01. It was a week of launches, including the MTC 2027 season launch. Lots of excellent productions ahead, particularly Richard III and A Delicate Balance. I’m excited but I’ll also be missing a large chunk of Melbourne in 2027 (if all goes to plan…). Continue reading
01. Visited a pool ‘out of zone’ this week (the newly refurbished Brunswick Baths) and it was brilliant. I wish it was my local. Continue reading
01. A local sinkhole! I got there as quickly as I could (it was well and truly roped off) (image of the hole from here). Continue reading
It’s hard to pick out the happiest of happy things but this is my list of 2025 highlights (excluding books – more on those later – and holidays, and I had some amazing ones this year, notably Hobart, Cambodia, New Zealand, and my sinkholes tour). Continue reading
01. A fabulous night at the Westwood | Kawakubo exhibition at the NGV. The breadth of the work over many decades was astounding. The detail in all of the pieces, but particularly Kawakub’s was incredible (and my daughter who is planning on studying textiles next year was in heaven). Continue reading
01. Italian Film Festival at the lovely Westgarth Theatre (I’m obsessed with the art deco features, including the tiled floor). Saw Diamonds – lush and heartwarming. Continue reading
01. The Mourning After is a project that invites people to explore grief in all its forms. It’s focused on grief as a social practice and aims to improve ‘grief literacy’. The project currently includes an exhibition – it’s really wonderful. Continue reading
01. So I probably haven’t shared the long and sad story of the demise of my book group… and I won’t now because of the title of this post. I also won’t go on about attempts to get a new group started… Instead, I was thrilled to be a part of Ramona Books inaugural book group this week. Such fun to have a really meaty discussion with people invested in talking about the book! (the book was Dominic Amerena’s I Want Everything). Continue reading
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival – is it weird that I love looking at boats, even though I’m not a sailor? On that topic, I met two women (separately) who both told me about other women they knew who began sailing in their seventies. One took my hand and said “I think that will be you.” I hope so. I also hope I don’t leave it that long. Continue reading
01. The Yayoi Kusama exhibition at NGV – such joy. I loved the painted fabric sculptures. And her poem, On Pumpkins. Continue reading