Newtown, Sydney, Sydney Inner West, Urban, Where I live

Water – without out you I’m nothing

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean. ~Arthur C. Clarke

Art and about

I like to walk, I see more that way. If you go by bus, the route you takes determines what you might encounter. If you drive you need to concentrate on what you’re doing. Walking allows the freedom to go where you want, see what interests you. These are chance glances, I hope youContinue reading “Art and about”

Newtown, what’s special about Newtown

In current real estate jargon Newtown is home to a “vibrant, cosmopolitan café society”. When I came to live here with my boyfriend in 1981 it was a Sydney suburb where multiple languages (Greek, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Turkish and more including English among the long-established Anglo-Celtic working class) were spoken at home and in theContinue reading “Newtown, what’s special about Newtown”