Open Melbourne

6 Glimpses during Open Melbourne Melbourne City has an annual open day. The number of open buildings grows every year., more than 40 now. There was a wide range of buildings open but having experienced some queues in previous years, we headed in early and focussed on...

Letters to Leonardo- by Dee White

Claire interviews Dee White, author of Letters to Leonardo Dee White is celebrating the release of her first novel for young adult readers, ‘Letters to Leonardo’. ‘Letters to Leonardo’ is the story of Matt, who on his fifteenth birthday,...

Walking the Same way, seeing different faces

Claire walks the Long way round and finds more Stories I walk most weekday mornings with Emmi, our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Cavvie for short). The route takes me roughly an hour, but this morning it took almost twice that.  I also know where all the dogs live,...

Tourist in my own town – Melbourne

Claire Saxby as a tourist in Melbourne We have completed a self-guided walking tour of (some of) Melbourne’s wonderful lanes and arcades. My friend Cath and my son Richard started at the ANZ Bank Building, perhaps slightly over the tourist photos??? While some...

Me and my poem…Pompeii Dog

The journey of my poem – Pompeii Dog The poem, Pompeii Dog has been accepted by Moving Galleries and will appear in a Melbourne train carriage, to be read by commuters. Fantastic thought that, taking the poetry to the people. A journey that started on a bus in...

Coffee at Williamstown

Walk, Photos and Coffee at Williamstown My son works in a Williamstown creperie, Breizoz, most Sundays. Although he’s worked there for a while, I’d not quite managed to have him make me a coffee, although the offer has been there. So today, after a break...