On the 2nd of November we went down to Wallington to see our neighbour Annie's paintings which were on display as part of the Northern Bellarine Arts Trail 2019. It's a great initiative and given more time we would have visited some of the other artists, but we were taken up admiring Annie and Keith's wonderful garden. We've been a few times now … [Read more...] about Northern Bellarine Arts Trail
Archives for 2019
More Books – October – November 2019
Family Lexicon, Natalia Ginzburg The story of an eccentric Italian family. Despite the very different setting it reminded me strongly of Nancy Mitford's Love In A Cold Climate. The same characters brought vividly to life. Mad father full of strange sayings and stranger advice for his offspring. Distracted mother and close but competitive siblings. … [Read more...] about More Books – October – November 2019
The Archibald at Tarrawarra
On the 15th of October I visited the Tarrawarra Museum of Art to check out the 2019 Archibald Prize entries. I've never been to Tarrawarra before. It's a beautiful building in a beautiful location. Here's the view from the entry corridor on the way into the gallery itself. The museum was opened in 2003 by philanthropists Eva and Marc Beson. In … [Read more...] about The Archibald at Tarrawarra
On the Buses – 2 – Chadstone
Ever since I saw it a couple of years ago I've been keen to take the tourist bus to Chadstone. It goes from Federation Square and I thought taking it out was a good way to check out Melbourne from a tourist perspective. Though, in the event I'm not sure many of my fellow passengers were tourists. I love the fact that it's a pink bus! Linda was … [Read more...] about On the Buses – 2 – Chadstone
On The Buses – (1) – Cranbourne Gardens
I took two bus trips at the start of October. The first when I and two friends joined the Melbourne Women's Walking Group on a bus trip to the native garden at Cranbourne on Sunday 6 October. We were able to do so because one of our number is a member. The group was established in 1923 because the Melbourne Walking Group would not admit women as … [Read more...] about On The Buses – (1) – Cranbourne Gardens
Chinese Warriors
I visited the Chinese Warriors at the NGV on the 1st of October. Before going I looked up the story on Wikepeida here. It'a quite an amazing story. These figures were made in the 3rd century BCE but only discovered in 1974 by local farmers digging a water well in Lintong County outside Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. They depict the army of China’s … [Read more...] about Chinese Warriors