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Once upon a time my grandfather, fresh off the boat from England, was walking along a street in Sydney when an old coin caught his eye. He bent and picked it up: the coin was chipped and dented and completely … Continue reading
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A new morning. A new week. I know most of us dread Monday mornings but sometimes, when you’ve had one of those weekends, it feels quite good to start out fresh. There’s something to be said for new beginnings, even … Continue reading
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I’ve mentioned before about the road-trip I took across the USA before I moved from New York to Australia. I was blown away by the diversity – of culture, of geography, of architecture, of food – that revealed how little … Continue reading
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This little “Roshambo” mini-series from Free People reminds me of Mr B and me when we first met, and it has me feeling all nostalgic. Of course we were neither so good-looking nor glamorous nor well dressed as these two, … Continue reading
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I am one. Are you? Amelie is my happy place. The sweet gal behind the blog Happiness Is, Shannon Eileen, just got hitched. And while I’m not normally a fan of the “our love story” type movies or slide-shows that … Continue reading
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Smile folks, you’re on camera (or on pencil). Happy Friday! Today it’s all about portraits. 1. Custom family portraits Thinking of getting one of these custom, hand-drawn portraits by Blanka Biernat Illustration done of our family for Christmas this year. … Continue reading
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Have you heard of the website See.Me? It’s the old-fashioned artist/patron concept, reborn for the social media age so that creative folk can help each other. Artists and illustrators, photographers, fashion designers and stylists, musicians, furniture designers and any number … Continue reading
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I’m hankering for some time spent in nature of late. Hearing the wind in the trees, splashing through puddles, growing things and eating them. All those cliches. Winter isn’t exactly the best of times to decide to get back to … Continue reading
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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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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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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