September 12, 2012 – Downpipe
This building is amazing – I would love to find out its story but time is against me these days. Perhaps it’s just nicer to wonder. Maybe it’s home to a commune of mice spending their days making cheese art.
August 25, 2012 – Alannah Hill window
For those who are not familiar with Alannah Hill’s designs – they are exceedingly girly and ultra feminine. The current window display at their Chapel St store is simply gorgeous with all these fresh spring flowers suspended in glass jars.
August 22, 2012 – Jam Factory ceiling
I love the ceiling at the Jam Factory. It’s a shopping centre now but was originally a brewery, then, duh, a jam factory.
The jam factory closed in the 1960’s after a gradual downturn in the preserves/jam market throughout the 50’s due to the growing affluence of once were jam lovers eating more fresh fruit.
August 16, 2012 – Giraffe
This little fellow is part of a stilts costume at the Polyglot theatre. Amelia and I were lucky enough to be part of a test audience for a new show from the Polyglot team designed for babies under 1 year called HOW HIGH THE SKY that will premiere at the 2012 Melbourne Festival this October. Highly recommend taking your little people along to this, it’s a unique experience and it made me stop and see through Amelia’s eyes for a short time.
July 19, 2012 – Fawkner Park
In Fawkner Park the grass is vibrant and the trees are winter-bare perfection.
June 3, 2012 – Shag seats
No, this is not a seat to shag on! But a seats covered in thick matted shag pile at a local shoe store.
May 17, 2012 – Snowball Ln
I wandered down this little lane today, Snowball Ln. It’s a bit of a nothing lane, but it has a spectacularly unusual name.
April 27, 2012 – Speakeasy
I love how the layers of paint & graffiti make this wall come alive, and the signwriting for local cafe Speakeasy is strangely alluring. It definitely wants to take you down the lane…
I haven’t eaten or drunk at Speakeasy, but it’s on Chapel st and this little laneway runs behind it off Commercial Rd in South Yarra.
March 27, 2012 – “Muscle Boy”, Grosvenor Reserve
I pulled the pram over for an unscheduled feed today and stumbled upon Grosvenor Reserve (god bless google maps on iphone).
This pumped up Muscle Boy is a sculpture by local artist David Bromley.
February 22, 2012 – Como centre roof
At the cinema again this Wednesday, but went with a couple of the ladies from my mothers group to Palace Como.
The roof at the Como centre caught my eye and the tower behind it almost leaning over the building. I realise at the moment that most of what is attracting me is the simplicity and beauty in patterns. My daughter is attracted to patterns at the moment too (she’s 9 1/2 weeks), perhaps that’s why I’m seeing these details?
Film review: We caught MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; I felt the relationship between Colin and Marilyn wasn’t believable and the pacing was too slow, however Michelle Williams was fantastic – hasn’t she come a long way since DAWSON’S CREEK?
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