Can you feel change in the air? According to Chinese tradition, time is divided into twenty year periods, each with […]
Archive for ‘feng shui’
Design icons: the Confucius mansion
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my main page […]
The alchemy of renovation
Our plans for the house are progressing. For the couple of months we’ve been here, my mind has swung all […]
No place like it
They say that when life gives you lemons then you should make lemonade. Well, I’ve never made lemonade but I’m […]
Trash and treasure and everything in between
I’m learning that there’s a fine line between something that’s called antique and something else that is definitely junk. We […]
The Tao of Lockdown part 2
You may have read my recent post called The Tao of Lockdown. It was sparked by the situation we suddenly […]
Going for a song
Sixteen years ago, my partner and I decided we had enough equity in our house to buy an investment property. […]
Coming home
The house next door has been demolished, leaving a rectangle of bare earth. In feng shui, that side of my […]
A proper hello
I’m a fool for a doorway. Thankfully, there are several Instagram sites that feed my addiction so I can peruse […]
Natural balance
You know the thing – a postcard showing a view of a town or a building and in the corner […]
Colin Bisset 