we looked the drizzle in the eye today, the kid and i, and we headed down to circular quay for the sydney architecture festival.
down in front of the opera house, the rain had stymied the cardboard city; a thousand paper cartons lay in wait under a giant sheet of green tarp. but over at customs house, beneath the tents that had sprung up overnight, another city was taking shape.
a megalopolis of lego!
there must have been millions of pieces of plastic there, spread out over a bunch of trestle tables. every person that showed up was given a little bumpy mat, pointed to an empty spot at one of the tables, and given free reign over the crates (and crates and crates) of lego.
there were some amazing creations, like the building made entirely of doors…
…and the one made entirely of heads.
and the kid wanted to touch everything…
but got bored surprisingly quickly when it came time to build her own.
drawing’s more her medium, i think. she’s in her mermaid phase.
though sparkly princess fairy shoes come a close second.
boy! it feels good to be walking about again.
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heh the house of heads is freaking awesome
FYI…I am making a pavlova at the moment. It was very gooey and flat when I put it in the oven, and I assumed that I had failed. So I sat and sulked for a bit. After a few minutes, I looked in the oven and the pavlova was HUGE! How is this possible?? However, only time will tell if the pavlova remains puffy, or if it returns to El Flatness. Anyway, thought you would be interested.
I am interested in Maeve’s glittery shoes…simply fabulous!
Love Carla
Awww how cool, I love lego! Didn’t realise this was on… is it still there?
carla!! hello. i’m sure your pavlova turned out ok! even if it did shrink back down (which i don’t think they are genetically programmed to do), it can only be perfect when smothered in cream and berries. or are you using mango?? i am verrry interested in your pavlova. pavlovas in general, really. 😉
Y: alas, it was one day only, but i think some of the other exhibitions are still on, possibly until the end of the month. and there’s that open day for the public to explore fancy skyscrapers and stuff.