Art and Abart

Isabella Brown plays Double Bass The Pearl Beach Progress Association is quite a phenomenon. I don't know the average age of the me...

 Opera in the Arboretum It was a picture postcard perfect day for the 10th anniversary of the Pearl Beach Opera in the Arboretum, someth...

Roger Benedict with Viola (and Simon Tedeschi in background) Last night Roger Benedict, Principal Viola with the Sydney Symphony Orche...

Alone, walking up the fire trail from Pearl Beach this morning, I marvel at the colours and the winter stillness. It takes about thirty min...

Simon Tedeschi and Kevin Hunt play two pianos Tedeschi and Hunt Last night Simon Tedeschi and Kevin Hunt played two pianos at the f...

There is nothing like a bush walk to revive the spirits. Near where I live is a particularly pleasant one, the walk over the hill between ...

Out they go, off to new homes. books, someone else's treasure Once upon a time our many boxes of books served as a stable base for ...

Simon Tedeschi played piano at the Pearl Beach Festival with Ian Cooper on violin. They were charasmatic and fun. The chairs were in a sem...

The bush track between Patonga and Pearl Beach is part of the Great North Walk which goes all the way from Sydney to Newcastle. The bush pat...

Today I went over the hill to the Pearl Beach cafe, then sat on a bench under a tree to watch the seaside frolickers and paint. As I took ou...