Cyclography

Scarborough beach bike ride

6am this morning – Scarborough Beach.



Jogography 2

jogography reabold hill santa claus
Today’s jogography instalment: I ran all the way up to the Reabold Hill Summit – what an amazing early morning view of the city! Next, a sadly deflated Santa (or maybe just a big night).



Trivia & TBirds

Tbirds Breakfast & trivia

We’re still excited about our unexpected win at the AGDA Quiz Night on Friday, as part of the formidable Lost&Found team (rebranded Sloshed&Found for Quiz Night purposes). Thanks Dan & Bec for inviting us! That’s Ash & David hogging the winning stash. (Funnily enough ‘carburetor’ was the answer to one question, which of course Paul knew!)

Yesterday was our annual Tbird Christmas Breakfast at Floreat Beach… pics here. We had a great turnout – lovely to see old friends and new faces too. Note our matching ‘Hawaiian Honeymoon’ outfits… well you can hardly miss them! Who would have thought Dorothy Lamour’s curtains would look so good? Actually this beautiful fabric is from Tessuti’s online store.

 



Fotos from Frith

Robert Frith photographs images for folio

If Rob Frith is my most-mentioned (& oft-quoted) photography reference, it’s because he is the mostest!

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Featherston Makeover

featherston dining chair repair

A daunting project for any upholsterer, but John (of Modern & Antique Furniture Upholstery) rose to the challenge of restoring a mass of chewed-over, shredded fibres back to a fantastic Featherston Dining Chair (the 1953 A310H, to be exact).

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Sewing with Gertie

Hawaiian 50s bombshell dress Shaheen style

Sewing Diversion: some months back I joined in  Gertie’s Sew Retro online course at Craftsy: Perfect Fit Bombshell Dress. I drafted my own 50s-style petal bodice – the lined ‘petals’ turn up or down, depending on your whim…

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Vintage Horses & Vintage Feathers

Melbourne Cup Day fun
TOP L: Vintage foot-powered horses from Atlantic City Pier (via Modern Mechanix).

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South City Kiosk

South City Beach Kiosk

Those great guys from The Kiosk have taken over South City Kiosk at City Beach ~ the retro concrete structure right on the sand, south of the Surf Club.

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