Poor old Pentridge

Interesting combination – a latte in the prison reception building
On Sunday we went to see how historic Pentridge Prison (circa 1851 ) was holding up in the good suburb of Coburg. This site was part of Jeff Kennett’s effort to sell the government assets of the State of Victoria while he [...]

The smell has it

A sign in the back streets of the city.
About three million years ago (OK, last December) lavenderbay suggested I might like to answer this meme. Well, I am slowly catching up with things, so here are some of the smells that come to mind. I haven’t included the usual, house selling, bread baking and [...]

Greening the Ghost Town

Why do I leave for so long, blog? I don’t know but I must have needed the break. Look at the dust here. I had better shake out the curtains, vacuum the stairs and reply to the kind messages people have left for me. Firstly, a very belated happy 2009 to all [...]