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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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Ideology at Banyo
Posted on 25 September 2014.
Don’t judge me. I love my dog immensely – to the point sometimes I think I’m going to hug him too tight and he’ll stop breathing – but I get a bit bored with the whole walking-him-on-a-regular-basis thing. I mean really. Walk the dog, pick up poop, and repeat – no even general chit chat. […]
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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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Paddington Antique Centre
Posted on 21 June 2014.
I know this place isn’t new. I know everyone has written about this place, visited it, bought things from here, taken their mums here … yadda yadda yadda. But I haven’t, so it’s new to me, and that’s what this whole blog is all about – places that I’m discovering for the first time. This […]
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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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Flying South
Posted on 20 February 2014.
Why is it that it’s only when you have people over or visiting that you really take the time to appreciate where you live and what it has on offer?Why should all the cool stuff only be reserved for visitors or tourists?It’s with this in mind that I decided this weekend would be the start […]
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A few of my favourite things
Posted on 28 January 2014.
As the weather continues acting like a crazy mo fo here in Brisbane, I decided to make this post about things that have grabbed my attention lately. — First off, if you haven’t already, make sure you get down to the Lifeline Bookfest. It finishes today (Monday January 28) and the last day (ie SALE […]
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Californian Dreaming
Posted on 18 January 2014.
No, I’m not writing about the cool Red Hot Chilli Peppers song Californication – although that was stuck on repeat in my head – today we are Scouting (see what I did there?) out the cool exhibition currently at Queensland Art Gallery. I know I’m very late in getting this to you, and everyone has […]
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Book Recommendation
Posted on 13 January 2013.
As part of my book club I recently read the wonderful novel, Shantaram, by Aussie Gregory David Roberts. It’s a very large and gripping book influenced by real events of Roberts.In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to 19-year imprisonment in Australia after being convicted of a series of armed robberies of building society branches, credit unions, […]
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