Musician - D-NAHI AZUL

Look who dropped in  :)

The very talented musician,

    D-NAHI AZUL


There is a beautiful,
professional depth to his work.
And I can only wish him good fortune
in the continuation of his
endeavours. Good luck !!



Check him out on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjtclM5-wQZHV0sdJj-FjA

And SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/d-nahi


(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Graffiti Artists

On a recent drive around town,
my friend, Gigi,
showed me some awesome graffiti
in a lane down from
the Enmore Theatre,
Enmore, Sydney, Australia.

Apparently, this is where
serious graffiti artists
come to practice,
and so the artwork
changes all the time.

All I can say, is AWESOME !!


photo (c) Jirapron Sangsriphen 2019

text (c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Food Journeys

Recently,
and on occasion,
I go on food journeys
with my very talented friend Gigi,
(pictured, foreground)
who is a master chef,
works around Sydney, Australia,
and also owns her own
Thai restaurant,
"Thai Banyan Tree",
https://thaibanyantree.com.au/
here at Coogee Beach,
Sydney, Australia.

                   
                      But, she loves to try the food of others,   
                      and sometimes I go along for the ride  :)

                      One one journey,
                      albeit local,
                      but local is good  :)
                      we went to Black Star Pastries,
                      at Newtown, in Sydney, Australia.
                 
                      I had a chicken pie,
                      which was delicious !!
                      The pastry melted in my mouth.
                      They really know how to make
                      pastry !!
                      They are at the top of their game,
                      in my opinion.
                 

                   
                      I also had a cappuccino,
                      which was good  :)

















                     
                        And to finish off,
                        there was a highly unusual
                        watermelon cake,
                        which I've never seen before,
                        and also delicious  :)





                        All in the pursuit
                        of learning how to cook  :)







top photo (c) Jirapron Sangsriphen 2019

other photos (c) Katherine Stuart 2019
text (c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Staircase Completed

Hi everyone  :)       

I'm very happy to tell, that I've finished painting the staircase, itself, after 4 and a half months !!
There is more painting to come, though.  Here are a few before and after photos, of the third section, and fourth section, respectively. I have to say, that the gloss, black paint looks striking !!






















(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film
                                   

Behind the Scenes - Knitting

                                                             
Hi Guys  :)
                                                             
I thought I'd give a "behind the scenes"
look into my living space,
and how I'm using this
to do my knitting.

I've been here for 3 and a half years now.
I love it, because the people are great,
and there is a Thai restaurant upstairs.
As anyone living in Sydney, Australia,
can appreciate,
accommodation prices are expensive,
so this is what I can afford,
just a room,
but, it's worked out very well for me.




As you can see,
there's a bench type table to the left,
        195 cm x 42 cm
Actually, it's an old, wooden, linen press door.
And it comes with the room.















I overlay it with the covering provided.



















Then a thin or thick blanket,
depending on what the project requires.



















Then 2 flat green garbage bags, folded.

These are the type that are flat at the bottom,
where they are joined, not bunched up.
These are to protect the blanket, etc,
from moisture, when the project is blocked.












                                                                                                                   


                                                           
Then the project is blocked.

The top end is where I sit and knit.




It's a tight space,
but it works  :)











(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Completing the Square

I've been developing a knitted project
for a friend of mine,
based on an idea of hers,
and I have to say
that it looks simple enough,
but it requires
a great deal of technical skill !!

So, I have achieved this result, so far.
It's a test square, and it's completed !!
After a great deal of trial and error  :)

The overall size, is 12 cm x 12 cm.
The size of the internal square,
is 6 cm x 6 cm.





(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Staircase Ghosts

Sorry that I've been so busy,
too busy to write !!

But, I've been painting a staircase,
at the place where I'm staying.
Actually painting it,
not painting a picture of it.....

I've just done the first flight,
and I'm half-way.
It's taken about a couple of months.

The building is an early 1900"s one,
I think,
and the staircase is very interesting,
from a constructional point of view.

But also, there are ghosts !!
Technically, though,
I don't believe that they are actually there.
                                                                          Rather, it is "ghosting".
                                                                          Which is the imprint of them,
                                                                          because of something that happened
                                                                          in the building, back in the day.

                                                                          They are friendly ghosts, though  :)


(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film
                                                             

Stained Glass Window

Things have progressed
with one of the windows :)

My landlady
brought back
a decorative contact
from Thailand,
which she couldn't
find in Australia.

So, this has produced
a stained glass window effect  :)

(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Birthday Cakes

Just had to share
what these lovely cakes look like,
that I received as a gift
for my birthday on Saturday  :)

They come from a French / Greek cafe
called "The Sweet Spot",
at Randwick, Sydney, Australia.











(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Spot Festival 2019

On Sunday 10 March 2019,
I spent the afternoon
listening to the live music
at the Spot Festival
outside the Ritz Cinema
in Randwick, Sydney. Australia.

Vibrant and very electric !!







Such as,
Penelope Pettigrew,
with the band
"Larger Than Lions".

:)









(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

Window

I've finished painting this window  :)

That's 2 doors and 2 windows done  :)



One could think that this is
a window looking into
the same place,
but another time  :)










(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film

2 Shawls

I've been busy knitting, too !!

I've finished 2 shawls,
for going out in.

This one is my,
"Sea Shawl".















This one is my,
"Dune Shawl".

:)
















(c) Katherine Stuart 2019
Dochas Books Film