Jade Monkey

Great news! The music venue Jade Monkey (Twin Street, Adelaide city) has temporarily been saved! This 151 year-old building was destined to be demolished by a city developer to build a 17-storey hotel. It would be so wonderful if this building was saved for good.

Apparently it has some connection to Balfours which could justify it not being knocked down. That is the trouble with history; it is not enough that the building has remarkable features like a tin adorned ceiling, high walls, a unique facade and old-world charm - it also has to be considered significant as having a connection to Adelaide's past. Well someone might just have found one! Thank God for retirees. Read the story (dated 3 October)

And here's the historical connection in more detail (not that I am a fan of Balfours foods, except for their frog cakes):

The application points out that the building, completed in 1872, was first used as a biscuit and bread bakery by the future Balfours company to expand supplies for its popular Rundle St store. (source)

My garden

This photo of my shaded garden is probably as good as it gets (both because of the lack of sun and my skills and energy as a gardener) so here it is, proof that sometimes things grow! Must remember to plant corn again sometime soon. Not only do the plants look good but they seem to think sandy soil is OK.

I could not survive from my garden - no self sufficiency here, but it is good to occasionally eat something that is really fresh and unpolluted by sprays.

Backyard profile

Corn and capsicums, enough for a meal?