I realised today glasses from IKEA are a little bit like socks and underwear. You start out with many, but one by one they disappear, until eventually you have to go out and buy more. So today I went on a "glasses and Swedish food" trip to IKEA at Rhodes in Sydney. My purchasing goal … Continue reading Easter Surprise
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As you arrive at the new IKEA at Tempe in Sydney, one of the first things you notice are the flags out the front. There's a NSW flag, an Australian flag, and a Swedish flag all flying high. When it comes to "Swedishness", however, that's pretty much where it ends. One of the things I … Continue reading Swedishness and IKEA
For as long as I've lived in Surry Hills, I've been quite intrigued by a warehouse located on Wiltshire Street. It's remained a bit of a mystery for me. I've never known how many people live in there or what they do. But they've always held some fascination for me, as I've imagined a "Barbery … Continue reading Stolen Moments
It's been an outrageously hot day in Sydney. At 6.04pm when I started to write this blog post, my computer tells me it's still forty-one degrees. "Where are we? In the Middle East?", I said to Graeme as we walked out of the air-conditioned comfort of Rhodes Shopping Centre to the "blast furnace" that is … Continue reading Sunday Arvo at IKEA
"That is SUCH a Swedish thing to do", Grant commented when I returned from the men's toilet at IKEA. Although I'm sure you can otherwise get arrested for taking photographs in men's toilets, my intention was honourable. I was impressed with the "baby seat" located in the cubicle so that when a father needs to … Continue reading Labour Day