Tomorrow I fly home. To my other home, the one with red dirt and white sandy beaches, eroding limestone and turquoise sea. To my family, though two of our normal number are off on their own adventures into the world and the shape of things has changed since I left. I go home to the … Continue reading
This has been a difficult post to write. I’ve written no less than four drafts and scrapped them all and have decided to just write without thinking too much about it (Somewhere in Perth, my former English teachers jerk awake in a cold sweat). So without further ado, I’ve decided to move back to Perth. … Continue reading
Well I’m well and truly into the swing of things with work. I’ve taken on a bunch of extra shifts and it’s been great. The Walker’s new exhibition, Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion had its grand opening this past weekend and it was a huge success and totally hectic to say the least. The exhibition features works … Continue reading
January has come and gone in the blink of an eye. I’ve started my new job at the Walker and I’m really enjoying it. It is much slower paced than any job I’ve worked in before but it is still fascinating. Being constantly surrounded by incredible works of art by some of the worlds best … Continue reading
Today my Aunty Viv and I went into Southport which is an old seaside resort town not too far north of me on the Sefton coast. In its heyday Southport was a holiday destination and old Victorian hotels still look imposingly over its main strip. Lord Street itself is famous for its old arcades and … Continue reading
These past few weeks have been a whirlwind start to 2016… Continue reading
It’s the day after Boxing Day and I’m nestled under a rug in my room with my laptop warming my knees and a thick woollen cardigan keeping the chill away, I can’t complain too much. I got spoilt over Christmas with lots of beautiful gifts and Christmas Day was spent with lots of laughter and good … Continue reading
These are my endgame goals. The big ones… Continue reading
The reason I am starting this is because in 2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days precisely I am leaving Perth, my home for over 20 years to go and live in just outside of Liverpool in the UK, where I was born… Continue reading
Alana Part 