It’s true what The Oz says, it was a stroke of genius to get Kenny to open the newly renovated toilet block at the Abbotsford Convent. The handy summary of things Abbotsford Convent is here, really worth a read. I learnt with interest that the pictured massive oak tree was planted in 1857 and is [...]
Now I thought up this story before The Age did. I thought I’d give the Jesuits a plug, but they declined my kind offer, saying they would shortly depart Abbotsford. Apparently The Age is still a more credible journal than this organ of citizen mediacrity. There’s Jamie Oliver’s restaurant Fifteen then there’s Loretta Sartori’s work [...]
I went again for a walk to the Convent today and wandered for the first time in the main gardens. The parents of the Steiner primary school were out in force again forging a garden around the school building. This evening, I found a nice little summary of the Convent’s history in a 2003 Sydney [...]
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