Belinda Vesey-Brown
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Brisbane Designed & Made
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It’s great to see more and more new markets popping up around Brisbane. After waking up far too early for a Sunday, this morning I drove out to experience the monthly ‘Boutique Markets’ at Portside Wharf > www.boutiquemarkets.com.au I was quite surprised at the…
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Penguin Classics
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I have long been a fan of the Penguin Classics range. The beautiful orange and black that look so neat and professional on your bookcase. Not to mention that they are must reads from all periods in time. Well, recently while browsing in a bookstore I saw that the Penguin Classic collection has been given…
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Tricky Toblerone!
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It turns out that Toblerone bars are clever as well as yummy! I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have never noticed the hidden message in the logo. I have always presumed that the symbol quite simply represented Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, but recently, as I chomped away, I happened…
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A Little Piece of Paris
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Bonjour! I was lucky enough to be taken to Paris last night for three and a half hours of pure indulgence. Paris being conveniently located in walking distance from my house. Montrachet on Given Terrace in Paddington is one of my all-time favorite restaurants. The food is absolutely heavenly and wine selection one of the…
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Designer Tools
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A few weeks back I was at the local Glenfords tool hardware (as you do!) and stumbled upon this sculpture masterpiece on the floor! The boys obviously thought they would have a bit of fun in their spare time and put on their creative hard-hats to put together the spanner man. I was so impressed…
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Green Roofs
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Having attended the always inspiring Pecha Kucha night at the Brisbane Powerhouse, I was intrigued by landscape architect, Sidonie Carpenter’s introduction to the concept of ‘green roofs.’ As the presentation time was limited, I was compelled to research the topic further and this is what I discovered… Green roofs are a phenomenon that has taken…
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’95 seems so long ago….
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1995. I don’t remember much from that year, but I do recall considerable buzz surrounding a little product called Win95. Apparently they lit the Empire State Building in the Windows color scheme. Microsoft landed the amazingly mediocre comedic talents of Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry for a promo video. Windows was on top of the…
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Why am I here?
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I have been doing quite a bit of thinking lately about my Life Purpose…Why am I here and what can I achieve while I am here. I know I don’t just want to be a consumer of life, to go on day after day using manufactured products and duplicating the same year of my life…