Category: Architecture
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Smithfield and DeeDee Dardens Country Hams.
I’d visited Smithfield, Virginia, 5 years ago, by chance really, we were lost. We found a gorgeous old town filled with decorative Victorian houses, old shops (some empty) and incredibly friendly people. An old guy, with a HAM sticker on the rear window of his pick-up truck, pulled over and asked if he could help.…
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The surprisingly gorgeous North Fork, Long Island (part 1).
The sign out front of the quaint white church said ‘Journey to Forever’…. well I didn’t think we were going quite that far but it seemed like a pleasant invitation to come explore the beautiful North Fork of Long Island.
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Easy (small quantity) Berry Jam and the Wine Trip Surprise
It’s summer in Australia and that means lots of fresh berries. At Victoria Markets there were punnets of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries, cheap and in abundance. I’d walked to the market and, unfortunately, my backpack was now straining at the seams. There was no room or no way I could safely carry the delicate…
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To tree or not to tree….sorry!
It’s 2 weeks till Christmas and we’ve been debating whether it’s really worth having a tree and here is why…
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Ghost Houses of Kep
After Christina leaves Phnom Penh and the gorgeous hotel she travels to the seaside town of Kep. Kep was a playground for the wealthy in the 1960s and 70s. After Pol Pot it never recovered, holiday mansions remain empty. Here are some of the vacant sixties houses I discovered when I traveled there.
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The Pavilion Hotel Phnom Penh
I stayed at this gorgeous hotel, The Pavilion, in 2012. It was the inspiration for the place where Christina began her first venture in Cambodia. This is the foyer of the restored Colonial era mansion. It was unbelievably good value and think it cost around $55. per night. Little did I know it would be…
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A Real Mid-Century Modern
My father-in-law was an architect and this is a photo of the first house he built in the late fifties for his beautiful young wife and son. I love the mood it sets, seeing the bike abandoned, the open door, possibly in favour of a more urgent project for a busy little boy. The owner…
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Discovering Paul’s Family Mansion
A funny thing happened when we were driving around looking for examples of mid century modern architecture.
Anna Buckley 