FREO’S LAST DAYS OF WINTER

Heritage buildings, blue sky, a splash of colour. This is Freo!

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SPRING IS COMING FREO!

BOM promises us 26C on Friday, 25C on Saturday and 22C on Sunday, plus most of next week very pleasant.

So make plans for the weekend, hop on a bike or hire one, go for long walks or long lunches, visit our markets, shop till you drop, eat too much, get a sun tan, get sand in your hair and everywhere else, and enjoy beaut Freo!

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THAT SHOWER AT TEN PAST TEN

That was a very heavy shower at ten past ten this morning. A man at the bus stop at the Fremantle Markets quipped that at least we did not have to travel to Serpentine to see a waterfall.

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WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY IN FREO PARADISE

What an amazing winter’s day in Fremantle! The perfect day for long walks, or long rides, or long lunches, or just lazing about and getting some tan.

I have not been to Clancy’s for years, so will head out there for a nice long lunch with my good mate Bob.

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5,270 FREMANTLE HOUSES WITHOUT POWER

The big storm, thunder, and rain has left 25,000 people without power in the metro area, with 5,270 Fremantle houses without power this evening.

Although I have all my doors and windows closed, there is a cold breeze going through my 4th floor apartment, so maybe a warm bed and an early night is the best option.

I don’t know if Freo has any other storm damage, so let me know if you hear of any.

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WINTER IN THE HIGH STREET MALL

Two photos I took in the Fremantle High Street Mall yesterday around lunchtime.

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WET WEATHER UNKIND TO PAVEMENT ARTWORK

I know absolutely nothing about the art of applying paint to a surface, but it appears that the wet weather has been unkind to the Handshakes artwork Sam Bloor created the previous weekend in the Paddy Troy Mall, as the paint is already fading.

I assume painting on pavement is different from painting on walls, but the artwork Trevor Richards painted on the road of Mouat Street for the first Fremantle Biennale, many years ago, still looks pretty good, so maybe young Sam can have a chat with the old master about what he did.

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ARTY PHOTOS OF MISTY RAIN

Two rather painterly photos of the fine, misty rain that hit Fremantle at 1.30pm today. I took them from the 6th floor of Arundel Court.

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BLESSED TO LIVE IN FREMANTLE

What a gorgeous winter Monday! I feel so blessed to live in beautiful Freo!

It is just a five-minute-walk from my apartment to the Fishing Boat Harbour, so that was the start of my day, walking to Chalkys cafe.

I could not resist to take some photos of the reflection of the umbrellas at Cicerello’s.

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WILD, WET AND COLD FREO WEDNESDAY

It’s wild, wet and cold out there, Freo people, so try to stay warm and dry. I had tears in my eyes from the strong icy wind, when I walked to Chalkys and Bathers Beach this morning.

Cuddling up on the couch with a good book, while a very spicy curry is simmering for tonight’s dinner.

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