CHALK & TALK: Yarraville Village

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Yarraville Village

Found this snap of my local 'hood'. This is also where my store is so it is nice to think that one day, in decades to come someone might look at old photos of the Village and wonder about my shop.

3 comments:

kate.o.d said...: fabuloso! i love ye olde yarraville.; Wednesday, 26 January, 2011
dancing in beaumont said...: this is trippy! do you know when this was?; Wednesday, 26 January, 2011
Anonymous said...: wow! our little village looks a whole lot wider! ???; Thursday, 27 January, 2011

Books I'm Reading - 2012

Losing It - Lizzie Wilcock
Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman
The Killing - Robert Muchamore
Shark Girl - Kelly Bingham
Insurgent - Veronica Roth
Tomorrow When the War Began - John Marsden
The Scarlett Pimpernel - Baroness Orkzy
Winds Of Heaven - Judith Clarke
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Gang Of One - Gary Mulgrew
The Rise Of Nine - Pittacus Lore
Spincycle - John Weldon
One Perfect Pirouette - Sherryl Clark
The Marriage Plot - Jeffery Eugenidis
The Land Of Stories - The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer
Afterlife - Claudia Gray
Love And Other U Turns - Louisa Deasey
Hourglass - Claudia Gray
Stargazer - Claudia Gray
The Sense Of An Ending - Julian Barnes
Evernight - Claudia Gray
All That I Am - Anna Funder
The Gift - Cecilia Ahern
Maximum Security - Robert Muchamore
Ice Palace - Edna Ferber
Ice Station - Matthew Riley
The Cook -
Olivia In India - O Douglas
Tom Sawyer -
CHERUB - Class A - Robert Muchamore
CHERUB Recruit - Robert Muchamore
50 Shades Of Grey - EL James
Pink Sugar - O Douglas
Three Dollars - Elliot Perlman
We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han
Switched - Amanda Hocking
It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han
Good Oil - Laura Buzo
The Dovekeepers - Alice Hoffman
The Reluctant Hallelujah - Gabrielle Williams
Bunheads - Sophie Flack
Forgotten - Cat Patrick
Saving June - Hannah Harrington
Secrets I only Tell My Friends - Rob Lowe
The Rosie Black Chronicles - Equinox - Lara Morgan
Crossed - Ally Condie
Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld
The Best Of Me - Nicholas Sparks
Boardwalk Empire -
The Secret Lives Of Dresses - Erin McKean

Books I Read - 2011

Clash of Kings - George R R Martin
Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
You Against Me - Jenny Downham
Silvermay - James Moloney
To Be Sung Underwater - Tom McNeal
Lament - Maggie Stiefvater
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - See
Game Of Thrones - George R R Martin
Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
The Power Of Six - Pittacus Lore
A Brief History Of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper
Passing Strange - Daniel Waters
Mildred Pierce -
Unzipped - Suzi Quatro
All I Ever Wanted - Vikki Wakefield
Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel - The Alchemyst - Michael Scott
Illusions - Aprilynne Pike
Brooklyn - Colm Toibin
Three Cups Of Tea - Greg Mortensen
Ashling - Isobelle Carmody
The Farseekers - Isobelle Carmody
American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld
Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody
Where She Went - Gayle Foreman
Charity Girl - Georgette Heyer
Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey
Between The Lines - Jason Donovan
Firebrand - Gillian Philip
Lovesong - Alex Miller
Contest - Matthew Reilly
Hover Car Racer - Matthew Reilly
48 Shades of Brown - Nick Earls
Spells - Aprilynne Pike
Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Wings - Aprilynne Pike
Matched - Allie Condie
Anna & the French Kiss - Stephanie perkins
Bekka Cooper - Terrier (Tortall, Book 1) - Tamora Pierce
Elixr - Hilary Duff!
The Messenger - Markus Zusak

Books I Read in 2010

Clan Of The Cave Bear - Jean Auel
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Stolen - Lucy Christopher
This Is Shyness - Leanne Hall
The Black Moth - G. Heyer
Noah's Compass - Anne Tyler
Six Impossible Things - Fiona Wood
I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
The Rosie Black Chronicles - Genesis - Lara Morgan
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
Linger - Maggie Steifvater
On The Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta
Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Okler
Graffitti Moon - Cath Crowley
Going In Circles - Pamela Ribon
Withering Tights - Louise Rennison
Various Sweet Dreams books!!
The Sky Is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Shiver - Maggie Steifvater
Monsters Of Men - Patrick Ness
She's With The Band - Georgia Clark
Runestone - Anna Ciddor
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larsson
Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green, David Levithan
Flawless - Sara Shepard
Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
The Indigo Girls - Penni Russon
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
How To Make A Bird - Martine Murray
The Four Storey Mistake - Elizabeth Enright
Picnic At Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay
The Piper's Son - Melina Marchetta
Wedlock - Wendy Moore
Saving Francesca - Melina Marchetta
The Cattleman's Daughter - Rachael Treasure
Silver Bay - Jojo Moyes
About A Girl - Joanne Horniman
After January - Nick Earls
Swimming - Enza Gandolfo
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
Lady Of Quality - Georgette Heyer
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
The Danger Game - Kalinda Ashton
Sylvester - Georgette Heyer
The Ask And The Answer - Patrick Ness
The Well Of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
Miles To Go - Miley Cyrus
Lady Mcbeth's Daughter - Lisa Klein
The Brightest Star In The Sky - Marian Keyes

Books I Read In 09

Crosstitch - Diana Gabaldon
Kiss Of Life - Daniel Waters
Splendor - Anna Godberson
The Danger Game - Kalinda Ashton
Dog Boy - Eva Hornung
Angel Fish - Lili Wilkinson
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Knife Of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
The Dressmaker - Rosalie Ham
PINK - Lili Wilkinson
The Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer
The Other Hand - Chris Cleeve
Frederica - Georgette Heyer
King Dork - Frank Portman
Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
If I Stay - Gayle Foreman
Love Aubrey - Suzanne LaFleur
Raw Blue - Kirsty Eagar
Beatle Meets Destiny - Gabrielle Williams****
Capricornia - Xavier Herbert
Rumours - Anna Godberson
The Luxe - Anna Godberson
Old Filth - Jane Gardam
My Darling, My Hamburger - Paul Zindel
Age Of Innocence - Edith Wharton
The Outsiders - S E Hinton
The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs - Linda Olsson
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
Yakuza Moon - Shoko Tendo
Papertowns - John Green
The Other Side Of The Story - Marian Keyes
Generation Dead - Daniel Waters****
Slam - Nick Hornby
Everything Beautiful - Simone Howell
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas - John Boyne
The Book Thief - Markus Kuzac
Salvation Creek -
Before Green Gables - Budge Wilson
Three Willows - Ann Brashares
Getting The Girl - Susan Juby
If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
Looking For Alaska - John Green
A Place Called Here - Cecelia Ahern
Thanks For The Memories - Cecelia Ahern
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
Mr Pip - Lloyd Jones
The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

Books I Read in '08

Before I Die - Jenny Downham
Town - James Roy ***
Daughter of The Ganges -
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian - Sherman Alexie ****
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Girls In Pants - Ann Brashares
Giant - Edna Ferber *****
The Last Summer Of You And Me - Ann Brashares
Rainbow Valley - LM Montgomery
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Second Summer Of The Sisterhood - Ann Brashares
Flitterwig - Edrei Cullen
Breath - Tim Winton
Anne Of Ingleside - L M Montgomery
Anne's House Of Dreams - L M Montgomery
Breaking Dawn -Stephanie Meyer
The Chalet School - E M Brent-Dyer
Anne Of The Island - L M Montgomery
The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
Anne Of Windy Willows - L M Montgomery
The Last Elf - Silvana Di Mari
Anne Of Avonlea - L M Montgomery
Vinyl Inside - Rachel Matthews
Anne Of Green Gables (I know, again) - LM Montgomery
Rose By Any Other Name - Maureen McCarthy
The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane - Kate Di Camillo
The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants - Ann Brashares
Betwixt - Tara Bray Smith
Romulus, My Father - Raimond Gaita
Gracie Faltrain 2 - Cath Crowley
Dragonkeeper - Carole Wilkinson***
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
Bilgewater - Jane Gardam
The Convenient Marriage - G. Heyer
Too Many Men - Lily Brett
The Life And Times Of Gracie Faltrain - Cath Crowley****
Chasing Charlie Duskin - Cath Crowley ****
A Great And Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray **
Frederica - Georgette Heyer**
Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer****
New Moon - Stephanie Meyer****
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer****
What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt
These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer
Look Me In The Eye - John Elder Robison***
The Stockmen - Rachael Treasure**
The Farraday Girls - Monica McInerney**
Say It Out Loud - Adam Sutton***
Jillaroo - Rachael Treasure**
The Memory Keepers Daughter - Kim Edwards
The Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer ***
Last Days Of Dogtown - Anita Diamant***
The Rouseabout - Rachael Treasure ***

Books I Read In 07

We Of The Never Never - Aeneas Gunn
The Shadow Thief - Alexandra Adornetto***
Eldest - Christopher Paolini*****
Only Love Is Real - Dr Brian Weiss*
Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles - The Nixie's Song - Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black**
The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory****
The Wandering Prince - Jean Plaidy***
Eragon - Christopher Paolini*****
Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier***
Body Count - P D Martin **
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman**
The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman ***
Northern Lights - Philip Pullman ****
Alice In LALa Land - Sophie Lee **
Emily Of New Moon - LM Montgomery ****
Aug BG - Then Grapes Of Wrath - Steinbeck ****
Coffee At Luke's - Jennifer Crusie ****
Jane Of Lantern Hill - LM Montgomery *****
Harry Potter -The Deathly Hallows ******
Harry Potter books 1-6 ******
Prep - Curtis Sittenfeld **
Swann's Way - Marcel Proust *****
July BG - The Road - Cormac McCarthy *****
A Pair Of Schoolgirls - Angela Brazil ***
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini *****
The Talisman Ring - G Heyer ***
The Dogs Of Winter - Kem Nunn
June B.G. - The Witch Of Portobello - P Coelho **
The Reluctant Widow - Georgette Heyer ***
Stealing The Wave - Andy Martin ***
May B.G. - Pride and Prejudice ******