Charlie the Cat at Nearly Nine
Time got away from me and now my boy is moving ever closer to double digits and Old Man Charlie.
Agnes Obel @ Hamer Hall (09/2026)
My first time seeing the bewitching Danish songstress live, with Hamer Hall the perfect setting for her singular, atmospheric, ghost-like chamber pop.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Quotes About Spring
It’s a Fall Freebie at That Artsy Reader Girl this week, or a Spring Freebie for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere… so here are some spring-themed literary quotes. Read more
Quote of the Day – Kindness
“Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who’d be kind to me. That’s what people really want, if they’re telling the truth.”
— Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
Practical Magic – Film Review
With the new sequel out, I checked out the original 1998 brew of family drama, horror, comedy and romance about two witchy sisters, and enjoyed it far more than expected.
MSO: Organ Gala @ Melbourne Town Hall (09/2026)
I might have wished for a little bit more of the Grand Organ, but this anniversary concert celebrating 120 years of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was still quite special.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – Book Review
It’s been a while since I read classic literature, and this elegant novel about personal desires clashing against societal expectations in 1870s New York was a treat.
Melbourne International Film Festival 2026 – Bitter Christmas, Rose
I saw a few films at this year’s MIFF and these were my favourites: the latest from Pedro Almodóvar and a striking gender-bending period drama with fabulous Sandra Hüller.
Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Places I’ve Visited
I always love a travel topic, and this week at That Artsy Reader Girl is all about cool bookish places.
