We travelled to Canberra for a few days for family reasons and while there, I had an opportunity to act as a tourist. I worked there for four years and I loved this city. It’s Australia’s national capital and full of institutions, museums, galleries and so much more that means there’s always something educational and […]
A Visit to Prahran Mechanics Institute Library & Toying with a Storyline Idea….
Yesterday was a warm humid day in Melbourne and I had planned to play golf in the morning. However, I decided to change it at the last minute and instead, figure out something else to do with my time. I got online and started searching on YouTube and stumbled upon this little-known fact that the […]
Library Lovers Day 14 February
Yesterday was Library Lovers Day. Well, you may know it as Valentines Day but I prefer the library…. It’s a great day to stop by your local library, become a member and borrow a book or twenty. Or however many they allow you to borrow in the one go. Yesterday I went to my newly […]
We’re Drowning in Old Books!
This post on the Washington Post was amusing to me. What are we to do with our flooded shelves?— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/19/used-books-stores-donation-fran-lebowitz/ “They’re more like friends than objects,” one passionate bookseller says. Now that’s something I understand. As much as I try not to buy too many books (those I do buy are specifically for […]
Our New Library
Last night we went to the inaugural opening of our new local library. Over the last year it’s been renovated into a double storey, youth and community space with plenty of light and areas to quietly read, work or gather with others. To celebrate, the library had put on entertainment through the day plus a […]
Where are the Third Places in the ‘Burbs?
On Saturday morning after I gave some blood, I bolted to a nearby cafe to get something to eat. Having fasted overnight, I was feeling light headed and I had to eat something quick or risk fainting. I knocked back a cup of coffee and a sausage roll and at once, all was well in the world. With […]