As lots of you know we have moved to Fremantle. It happened this week and we are now living in a neat little cottage on the ground floor with a small garden complete with 3 olive trees and fish pond. Our bird Bubbie has setttled in but the cat Astro is a little bit spooked!
It’s already fabulous in Fremantle with almond croissants and a cuppa next door at La Vespa most mornings and testing the restaurants that meander down our road each night! Will need to watch our weight though and I intend to get into some of the local yoga or pilates soon. Regular walks down to South Beach and a bike ride or two should sort things out.
Have to say it feels completely different to the apartment (which I was very sad to leave – particularly some of the people we met there). The main points of difference I think are:
- a sense of history both regards to our property and Fremantle in general vs something recently built (although we will be moving to a contemporary space upstairs eventually)
- uniqueness vs codified sameness (which does happen in apartment complexes as beautiful as they can be)
- ability to create our own space and story vs needing to go through a corporate body to make changes
- an already vibrant mainstreet vs an area with lots of potential but many hoops to jump through before change happens (now now my good friends at the City of Melville, you know I’m on your side and will continue to help with your great place making ventures)
- friendly local shop owners who we are already getting to know after only a few days and local trades people who have been quick to respond
- feeling like we are back with our ‘tribe’ given we are pretty eclectic and a little left of centre vs being in a gentrified place (mind you John and I are good at fitting in anywhere – which we also experience when we go travelling. I think it’s because we consider ourselves global citizens and ageless!)
Must get back to the packing boxes now… 
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