Auden W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden wrote one of my favourite poems, In Memory of W. B. Yeats - Earth receive an honoured guest; / William Yeats is laid to rest: / Let the Irish vessel lie / Emptied of his poetry. So following this glowing review in The Times Literary Supplement I was keen to read it. It is terrific, but very dense and it … [Read more...] about Books April – May 2026
French Film Festival
I managed to see five films at the recent French Film Festival in Melbourne and I recommend four them if they come to a screen near you. Here are the titles and trailers. The Richest Woman in the World Isabelle Huppert is fantastic in this. It's a fantastic story based on real life which is the subject of this documentary. Leave One … [Read more...] about French Film Festival
Yiaga
Joe and I dined at Yiaga on the 3rd of April with friends Jen and Chris. Our second fine dining experience in three weeks after Botanic in Adelaide (see this blog). It was a similarly fantastic experience. Here are my pictures in the order taken. We were met at the sliding door that is opened from inside when you press a button. Everything is round … [Read more...] about Yiaga
Art Gallery of South Australia – Modern
Associated with the Adelaide Festival (see this blog) was the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art entitled Yield Strength. Works were - and are still, until 8 June - exhibited in three galleries - the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Samstag Museum of Art and the Adelaide Botanic Garden. We saw a few at the Adelaide Art Gallery which we … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia – Modern
Art Gallery of South Australia – The Women
Being in Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival (see this blog), we had time between shows, to visit the Art Gallery of South Australia. These days whenever I visit a gallery in addition to looking out for old favourites (see this blog) and in this instance modern artists (see this blog); I also check out which women artists they have hanging on their … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia – The Women
Art Gallery of South Australia- Old Favourites
While in Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival (see here) we visited the gallery a couple of times (see this blog and this blog). It's a beautiful gallery but I found the paintings were hung somewhat randomly. So I've put them up here in a schema that is all my own. I always like find favourite artists when I visit galleries. Both because I like them … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia- Old Favourites