Graham and I enjoyed the New Year’s Eve fireworks from Docklands, Melbourne. We had a great view of the fireworks on the harbour and those over the city skyline.
Graham has put together a couple of short videos of the fireworks.
Happy New Year.
New Year's Eve fireworks in Melbourne, Australia
New Year's Eve fireworks in Melbourne, Australia
New Year's Eve fireworks in Melbourne, Australia
With a week to go until Christmas, there are plenty of decorations around the city. I thought I would share some of them with you.
Christmas tree at Town Hall
Christmas decorations, Docklands
Christmas tree, Docklands
Christmas trees outside Woolworths, Docklands
Christmas tree, Crown Casino
Christmas tree, Harbourtown shopping district
Christmas decorations in Royal Arcade
Christmas decorations in QV shopping centre
Christmas tree at QV shopping centre
Christmas decorations on Swanston Street
Happy Christmas.
The cherry blossoms are in bloom; the first sign that spring will soon be with us.
Cherry blossom
The delicate pink flowers last for the briefest few days before they are carried away on the wind. But for those few days, they bring many smiles.
Cherry blossom
My new journals arrived yesterday. They are made by Lantern Studios, and I love them.
I first discovered these journals a few years ago at Officeworks. I was initially attracted by the pretty fabric covers, but the detail that won me over was the paper inside with embossed lines. Not your usual printed lines, but lines physically pressed into the paper.
Lantern Paper journal
Choosing a journal is highly personal. I have strict criteria that any new journal must meet:
I prefer the lined pages, but will happily choose a journal with unlined pages if the paper is nicer. I also like to have a ribbon page marker and a pocket at the back for mementos, but they’re not essential.
Graham’s journal criteria are very different. Each October we start the hunt for his perfect journal for the upcoming year. It must be dated, a week to a double page spread, with the days arranged in columns.
Lantern Paper journal and a pen
For now, I have found nothing to surpass my Lantern Studios journals. The only thing they are missing is a memento pocket, and the beautiful paper more than makes up for it.