It’s not often your front yard gets turned into an airstrip but that’s exactly what happened during Heritage Week. I...
Heritage planes land in Perth CBD
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National Writers Congress 2015: Funding the Arts
Festivals are tricky things. They arrive with so many promises. Promises of inspiration, rare insights, chance...
Brett Whiteley pondered The American Dream
I finally made it to the Art Gallery to see Brett Whiteley’s most iconic painting The American Dream, American...
Winter Festival brings community together
The other day I checked out the winter ice rinks that have popped up in both Fremantle and Northbridge. You won’t...
Savoury inspirations at Taste Perth 2015
Following on from the previous post ... drinks done, it was on to the savoury dishes at this years Taste Perth. My...
Taste Perth even better in 2015: First up Cocktail Gastronomy
The threat of a storm wasn’t enough to put me off Taste Perth 2015. I’d been last year so I knew it was worth the...
No rest for mother’s (Mother’s Day Classic Run Perth 2015)
Mother's Day ... after years of worrying, advising, fixing, hugging, dressing, feeding and burping (of their offspring...
Anzac 100 years on
The past few days have presented several opportunities to ponder the determination, courage and mateship shown by the...
11 things to ponder at Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2015
Ponder for a moment sorting through 300 submissions to end up with 69 sculptures from 70 local national and...
The Chocolate Resolution
I haven't been writing too much on the blog lately because a fair bit of pondering has been taking place behind the...
The perfect transitional meal (Barchetta)
There’s only one thing better than having lunch on the balcony of a beachside café in summer … Having lunch on the...