Clifton Hill, Northcote, Thornbury, Fairfield and Alphington (the inner north)

Wow - what a start to the year. First I was in Japan for Xmas and and New Years. That was amazing being immersed in snow for those 4 weeks. I also managed a hoop class with Deanne in Tokyo at Fab studio's. I learnt alot, especially how to start dancing in the hoop and enjoying instead of always focusing on tricks! Plus I learnt a few extra tips on tricks. I also discovered I like snowboarding. Snowy, hoopy fun. We came ... read more

Made n Thornbury Community MarketBuy something lovely for the one you love.The first market of 2010 will be made up of mainly new and emerging stall holders.Join us on Saturday 13 at 131 Shaftesbusy Pde.The home of Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House .Eat something delicious form the Sliding Door Cafe and Melbourne Epicure.Buy a hat a brooch a skirt something crafty for your children.Join in the special children's music session and relax with a coffee from Friends Of BaucauSATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY10 3PM131 SHAFTESBURY PDENORTHCOTE LEADER 5 FEBRUARY 2010Produce proudly made in DarebinGET ready for delicious cupcakes, hand-made clothing and crafty knick knacks. And it’s all local.The Made N Thornbury market is back this month, with a variety of local stallholders ... read more

Have you seen this boy? I met him on High Street this morning…

Don’t know who he is, but I like him anyway.

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Do you live in Alphington, Fairfield, Clifton Hill, Northcote or Thornbury? Run to your letterbox and check out page 3 of this week's Northcote Leader paper!That's our ad, waiting to be seen by 28,000 locals!If you live a little further away you can still check out our ad by visiting the Leader Community ePaper site, clicking on the tiny little map of Northcote and checking out page three. Ain't the internet grand!Saturday's forecast is for early showers and 26 degrees. Here's hoping BOM restore the word 'sunny' in our forecast...... read more

I know, I know... It's a been a bloody long time since the last post. This week, however, we've got two kidlets in new schools and time to burn. Ecce homo, ergo elk, it's lots of time for cooking and for eating. Let's start with quail.... Mmmmmmmmm......

.A Fine celebrationThanks to Jane a beautiful and delicious ending to the repast...Marijka's vegetarian shashlicks..The fish freshly bought at the Victoria Market by Christine ... read more

I’ve been wanting to go to Pearl Oyster since Steph blogged about it, so was happy to visit for breakfast today with Cindy, Michael, Toby and Kristy. I’ve ridden through that odd little pocket of Thornbury loads of times before, heading to High Street Thornbury or further on to Preston, and have noticed it gentrifying over the years. Funnily enough I’ve always thought that area was actually Coburg East, it’s that close to mine (10 minutes by bike, crossing Merri Creek).

Pearl Oyster is a really cute and welcoming place, especially for vegans, as the menu caters to them really well. It’s so nice to see a cafe actually catering to a diverse clientele – it’s little ... read more

Melbourne's The Basics (featuring Aria Award winner Gotye) will record their first ever live album at The Northcote Social Club on Friday February 5.

......................A beautiful SUNNY DAY.......................A beautiful HAT DAY ... read more

It’s…bintastic! Coming soon to a wall near you.

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