Monthly Archives: February 2025

Lost Churches, Chocolate Coloured Horses and an Absinthe Couch

Posted on February 27, 2025 by sagesomethymes

I’ve been trekking through Waterloo and Redfern hunting for lost churches. Two of them. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, “To lose one church may be regarded as misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” Luckily, I think I’ve found them. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Habitat, Spirit of Place, Time, walking | Tagged Annunciation of our Lady Greek Orthodox Cathedral, baptism, Catholi Church, christening, churches were often built on higher ground, First Holy Communion, flaneur, Italian migrants Australia, Italian migrants in Johannesburg, Lebanese and Syrian migrants to Australia, migrants and religion, migration experience, Oscar Wilde, Police horses Redfern, Redfern history, walking in Redfern, Waterloo history, waves of immigration Australia | 2 Comments

The Poetry and Promise of Architecture

Posted on February 9, 2025 by sagesomethymes

Or Flaneuring in Foyers. In a recent article for The Guardian, Rebecca Solnit writes about resistance, something that is more important than ever in these terrifying times but in one of my favourite of her books, Wanderlust, she also writes … Continue reading →

Posted in democracy, Spirit of Place | Tagged 350 George Street Sydney, Alain De Botton, architecture, autocracy, Barrangaroo, democracy, Dymocks Building, Exchange Place, flaneurs, foyers, lobbies, Maybanke Wolstenholme, plush toys, Rebecca Solnit, resistance, Time conquesr all | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: February 2025

Lost Churches, Chocolate Coloured Horses and an Absinthe Couch

The Poetry and Promise of Architecture

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