“As I get older, I just prefer to knit. ”

“As I get older, I just prefer to knit. ” Tracy Ulman

About a year, maybe two, ago street objects, like street posts, bicycle racks

and park benches started to be wrapped in bespoke knitted covers. 

Strange… but always a delight to see. 

Now that Winter has wrapped its icey fingers around us, someone has kindly wrapped some bespoke kitted jumpers around these trees in Darlinghurst, Sydney. 

Why? Who knows...but it warms my heart when I see it. 

Shiftazine thanks you secret knitters.

Turn a new page

A very shiftazine idea presented itself on Oxford Street Darlinghurst in the form of
a BOOK SHARE.
There in a disused doorway, sits a book case full of books that are longer wanted by the original owners.
These books have not outlived their intrinsic value, they just have given what they had to offer to the past owners
and are now awaiting the opportunity to offer something new to someone else.
This is a great example of recycling or pass it on. A generous act. Love IT!

A vehicle of Joy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbVoo7YLWnI

There are some dark things happening in the world right now, 
and while this will not lighten any of them, 
it does lifts our spirits allowing some positive energy for those who need it.

Chalk up some JOY

I read this anonymous quote the other day. 
It brought both tears to my eyes and joy to me core.
It rang of a secret wish that many of us have.
I hope it is true.
"Heaven is the place where all the dogs we have ever owned are waiting to greet you."

Don't forget to celebrate the thing that bring you JOY on JOYDAY, 25th November.

Issue No.9 : Interesting Places

Hit the Road Jack!

The magic of the road. The promise of a new adventure every day. 

The resurgence in popularity of the humble caravan.

And we are not talking about the modern monsters that fill the lanes of the freeways and byways 

but the darling old caravans of a bygone time.

A time of freedom from care and fear. 

When young people trying to find a sense of peace in the late nineteen forties and fifties hit the road 

just to enjoy life again. 

Every day a different town, a different beach and hopefully the beginning of a different life.

Caravans rock!

Watermelons everywhere!

Redfern, the inner city Sydney suburb is being filled with slices of watermelon big and small.

Each new day brings yet another new piece.

Of late the watermelon has wandered away from the pink red slice of the spectrum and has been playing in the blue and yellow sections.

Its a simple but generous act done by someone who is unknown to us but loved by all of us.

Thank you Watermelon  Person.

Cool dresses. Warm colours.

At this time of year ( Winter time in the Southern hemisphere ) these beautiful vintage summer dresses are just not needed.  
But the colours within their patterns: sweet pink, pink, magenta, red, brick red, burgundy have warmth, and life, and energy and are always in demand.  
Just love colour!

This is a mural.

One day my neighbour asked me in to have a drink.  
It was to my surprise and delight that I was greeted by a wonderful folly.  
This beautiful exercise in creativity sits quietly and peacefully on an inner city terrace dining room wall.  
It thrilled my sensibilities, and deserves to be seen and enjoyed by many. Just love people making or doing beautiful, simple and brave things.

Bee A Friend

They give us honey. Without them no flower would be pollinanted.

They make it possible for us to grow and harvest our food.

Thank you Apis mellifera.

For information about urban beekeeping look at  

www.theurbanbeehive.com.au

www.thebeevangelist.com.au

Street Chairs...they just keep coming.

Where do all these chairs and lounges come from? Why are they so readily abandoned? 

Have they not supplied rest and comfort at any time night or day without the slightest resistance? 

Now left to fend for themselves on the cold hard streets of the city…it’s sad.  

With a little imagination, some good deodorizer, and some strong friends, you could have a new couch…for free. 

Per che no!