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Perth: Day Trip to Fremantle
We took a train to Fremantle on our second day in Perth. So many interesting sights! Here are some of my favourites: Train station where we boarded our train to Fremantle. View en route. Arrived at the Fremantle Railway Station. Loved this Star Wars parody. Love Wars FTW. I made sure not to miss out the sketches on the ground! Esplanade Hotel. Paper Bird Children’s Books & Arts bookstore. Left: ‘Duck Duck Bruce’ was put up on a new store that had yet to open for business. Right: I just really liked the blue on the outside of The Chart and Map Shop. St John’s Anglican Church. Inscribed: ‘Memorial erected…
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Creature of Habit
I originally titled this post “That Nun Dress” before realising how wonderfully punny the current title is. I wanted to write a bit about the thoughtless grind of taking outfit photos for my blog simply for the sake of creating content. Interestingly, the dress featured in these three outfits is what Ottie calls my “nun outfit” – it’s long, black, and I should stop right there because I just found my mind in the gutter. Anyway, I’ve been thinking for a while now about steering this space into something with more intent. Simple outfit photos against a backdrop usually doesn’t compel me to write anything substantial anyway, so what’s the…
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Of Friendships
When I have time to myself, I sometimes – more than I’d like to – ruminate on my part in the world. While it’s refreshing to take apart the reasons why I act the way I do, most of the time it takes a darker turn where I find that I do not measure up. In this particular instance to wit, I thought about my definition of friendships, and how it lies on the other end of the rope from people who seem to be able to casually call strangers friends. Perhaps I over-complicate the situation, but ‘acquaintance with whom I enjoy a mutual understanding over food or witty banter’…
