurant, cooking […]
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Big Vintage at Salisbury
Posted on 03 October 2014.
Last December three things happened. Some big fat jolly dude who has a serious obsession with red fell down some chimney after too many egg nogs; I turned a year older and got more grey hair; and one of Brisbane’s coolest furniture stores swung open their big antique doors. Big Vintage at Salisbury. Mark it […]
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The Kindness Project
Posted on 28 September 2014.
About 12 years ago, I had just moved into uni accommodation and within a minute of putting the last box down there was a knock at the door. It was Chris (or Critter as we call him) and he wanted to introduce himself as my new neighbour. From right there, a long friendship began. Even […]
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SWOP at West End, Brisbane
Posted on 26 September 2014.
When I stumbled across SWOP in West End (often part of the Boundary Street Markets) I thought I had simply come across a cool vintage shop. But then I had a “wait there is more” moment that would make any telemarketer very proud. As I sifted through the racks and racks of cool items, I […]
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Adding vintage to home decor
Posted on 21 September 2014.
It sounds nerdy, but I have been on the hunt for a cool lampshade for almost eight months. A lampshade that isn’t boring. A lampshade that isn’t just 50 shades of grey (boring!). Come on people, someone please make lampshades that aren’t so boring or cost the same amount as my first car. Anyhow, I […]
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Exploring Paddington Vinnies
Posted on 21 April 2014.
Following my recent post about the art of op shopping, I’ve decided to occasionally feature key op shops that I either find on my travels or are among my favourites. I can’t think of a better op shop to launch this idea than this great dame at 16 Latrobe Terrace in Paddington. This Paddington Vinnies […]
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A Day in Dayboro
Posted on 31 March 2014.
Following on with our mission to explore our new home town, we decided to venture north and up to the hills during the Easter long weekend. The three of us ended up at Dayboro … rather fitting ‘a day at Dayboro‘.I have never been here. For those like me who have no idea where it is, […]
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The secret to op shopping
Posted on 18 March 2014.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY blame my grandma for my love of op shops. It all started before I went to school. As I was a very excitable (another term for talkative and a little bit of a handful) girl, my long-suffering parents would ship me off to my grandma’s for visits (aka time out for them). In […]
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