Back in 1978, a year of my childhood was spent living above The Albion Hotel on Lygon Street Carlton. My father was a publican and at the time, he was managing this pub that was a notorious place for students, “musos” and petty crims. “You could get stabbed for breathing in there” I was shielded […]
Childhood Knitting
I learned to knit in 1978. I was in the fourth year of primary school. I remember it clearly. I attended the Carlton Gardens Primary School, an old turn of the century brown brick building as many of the schools are in inner Melbourne. It was directly opposite the Carlton Gardens and a short walk […]