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This is Justin Corgan, he is the bass guitarist for a band called the Allman Betts Band. I happened to listen to his music the other night and I really...

The other night I was restless, you end one sale, such as was Black Friday, then you clear off your bills and prepare for the Christmas rush and the subsequent...

As we wrap up the year I am looking back on the songs that have stayed with me or that I've played in the Studio or in my car driving. Some of them are carry overs from the years before, some of them are new discoveries. I would love you to listen and add to your own playlists anything that resonates. One that specially stands out this year is Moondog's Bird's Lament but as well you might like Silgo River Blues and the softness and calm of the clavecin by Jean Phillippe Rameau. 

Sometimes we meet at junctions in the road, and we stop to look back on the road travelled. Someone once described to me life like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. As time goes by, we become more and more entrenched in our lives and it becomes harder to change, much easier just to accept what is.

Recently I was lying on my bed one Saturday afternoon depressed about the state of the world and the fact that business had been slow for the time of year.

I was on YouTube when I found a documentary when I decided to look up Norman Rockwell, one of those names that you often hear in movies and culture but as an Australian it doesn’t mean so much to you that it passes your ears and you think no more of it.

I often get frustrated customers saying to me "I tried it at home, but you are doing it on a torso and not on yourself". This is true. And that's...

I met Hugh Stewart ( INSTAGRAM )  in Paris 16 years ago and we got along quite well. He and his partner Emma had a baby daughter, her name was Matilda, and I recall that at the time they left Paris he had asked me to pick up a plaster of Paris they had done of their daughter's tiny arm. 

This week our bow ties found themselves in Paris, France, in Uluwatu Bali and in Norway. It is testimony to the quality of our bow ties and that each of those who wore our bow ties this week would attest to the moniker often given to us of "the world's best bow ties". 

I am not one to suffer for fashion. Even enduring a black tie wedding mid summer in Australia is a form of torture that force you to really consider your love for those getting married who wish to force you in January heat to wear a tuxedo. But I have found that wool can be cool in the middle of summer - sort of - it's still better to go for a Hawaiian shirt and linen shorts to be fair. 

 I have to thank our customers, one in particular, because we managed to raise 2500 aud for the Wayside Chapel winter appeal. Of course, I provided the product, but it...

 When Coogi started in Torak in 1969 it was known as Cuggi. It wasn’t until the mid-1980’s that the name changed to something more indigenous Australian sounding. And it wasn’t until the early 90’s that it really gained traction in the US market with Biggie Smalls rapping about them.

What is fiber art? (We in Australia spell it as fibre) . It’s art made of textiles. Since the beginning of weaving textiles they have been used to create patterns....