Monthly Archives: September 2011

Farewell, goofball.

I remember the same instinct from when J— died: if I could write it all down —the connections between the present and past, the mundane and grand, the private and public— maybe it would somehow make some sense. We knew … Continue reading

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Restaurant Review: La Pesa (Milanese food in Darlinghurst)

I had this on a list of restaurants to try after reading Terry Durack’s very positive review in the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2010. But it took me over a year to get there and not a minute too … Continue reading

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Restaurant Review: Sunflower Cafe – Taiwanese

Sunflower Cafe Ground Level, 147 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney   A quick Sunday lunch and I wanted to check out this unusual little strip of restaurants on Broadway, not far from the Broadway shopping centre (or a short hike up from … Continue reading

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Excavating and archiving

I’m scanning my film negatives onto my computer. This is no small task. My father was a photographer – he started off with social pages for his university’s yearbook. This lead him to owning a camera store. He taught my … Continue reading

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