01. This week, it was announced that clothing chain Katies, is closing. A bittersweet moment. Katies was my first casual job (in the eighties) – I had desperately wished I was working at Sportsgirl or Portmans or Cherrylane but alas, it was selling elastic-waisted pants to middle-aged women, that filled my Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Continue reading
01. Hydrangeas on display at Fitzroy Garden’s Conservatory. Stunning. Continue reading
01. Bottomless-spicy-pineapple-margs-lunch and views across the city? Dangerous! Continue reading
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01. Kim Wilde at The Palais. She is always amazing. So many hits. Continue reading
01. A morning at Art4All – always terrific. I bought a small, beautiful piece woven out of palm inflorescence by Kate Symons. It’s titled ‘Lair’ but it’s a jellyfish to my eye. Continue reading
01. Julia at the Melbourne Theatre Company. There’s a reason why Justine Clarke has had standing ovations after every performance (we were cheering for Justine and Julia). Of course, the high point is the reenactment of Gillard’s misogyny speech. Continue reading
01. Not our usual opera venue but fabulous to see Tosca this week. It’s in my top three operas – will never tire of the music (especially act III); loved the sets; loved settling into the music again (we didn’t get any opera last year); and although the possibility of hot chips at interval was strangely appealing, we didn’t succumb!
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01. Shonen Knife at The Corner. So much fun (if you don’t know them, they’re a female Japanese punk rock band who sing about cute things like jellybeans, kittens and bike rides. Oh, they were also the support act for Nirvana, back in the day). 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