01. They’ve planted a meadow at the Convent. It’s small but lovely. Continue reading
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Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. So getting tickets to Eurovision was VERY STRESSFUL but we did it! Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. This little guy – both fun and devastating on NYE… (I was sucked in by the pretty bottle and referred to The Madrusan Cocktail Companion for a suitable cocktail, which was the potent Mezcaletti). Continue reading
The Happiest Things from Things That Are Making Me Happy
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
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
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
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A cocktail masterclass at Reed House by Michael and Zara Madrusan, the pair behind the new book, The Madrusan Cocktail Companion. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 – Book Pairings
It’s Week 3 of Nonfiction November, this week hosted by Liz at Adventures in Reading, Running and Working From Home. The task? Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. This is my absolute favourite #NFN exercise.
Swimming and grief – The Tidal Year by Freya Bromley and The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A crowd-pleaser for good reason! Lovely night at Opera Australia’s The Barber of Seville (and especially good to see my dear opera friend who I haven’t spent time with for months). Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
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
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. You couldn’t pay most Melburnians to swim in the Yarra/Birrarung… but I went to the Birrarung Riverfest Swimming in Stormwater event and had a little dip. Continue reading