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  • Driving to Scandinavia

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    by Ruby Bisson The vast, desolate  Scandinavian landscape, barren and cold, blurred into a sea of blues and greens beside us. We were driving 200km/h and belting out Beyonce’s ‘XO’ as loud as we could. Two Australians, two Swiss and a Catalonian. The five of us took the week off, driving across three countries in a hired BMW to escape from the unforeseen workload that...

    March 26, 2015
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    Ruby Bisson, The Travellers
  • Sydney Dance Company // Frame of Mind

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    by Elisa Parry Attending any Sydney Dance Company performance is always a humbling experience, and the opening night of Frame of Mind was no exception. The evening began with the Australian premiere of William Forsythe’s Quintett, followed by the world premiere of Rafael Bonachela’s Frame of Mind. Although Quintett has no narrative, it tells a powerful story. As its name would suggest, five dancers...

    March 16, 2015
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    Art and Design, Elisa Parry, Review this.
  • Two hours in Venice

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    by Celeste Noche I was travelling from Ljubljana and the Slovenian carpool I’d taken dropped me off in Venice so I could catch my train to Florence. I’d been to Venice once before: it was March of 2010, I hadn’t fully transitioned to shooting in manual (see here and here), and I caught a cold. This time was different. It was late summer, it was still...

    March 12, 2015
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    Celeste Noche, The Travellers, travel post
  • The warmest colours of Malta

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    On an adventure through my hard drive recently, I stumbled across these photos from a trip I took after I finished my undergraduate degree in 2013. At the beginning of the holiday, I spent a few weeks in Malta with family, and as luck would have it a few uni friends were over there at the same time- visiting their respective families (who knew...

    March 11, 2015
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    The Travellers, travel post
  • Why I talk to Strangers

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    by Ruby Bisson Hebrews 13:2- ‘Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.’ Talking to strangers has always been something I’ve been comfortable with. I thrive in a room where no one knows my name or anything about that time I was caught with the guy down the road (or with one too many drinks...

    February 27, 2015
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    Ruby Bisson, Stories
  • Anna and her tiramisu

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    by Celeste Noche Anna is not a chef— she’s a nonna. That’s not to say she couldn’t cook on par with Mario Batali (omg that’d be the best Iron Chef battle ever) but rather, she doesn’t view herself as an expert in what she does even if I (and the rest of the DaVinci fam) might beg to differ. Not being a chef is...

    January 22, 2015
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    Celeste Noche, Featured Post, make it, Recipes
  • Movies without the Happily Ever After

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    by Amy Galea This post contains spoilers. However all of the films mentioned are more than two years old, so we decided that they’re all past the ‘spoiler statute of limitations’. Don’t get me wrong, I love films where love conquers all. Where, usually towards the end, she realises she’s too flighty or high- strung and he stops being either a drop kick or a...

    January 20, 2015
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    Amy Galea, Featured Post, Film
  • Book Club: The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion

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    by Erin Rose Joan Didion is a master of words. Her work, her career, her ease with language is something that both inspires and frightens me. She has written in nearly every genre under the sun but I am particularly in love with her nonfiction work. I devoured the essay collection, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, and then began reading nearly everything she’d ever crafted. During...

    December 8, 2014
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    Book Club, Erin Rose, Featured Post, Words and Literature
  • Places to Go: Bodega Bay

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    by Celeste Noche As I write this from my cold Portland apartment, the sun seems like a distant memory- a golden dream that I took for granted for the first 25 (or so) years of my life as a California native (well, that’s not exactly true- I grew up in a city known for its fog). But I digress. In August I spent a...

    December 4, 2014
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    Celeste Noche, Featured Post, Photography, Places to Go, The Travellers, travel post
  • Places to go: Top three artisan precincts in Tokyo

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    by Christina Sunario I am smitten with Japanese design! I love its dynamics: simplicity and functionalism married with the richness of  traditional Japanese art and culture. And then, of course, there is the detail of Japanese craftsmanship- not to mention the extensive use of natural materials such as timber and bamboo. Love! During my recent trip to Tokyo, I came across numbers of artisan shops and was completely...

    October 30, 2014
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    Art and Design, Christina Sunario

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February 12, 2015

Book Club: Tiny Beautiful Things, advice on love and life from Dear Sugar

by Erin Rose Let me start by saying this book is actually called, Tiny Beautiful Things, advice on love...

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January 15, 2015

Book Club: Brain on Fire, Susannah Cahalan

by Erin Rose When I first laid eyes on Brain on Fire I was wandering around an airport, I...

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December 8, 2014

Book Club: The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion

by Erin Rose Joan Didion is a master of words. Her work, her career, her ease with language is...

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November 17, 2014

Book Club: Of Mice and Men, It’s Dinnertime

by Gráinne Regan I’m a reader. Always have been, always will be. I have my preferences in terms of reading...

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March 16, 2015

Sydney Dance Company // Frame of Mind

by Elisa Parry Attending any Sydney Dance Company performance is always a humbling experience, and the opening night of...

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February 5, 2015

Shop Lately: Kitchen

Stainless Steel Straws $10US // Mignon Kitchen We enjoy swooning over pretty things as much as the next person (or...

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January 29, 2015

Chuck Close Exhibition, MCA Sydney

by Christina Sunario I recently spent a relaxing Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, enjoying the much...

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October 30, 2014

Places to go: Top three artisan precincts in Tokyo

by Christina Sunario I am smitten with Japanese design! I love its dynamics: simplicity and functionalism married with the richness of...

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February 17, 2015

A web series you should watch right now: The Katering ...

January 20, 2015

Movies without the Happily Ever After

December 16, 2014

Boyhood: seized by the nothing moments

October 20, 2014

Why I Go To The Movies By Myself

September 25, 2014

A Night Out With Cate

September 22, 2014

Vimeo Films | Top Picks

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January 22, 2015

Anna and her tiramisu

by Celeste Noche Anna is not a chef— she’s a nonna. That’s not to say she couldn’t cook on...

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December 22, 2014

Christmas DIY Gifts: Mini cactuses in leather and balsa boxes

by Christina Sunario This year I managed to be more organised preparing all my handmade Christmas cards and gifts...

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December 18, 2014

How I came to be a professional scrapbooker

by Ruby Bisson I’m often greeted with a lingering eyebrow raise when I reveal that the person I stay...

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November 24, 2014

Made From Leather: necklaces, handles and tassels

by Christina Sunario I have always been a keen admirer of leather. Every time I see leather bags, shoes,...

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Welcome! This is a collaborative space for writers, photographers, artists and designers. We are all about slowing down and taking note of the quiet and beautiful parts of life that are sometimes overlooked in the effort to 'keep up'. We are based in Australia and update a few times every week. Have a wander, drop us a line, and enjoy. x

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Two hours in Venice

Published by wallfloweratthedisco

by Celeste Noche I was travelling from Ljubljana and the Slovenian carpool I’d taken dropped me off in Venice so I could catch my train to Florence. I’d been to...

March 12, 2015
Comments 0
Celeste Noche, The Travellers, travel post

The warmest colours of Malta

Published by wallfloweratthedisco

On an adventure through my hard drive recently, I stumbled across these photos from a trip I took after I finished my undergraduate degree in 2013. At the beginning...

March 11, 2015
Comment 1
The Travellers, travel post

Places to Go: Bodega Bay

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by Celeste Noche As I write this from my cold Portland apartment, the sun seems like a distant memory- a golden dream that I took for granted for the...

December 4, 2014
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Celeste Noche, Featured Post, Photography, Places to Go, The Travellers, travel post

Places to go: The Yarra Valley

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by Chalsie Mew Weekends were made for adventure. Those two days off each week are the perfect reason to escape the city and explore the unknown. Why not take...

October 20, 2014
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Chalsie Mew, Places to Go, The Travellers, travel post

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Why I talk to Strangers

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by Ruby Bisson Hebrews 13:2- ‘Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.’ Talking to strangers has always been...

February 27, 2015
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Ruby Bisson, Stories

Words from Collette Dinnigan: Obsessive Creative

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by Amy Galea As I was moving house recently, I came across these quotes by Collette Dinnigan that I had noted down when I saw her at the Sydney Writers’ Festival...

February 5, 2015
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Amy Galea, Stories

Ballad of the Hothouse Flower

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by Devan Boyle Mrs. Witterly is of a very excitable nature, very delicate, very fragile, a hothouse plant. Nicholas Nickelby Or, seasonal habits of the highly sensitive. I sometimes...

January 27, 2015
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Devan Boyle, Opinion, Stories

The definition of Life

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by Erin Rose I recently spoke to a friend who was having what I consider to be close to a melt down, over one of the most commonly asked...

December 4, 2014
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Erin Rose, Stories

This is what a feminist looks like

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By Hannah- Rose Yee It was a man who first taught me what feminism was. I was in second year at university and I thought I knew everything. I...

December 1, 2014
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Hannah- Rose, Stories, Words and Literature

We Gather

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by Erin Rose I leave tomorrow morning for Minneapolis. This one wasn’t planned. They never are. Why does it feel we are always gathering together for funerals? I request...

November 6, 2014
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Erin Rose, Stories
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