week twenty three | thornbury, victoria

It’s pretty hard to believe that I’ve lived in my little flat in Thornbury for two and a half years. It has been home and marked some of the best of times and some of the worst.

In the last couple of years Thornbury has also grown, from the daggy northern friend of trendy Northcote to the tiny pocket of excellence it is now. We’ve got far more cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, and general cuteness then ever before so I thought I would make mention of my 3 favorite Thornbury things – while not strictly an adventure for me, it could one day be for you.

1)   Jerry Joys café.

Just around the corner from my flat this is everyone’s go to café and you’ll find me here at least 3 mornings a week with a different assortment of my best friends drinking too much coffee and eating their fantastic food. It is also our go to stop for take away coffee when we have to drive somewhere very far very early. It is also my solid working café and has been the setting to many a uni essay or a planning morning.

2)   Rossmoyne Street.

This is my flat mate Clare’s top pick. Just three streets down from my home is a street from picture books with a committee of homeowners that do lots of fun ‘street event’ type things. Anything from street parties, street wide garage sales, street involved working bees, communal flower beds and veggie patch’s as well as the icing on the cake – the Rossmoyne street annual scarecrow competition, judged by Steve the mail man. It’s all charm, it’s all cuteness.

3)   Pender’s Park.

My ‘backyard’ of sorts - this little block of grass complete with a cute playground always covered in kids, a solid barbeque area and even a basketball hoop. Flat living is nothing new to me but it’s so nice to have this park so close by where we can eat dinner outside on warm evenings, read books on days off and generally see green on our rides home.

Thornbury is just adorable and I’m extremely lucky to have it as my home base for this time in my life as I muddle through the adventure that is life in our early 20’s.

TRIP (AREA) RATING: 5/5 HOME COMINGS