Blogs from Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Arriving in Perth after a long haul flight is always a relief to see that by now familiar outline of the high rise city centre. In the past twenty years several new editions to the skyline have been made but they do nothing to entice me as I prefer to stay at a safe distance finding my first port of call with a friend in the suburbs of Victoria Park. The bus drops me off just east of the Swan River but rather than wait for a connection I amble the couple of miles in the scorching heat like those mad dogs and English men who revel to feel the sun on one back once again. Arriving hot at the house I find the key in the usual place, a convenient pot in the back yard ... read more

IN SEARCH OF SANITY. It is never a good idea for an artist to spend too much time at his own exhibition less it turns out to be his execution, while the general opinion may be glowingly positive he will remember above all that snide little cutting criticism that glinted on the blade of the axe just before it fell. If there is no audience then there is no show and so rather than blame myself for not realizing that the location was unsuitable, the publicity was insufficient or the timing was wrong I prefer to think that I have not just had an exhibition at the East Victoria Park Art Centre in Perth WA but that I now have an exciting body of work, framed and ready for sale. The firework display that followed the ... read more

We're now at Perth, Oz and it is boiling! it is 36 most days but we cant complain, especially as it will be colder when we get to the east coast. Nicole's friend, Lauren, picked us up at the airport and we went back to her apartment in Victoria Park. It was lovely and has its own pool so we were impressed! We all had a catch up and then headed to the casino in Perth. We went to an Irish bar in there first and then headed to their nightclub called Eve. We all had a great night and rolled into bed about 4ish. We then went to Scarborough beach on the 21st and stayed in for the night as we were all knackered. On the 22nd we went to Cottesloe beach and saw the ... read more

Although it may be easier to find a job in Adelaide that it is to find reasonably priced housing in Perth, I think I have secured a nice studio apartment only 200 meters from my office :) 6/ 70 The Broadway Crawley WA 6009 I should get the key on Friday and Lyndsey is coming over this weekend to inspect the premises. I will be back on July 5 to load up the Musso with bric-a-brac and stick it on the Asian Pacific train at Keswick. The unit will be a plesant change to the back packers accomodation I now refer to as Baxters Detention Centre. Luckily I know a few locals including my old neighbour from Rostrevor Andrew Grant. ... read more

Wie schon in meinem letzten Beitrag erwähnt habe ich mir 4 Chilipflanzen zugelegt. Ganz im Dienst der Wissenschaft sollen die Unterschiede des Anbaus auf Nord- und Südhalbkugel ermittelt werden. Als ich meine Vermieterin davon in Kenntnis gesetzt habe war sie ganz angetan von der Aktion. Da waren ihr meine botanischen Ambitionen und Fähigkeiten wohl noch nicht bekannt. Ich bin mal gespannt ob sie diese positive Haltung beibehält, wenn ich in 6 Wochen mit dem Vollernter hinter ihrem Haus zu Gange bin. Bei den Pflanzen handelt es sich um: *1 Anaheim (Schärfegrad 3), *1 Serrano (Schärfegrad 6), *1 Zimbabwe Bird (Schärfegrad 9) und *1 Explosive Blast (ohne Angabe des Schärfegrads dem Namen nach würde ich sie eher oben ansiedeln) Gekauft habe ich die Pflanzen in Bunnings Warehouse, ähnlich wie Hornbach nur mit vielen exotischen Pflanzen und mehr ... read more