Archive for August 2010
August 14, 2010 | 
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I live for the weekend, the weekends for me is all about discovery, you get your washing and cleaning done on a Friday night so the weekend is yours to do as you please, as a family we all get dressed up hop in the car and go on an impromptu adventure, whether it be a cosy little cafe to order eggs benedict an art gallery, shopping, bike riding whatever our plans we always make sure the weekend is never wasted sitting about the house. The thought of it bores me I like to be amongst crowds of people, I love to people watch, hunting for a good book or flicking through rows of vinyl in search of ‘the one’, going for a walk, snapping photos. now!!! that to me is a great weekend.
Last weekend we decided to go to the Mt Dandenong Ranges to the Sky high lookout which was amazing and managed to get some photos but kind of wished we turned up a little later to get a better quality shot… anyway after we had lunch in Olinda we followed the signs to William Ricketts Sanctuary — you can read about this amazing sculptor here, this is what we stumbled upon… what a truly magical place and an amazing talent he was.
You can check out more of the photos here
Hope you enjoy your weekend.
Whenever I’m trawling the city —which is quite often I’ll make a B-line for Swanston St, I’ll look for the little A-board with the illustrated rocket plastered on it and make my way up the stairs to a treasure trove of vintage goodness that is Retro Star.
This place is so jam packed full of clothes and treasures it becomes overwhelming and you end up leaving empty handed because there is simply too much to choose from, well for me anyway. Is it expensive? a one-off second hand dress will cost around $50 and up, I guess this is okay! it really depends on your budget, I wont pay $60 for a second hand dress with a yellowing neck-line no sireeee. But I do recommend you take the time and sift, sift deep and you will come out a winner unlike me and my Anal Shopping Tendencies. damn you AST.
Here are some photos I took on the weekend, it was a little dark in there and I didn’t want to draw attention to myself by having the flash on and have the girls who were all dressed up to the nines— like you do, trying on frocks and paisley shirts— think I was being a paparazzi Nikon swinging twat so some of the photos are a tad dull but hopefully I’ve captured the feel of this amazing hidden treasure trove, and this is only half of it.
Don’t you just want to sift?
