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Bosco Parrasio
http://boscoparrasio.blogspot.com
This blog is where I share my photos and write about gardens and architecture and art. Often with a focus upon art and architectural history. I am currently based in Melbourne but the blog regularly wanders off to Italy, and elsewhere.
Recent Posts
Mid 20th century flats in East Melbourne
These flats are on Simpson St in East Melbourne. I liked the similar but different look of each section. I asked my friends at the ever helpful Walking Melbourne forum and got the suggestion that the flats represent three different periods, possibly ...
Parco Ducale, Parma
Once again I am quite snowed under, though not literally considering it was 40 degrees celsius yesterday, just with work and deadlines and something called Christmas. But I found these photos I took of the Parco Ducale in Parma back in early 2005. As...
Wendy Whiteley\'s Garden at Lavender Bay
When I was in Sydney in September I visited the garden of Wendy Whiteley, the widow of artist Brett Whiteley. My mum had visited a year or so ago and said it was beautiful and inspiring. Wendy Whitely started making it after the death of Brett Whitel...
Another piece of Melbourne Art Deco bites the dust...
Sad to see this warehouse on the corner of Brunswick St and Victoria Pde seems to be in the process of being demolished. Scaffolding went up on Monday and it is already h...
Weekend Reading
I have been planning some new posts, but I also have the most enormous pile of marking that I have been studiously avoiding and now have to spend the whole weekend on. So just imagine me under a pile of papers with a coffee or a wine (depending on wh...
Other people\'s gardens
I love this garden in Fitzroy. Raised vegie beds, beautiful blue stone, lush green leaves. Sorry the photos are from such a low vantage point but it's one thing to photograph discretely from the street and another to clamber up on the fence for a bet...

