Share Four Somethings - May

What a month it has been! I feel I've only just done this.

I need to think about Something we loved: as honestly it's been a lot of good times. The Writers Festival is always interesting and a lovely little bubble to throw oneself into. Getting friends together with friends before dancing the night away at HotDub...I would say VIVID but my drone show got cancelled so I've yet to offfically get there.

I will pick RONE. He did a brief weekend installation, Another TIME, that I got tickets to. It was so beautiful. I was lucky enough to have some time to myself in there to really immerse myself in the concert, so to speak. I loved the creativity behind putting us on the stage, with the invisible audience watching us. The trick to these installations is finding the movement in the stillness, the shadows from the past, so to speak. When you hit that spot, it is so moving. 

 

His Chadstone Home is being set up now and here's the throw back to the magnificent TIME. He is one of my favourite artists but these immersive installations are always next level. Hendricks Gin launched a new gin though as it was a work day I did not partake (with my time slot) but I did want to say thank you to them for such a beautiful experience. 

Something that sustained us: I've seen a lot of art and theatre this month. I've also been to a good many talks and gigs. I have written before about how the arts nourishes our soul. And it really does. Saviour and Gutenberg! The Musical are both worth seeing. The Illiad is excellent and probably the hottest ticket in town - definitely the best thing STC has done in a while. The staging is fantastic adn David Wenham preforms it perfectly. I came home elated from Genises Owusu and Galantis - something about the combination of the emotional high and physical exhaustion. So I will say enjoying the arts. Free, or paid for, it is almost always worthwhile. 

Something we're carrying forward from this month to the next: While my husband is away, I'm cleaning out my cubpoard. It's a big job. I'm tidying and getting rid of stuff. Trying to be ruthless about clothes I don't fit. My much loved ones I've given to my daughter. They are 20-35 years old but still 'current' so I was clearly timeless in my youth. It's a big job so I will still be at it next week. Just doing a drawer or cupboard at a time...

This dress is from Paris in 1994. I love it so much. I've held on to it even though I probably haven't worn it since 1999. My eldest is as excited about it as I was. That makes me happy. I have memories of swanning about Moanco in it for the Grand Prix. It was such a good time!

Something we're making space for: Obviously I'm making space in the cupboard. Ha! But I also need to make a little time to sort out MY trip. I've been so busy with my husbands that i sort of dropped the ball on my own. So I need to get that happening asap! It's fast approaching. 

The photos are of the Rone exhibition, and if you want to see (& hear) the Opera of lights, there's a few clips on my Instagram here. And some photos from the magnificent TIME exhibition here.

And so the month rolls into the next. Almost halfway through 2026. How has that happened?

Linking with #TuesdayTwirl #TalkaboutitTuesday #SeniorSalonPitstop #MuralMondays #MondayMusicMovesMe #ShareFourSomethings, #TrafficJamReboot and #Stylewithasmile for the stories of my loved and now lost clothes...

This song has been on high rotation in the car and I've been bashing the dash vigorously at lights. I think I want to get a stand up drum kit....so I'll need to make space for that! And break it to my husband who will not be impressed....hehehehe!

And this is my version of a RONE....