The things I miss about you

The things I miss about you cannot always be seen.

There is a smell that takes me back 20 years to when you used that cheap deodorant, and I was sitting in your university dorm room unable to escape it. Stinging my eyes, wishing you would not put that much on.

Practising the waltz, with your hand on the small of my back, your palm pressing me to comply. 

A gentle smile, sneaking a look in my direction, embarrassed you had been caught. No one is supposed to desire the quiet tomboy.

You were so proud of that car, the way you pressed a button and it lowered to the ground on parking. You showed it off to me, you thought I should know how fabulous and european it was. My approval was important.

I miss the way you danced, that zombie like rocking truely oblivious to how much space on the dancefloor you commanded.

You would stare at the waves in a trance, and I knew you were designing something in the way the water moved, black ripples shifting with the tide.

I miss the way you touched my neck, just your fingertips as if I was an egg shell.

I miss you all in some small way from time to time, when life's memories interject the present day.
The men who have shaped my life.

21D- Street

Issue 2 of 21D is available.

The theme is 'Street' and there is- as you would expect- many different takes on the word both photographic and literary. I would recommend getting your paws on a copy for $16.50 via the website www.twendyoned.com.au.

My piece features on page 30, 'Walking the Serengeti'.

This is a very slick production! Well done to Scott, Bianca and Chris.

Portishead

Do you remember this, from 1998...... get yourself a Baileys, pour over ice, cover your legs with a shearling blanket and enjoy.....

Finders Keepers Market- Melbourne

Installation artwork above sound stage

Today I went to the bi-annual Finders Keepers market at Shed 4 Docklands.

The markets have been running in Sydney since 2008 and are gradually picking up momentum across other Australian cities. The premise is to support and showcase emerging designers, artists and musicians. While a lot of the offerings fall into the same-same (fabric covered button post earring times one thousand) category there is strong contigent of operators offering something very different! I have not been offered a cut to mention the following........although I would have accepted a soy latte as payment!

Check out:

• Bonsai Kitten, due to launch their webiste in 2 weeks, who offer beautiful knickers, the high top cheeky cut being my favourite.
• Pigeonhole who delivered a smidgen of their range. Further exploration of their website is a must!
• Beautiful stationary for those who like me have a slight addiction to the feel of a good quality paper in their hand- Bespoke Letterpress. Log in with a tissue to clean up drool.
• For those with two legged children try herbert and friends, for quirky soft toys. Warning no manufactured characters here! Your little ones will be free to imagine their own back story to these cute soft toys! and jolie petite chose for one of a kind made to order mobiles. Can I have one even though I am fashionably middle aged?
• Beattie Lanser for clothes, ready to wear!
• For artwork that takes you to another dimension try When You Escape. Ethereal.
• I parted with some notes at Sollis Jewellery. Macrami is alive people and not a single hanging pot plant to be found!
  

  

  Sollis cuff

• Lastly Corky Saint Clair for jewellery with humour. They too have a large range.

The coffee was fine although I should have ordered a double shot and DJ Brasco gets a big thumbs up for playing Jesus and the Mary Chain when I first walked in. I hung around to listen to Courtney Barnett. Her brand of indie pop was fitting musical accompainment to my Sunday morning swaggering.

The next market in Melbourne will be Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October (check out the website for Brisbane and Sydney dates).

Get yourself there! Happy shopping!