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All too often, as we go through life, we spend our days looking down, or out, or behind. Why do we never remember to look up? That could be a metaphor and you could decide I’m quite the philosopher but, … Continue reading
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Folks, I put it to you that Babes on Grill are the actual Spice Girls of Melbourne: young, good looking gals who also happen to have some serious skills behind the BBQ grill. The babes have been popping up with … Continue reading
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First birthdays are for waking up to a room full of balloons. They are for giggles, smiles, and squeals of glee. They are for daffodils, and boxes covered in homemade, polka-dot wrapping paper, made by Mama late last night using … Continue reading
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Have you heard of urban foraging? According to this guy from the Pop Up Patch in Melbourne, it’s completely legal to pick fruit off of your neighbours’ trees, if it is hanging over the fence. Take a look. Laneway Foraging … Continue reading
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One of my new favourite blogs to read, Bright.Bazaar, is all about colour. “Mr Bazaar” Will Taylor says he is “unashamedly hooked on hue.” What a great phrase. We are thinking about renovations of late chez Bulger, and I’ve been … Continue reading
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Oh, the glorious power of imagination! Luka is a 12-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy. He is confined to a wheelchair and only capable of tiny, weak movements with his fingers. Even simple activities like eating and using the bathroom are … Continue reading
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A little while ago Mr B and I pushed a pram with a sleeping Madeleine through the Melbourne Cemetery on Lygon Street. It is old and sprawling and, as you would expect, wonderfully peaceful. Some of the graves, especially those … Continue reading
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This is my dear friend Ingrid Poulson, doing TEDx last month. If you live in Australia, you might know Ingrid because of her story. It is a doozy. But Ingrid is so much more than just the well-known part of … Continue reading
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At some point during the past six-to-eight weeks, while I was busy not noticing things, autumn arrived. Last thing I remember, it was the end of summer and the heat was still oppressive but a handful of leaves had started … Continue reading
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Just five things from around the Internet that have been making me think covetous thoughts this week. Have a fantastic weekend! 1. The beautiful bowls Painted wooden bowls, plates and other homewares from Nicole Porter Design 2. The chrysanthemum clutch … Continue reading
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Have you been following astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield’s poetic tweets from space? Somehow, he made “out there” feel so much closer to “in here.” As though we were all part of the same universe, and all connected. Which of course … Continue reading
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“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.” ~ Phyllis Theroux Last night Mr B came home from work with a pile of “googly eyes” board-books for Madeleine, and this one … Continue reading