Monthly Archives: September 2011

Garry Shead on wine and love

This image comes courtesy of Australian Galleries, and what an image it is. I had the honour this week of travelling to the artist Garry Shead’s beautiful studio down in Bundeena, south of Sydney near the Royal National Park, where … Continue reading

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Chez moi

Now you don’t get that in New York (or Paris or London). Actually, the snake was in Jen and Cam’s garden next door but, hey, pythons travel. I’m home. The sky is blue, the days are warm, the thongs are … Continue reading

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New York, New York

Talk about New York stories….the taxi-driver tried to convert me to his Filipino born-again religion on the driver in from JFK; the studio where I was meant to be staying was double-booked so I got scammed; walking the streets with … Continue reading

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Paris par nuit

Can my life get any more strange? Spent last night sitting under the giant cavernous tents of the Moulin Rouge on Boulevard Clichy. When I lived in Paris I passed it millions of times but never felt the slightest inclination … Continue reading

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English summer

The fields are still green, the last flowers of summer are still full. Went to church yesterday and read the stones of the dead from the 1600s. There is nothing like a service in an ancient stone church amid an … Continue reading

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