Living in Melbourne

While in Bendigo in April we went to Castlemaine a couple of times. Here's a view of the township from the hill on which the old prison is located - like cathedrals, prisons often command the best places in towns. The number of prisons built in Victoria in the early days of the colony is amazing. My mother went to high school here but we … [Read more...] about Castlemaine

We were in Bendigo to see Melbourne Opera's wonderful Ring Cycle which I will blog about elsewhere. But in the meantime here are a couple of other places of interest. First the Chinese Museum, proper title Golden Dragon Museum Yi Yuan Gardens and Guan Yin Temple. It is a community run place and local Chinese people give talks to groups of visitors … [Read more...] about Bendigo Highlights

In Bendigo to see Melbourne Opera's Ring Cycle we dropped into the Bendigo Art Gallery to check out this exhibition which was on between 18 March to 23 June 2023. According to the gallery website it promised to survey the iconography of Australiana in art and design through key chapters in our history through to the present day. This painting by … [Read more...] about Australiana: Designing a Nation

As I write this towards the end of April I feel as though I've been stuck at home for the past four months, but in truth, I've still managed to do quite a bit - always in the third week of a chemotherapy round. Which is when, for the first three cycles anyway, I felt reasonably well. First outing was to the Alexander McQueen exhibition at the NGV. … [Read more...] about Alexander McQueen Exhibition

I'm doing this blog, because my previous blog about my cancer which is here, has been so useful. For remembering dates, procedures, issues. Maybe this one will be too, in the future but I hope not! I'd grown somewhat blasé about my annual CT check up this year. It was due mid August but when making the appointment, after the one in 2018 I … [Read more...] about Cancer Redux

Crochet sculptures - Who knew of such a thing? Not I. But who could resist taking a few photos of this remarkable table? Not I. The artist, Trevor Smith was taught crochet by his mother in the 1960s. He studied visual arts at Deakin's Warrnambool campus in the early 1980s and has worked in various textile mediums before returning to crochet … [Read more...] about A Fanciful Feast – Trevor Smith