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Exploring Paddington Vinnies

Following my recent post about the art of op shopping, I’ve decided to occasionally feature key op shops that I either find on my travels or are among my favourites. I can’t think of a better op shop to launch this idea than this great dame at 16 Latrobe Terrace in Paddington. This Paddington Vinnies […]

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The secret to op shopping

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY blame my grandma for my love of op shops. It all started before I went to school. As I was a very excitable (another term for talkative and a little bit of a handful) girl, my long-suffering parents would ship me off to my grandma’s for visits (aka time out for them). In […]

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Everyone needs a little OSHA in their lives

I never thought I would be dedicating a blog post to funky baby clothes and toys. But then, I never thought I would enjoy eating fetta and jam sandwiches. Wonders never cease. Anyhow, I wanted to let the photos speak for themselves in this blog, but I should give you a little background info before […]

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Californian Dreaming

No, I’m not writing about the cool Red Hot Chilli Peppers song Californication – although that was stuck on repeat in my head – today we are Scouting (see what I did there?) out the cool exhibition currently at Queensland Art Gallery. I know I’m very late in getting this to you, and everyone has […]

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