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We’ve been staying in a 19th century bluestone in Croydon, South Australia for the past couple of weeks, and a lot like the many old bluestones in this area it has so many beautiful features and potential! I would love to restore one… I have it all planned :)

Of course the exterior has to remain as is and authentic, but with the interior a modern redevelopment while retaining the beautiful features such as the ceiling plaster flourishes (I have no idea what their proper name is), fireplaces, vents, and other beautiful detailing. Then onto the back entertaining area and garden, I love beautiful kitchen/living areas that transition into liveable outdoor space. I have such a beautiful house trapped in my mind at the moment!

I’ll be taking some better photos of the interior features in better lighting before we leave.

We’re leaving at the end of the week to spend some time in Melbourne, and then in Canberra – Masterpieces from Paris at the National Gallery, can’t wait!

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Just a beautiful photo I want to share.

We saw Avatar over the weekend and I have to tell you it is well worth seeing it in 3D. Visually this is a stunning film, turning what would have been a fairly run of the mill story line into a whole new experience. The 3D only enhanced this feeling of being immersed in the magical world that James Cameron has painstakingly created.

Did you know that the linguistics expert Professor Paul Frommer worked with Cameron for four years to develop the Na’vi language, the vocabulary only runs to about 1 000 words but it is still being developed and borrows grammatical structures and sounds from different languages while remaining new and unique.

Staff from the cinema stood at the door requesting that people hand back their glasses, even though you are charged for them, mine went straight into my bag to travel back to Queensland with me and add to the clutter on some darkened shelf :)

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