Nikon Walkley Photographic Awards

We love this press photography exhibition that visits the Powerhouse in Brisbane every year.

Amazing and sometimes harrowing images.

This is a photo of the photos (not one of the award winning photos - but that should be obvious!)

Movie: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Great movie - creepy, sad, tense

Matisse - Drawing Life

This exhibition is fabulous!

More strolling in Brisbane...

I think I should have been an architect - I am fascinated by houses, and love old "Queenslanders" especially.
I also love old corner stores, a rare sight these days. So what should be powerwalks for exercise usually turn into strolls as I am constantly stopping to take photos...

Here are some shots from a walk last week.

Ode to a laundromat

I don't know if anyone else feels the same way I do about laundromats. I find them immensely calming places. I love sitting in enforced relaxation, reading a book, knitting or listening to a podcast, whilst listening to the soothing hum of the dryers.

Today I discovered, by pure accident, a laundromat hidden under some shops up a side street. It was like stepping back in time about 40 years. There was absolutely no pretension about it - old travel posters on the wall, black and white TVs that didn't work, faded handwritten notes explaining which machines didn't work and one very comfy chair in which to read. On a wet Sunday afternoon I was the only one there.

And I am even more resolute to not buy a clothes dryer...

Rainbows from the window

There is a very ugly weed outside our bedroom window...but it does have one saving grace - it attracts these beautiful Rainbow Lorikeets.

Happy Retro Placemats

We have got a beautiful "new, old" table for our back deck. It is pre-loved, rustic and very inviting. We have taken to having our breakfast on it. As a hoarder of retro fabrics, I am always on the lookout for something to make with my stack of fabric and "breakfast placemats" came to mind last week. They are backed with calico.

This is the result and I am very happy with their cheery disposition.