Tag Archives: shopping
Ho ho home!
After a 500 kilometre-round trip involving two Christmases, lots of presents and not enough alcohol, I’m home. Home is full of laundry to be washed hung out and sorted, dishes to be put away and toys to be sorted, but … Continue reading
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Op shop finds- Vines Rd Vinnies, Geelong
The local shopping strip near my parents’ house boasts two opshops, a Uniting Church shop and a Vinnies, which is huge, and where my mum works as a volunteer. Mum and I popped in, originally to score some knitting needles, … Continue reading
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House of Fun
An interesting building has been given a new lease of life by a friend of mine. The Big House Collective sits in Sturt Street and was a beauty spa, before falling vacant. Sitting back from the street, it looks a … Continue reading
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Vintage a-Fair
The Ballarat Vintage-a-Fair was held at the Brown Hill Hall on Saturday, with proceeds from the $2 door entry going to Child and Family Services (CAFS) and the RSPCA. I managed to escape from the house alone to have a … Continue reading
H is for…
Hamleys When you have children, your radar becomes tuned into different things. You’ll go to cafes where you can fit a pram, or a restaurant where there’s a kid’s menu/play area. On holiday, your plans involve playgrounds and spaces that … Continue reading
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G is for…
Greenwich On the first Sunday of our holiday we visited Greenwich with my parents and brothers. I didn’t know what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. Greenwich is a pretty part of London. The Georgians certainly appreciated the appeal … Continue reading
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D is for…
Driving For our two weeks in Ireland we hired a car for the entire time. With our own wheels, it was easier to visit people and we weren’t reliant on the goodwill of others to get from A to B. … Continue reading
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Second hand Rose
Day 2 of my ‘me holiday’ saw me traipsing in Brunswick and Fitzroy looking for op shop and vintage bargains. I used to hate the fact when I was a teenager, that my mum would op shop (she has volunteered … Continue reading
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Fade to grey
Yesterday was a grey day. Grey days can mean grey moods, but I made a concerted effort to remain as sunny as possible with the following remedies… Reading the Princess Bride, a loaner from @sallysetsforth. It’s very similar to the … Continue reading
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If we took a holiday…
I mentioned recently a guilty pleasure in Duran Duran. I neglected to say the pleasure does extend to a few more bands of the 1980s that would have featured prominently in my then-Bible Smash Hits. I was lucky to get … Continue reading
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