Strike a pose: artist Guido van Helten with his mural of deaf dancer, Anna Seymour. Photo: Wayne Taylor. By Peter Barrett “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” musician Elvis Costello once said. Half that metaphor […]
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Some care for the mother carers
Natalie Elder, whose daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder. Photo: Paul Jeffers. By Peter Barrett Any mother of a pre-school age child knows that life can be intense. There’s the bathing, feeding, toiletting, playing, […]
Less smoke and super bright colours, that’s how New Year’s Eve is shaping up
This will be the ninth year Howard & Sons pyrotechnician Rusty Johnson has been involved in putting on Melbourne’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Photo: Jason South. By Peter Barrett For the ninth consecutive year, Rusty Johnson […]
Putt it there: golfing greens the latest landscape fad
Calan doesn’t think his golf has necessarily improved as a result of his green. Photo: Eddie Jim. By Peter Barrett The latest home landscaping trend has arrived and it has a decidedly man-child feel to it: […]
Lawn envy: Is this Australia’s perfect lawn?
Chris Sadowski on his near perfect front lawn at his Oakleigh South home. Photo: Joe Armao. By Peter Barrett It’s nice to keep your front lawn nice and tidy. But one Oakleigh South resident has […]
Joan Roca – Kitchen Spy
Joan Roca (left) in his home kitchen with daughter and mother. Photo: Joan Pujol-Creus. Well folks, this wraps it up from me for this column. Kitchen spy is winding down and Fairfax is commissioning no more […]
Kitchen Spy: inside the home of Heston’s right-hand man, Ashley Palmer-Watts
Ashley Palmer-Watts, executive chef at Dinner By Heston Blumenthal, shares his kitchen must-haves. Photo: Pat Scala. He was the head chef at the Fat Duck in Bray, UK, when it received three Michelin stars, and […]
