Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. As Cathy explains, it’s the most relaxed reading challenge you’ll participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever). The challenge is straightforward – read the books between June 1st and September 1st. Continue reading
01. A visit to the NGV Triennial exhibition. I loved the Maningrida weaving; the spectacular life cycle of flowers by Japanese artist, Azuma Makoto; Jessica Murtagh’s nod to COVID via Athenian ceramic amphoras; and the marvelous confessions (‘I really hate Collingwood’). Continue reading
It’s hard to pick out the happiest of happy things but this is my list of 2023 highlights (excluding books and holidays). Continue reading
Better late than never! The last two books I read for Novella November were Angela O’Keeffe’s The Sitter and Rose Tremain’s Absolutely and Forever. Continue reading
01. Grey scale ice cream at MPavilion – any ‘artisitic installation’ that involves ice cream sounds like a winner to me. Brazilian artist João Loureiro worked in collaboration with Piccolina to create an ice cream cart offering six different flavours in six shades of grey, ranging from light grey to almost black, with no flavours labelled. The ice cream was made to perfectly mirror the pavilion’s aesthetic. Continue reading
01. Melbourne Fashion Week takes over the set for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – some of the pieces were amazing. Continue reading
01. A tiny succulent garden, just right for my window sill. Continue reading
I had no plans to read Gabrielle Zevin’s bestseller Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow because I thought it was about gaming. On that basis, I figured I was not the target audience and had pretty much dismissed it. But then my best reading buddy said that she’d loved it, adding that it wasn’t really about gaming but relationships. Okay, a relationship story… my favourite.
My reading buddy was right. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is about friendship and love, but also creativity, collaboration, art, narrative structure, and the hero’s journey. Gaming provides the backdrop, or more specifically an intersection for the main characters, Sam and Sadie. Continue reading
01. Got to Bonnard in the nick of time. Apparently India Mahdavi’s exhibition design was a little much for the traditionalists but I thought it was outstandingly beautiful. I loved the wallpapers. I loved how the each space drew you into the next. I loved all the colour. Continue reading
01. Reine and La Rue exceeded all expectations (which were high!). Highlights: their version of a seafood cocktail; an insanely good duck parfait with pickled rhubarb; and soft serve with roasted hazelnuts for dessert – simple and so, so delicious. Continue reading