Excitingly (given the latest lockdown and all) we have ANOTHER community review for a show that is accessible to all via the Kanopy App (it really does have great movies and as previously discussed is accessible for free. You can download it on your phone, tablet or computer using your local library card. Just log on to your library and follow the instructions - you might like to also download Cloudlibrary, Borrowbox and Libby so you read your favourite magazines, listen to audio books and read books online for free while you are there!!).

Anyway … Annie has been part of the ACC family for a couple of years now. Her first introduction being the Alphington Show (in which she entered a shroud made of coffee sacks - you might remember it if you came along). More recently she participated in Women in the Shed.

Anyway, here’s what she wrote! Thanks Annie. This sounds really interesting.

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306 Hollywood

This gorgeous documentary is about stuff … so much stuff. It’s a houseful of things left behind. And every bit of it carries a memory. This movie is for anyone who’s ever had to deal with stuff. It’s for anyone who’s ever had a relative and the house they’ve lived in forever to sort through.

When she's alive, the adored grandma remarks to her granddaughter that she does clutter big time. With no shame. Just a remark.

Do you know Marie Condo? Her method and its concepts had its time in the sun.

Spark joy by tidying up. It will get worse before it gets better. Give thanks to the house and express gratitude to the items’ service to you. Put it all in one big pile.

Every single one of her rules seems to figure in some way in this tale of love for the grandma, the house (306 Hollywood) and what the eclectic stuff tells us.

It is very time-consuming taking care of what grandma left behind, the siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarin find. And instead of rushing it they savour what’s there. They curate an amazing honouring of one woman’s ordinary life.

I loved this movie and getting to know the family stories across older and younger generations. 

Lockdown telly … are we back to that again? Perhaps, perhaps not. We don’t really know yet do we? In any case I have been discussing TV etc. with my family and colleagues more than usual lately and I thought I could share some recommendations.

My partner Clive raved about It’s A Sin (along with everyone else on Twitter a month or so ago) - it’s on Stan.

Also on Stan, my sister Elise noted that Paperback Hero is up … for a cheesy, nostalgic Hugh Jackman/ Claudia Karvan hit.

Mum just watched A Very English Scandal on Netflix (with Hugh Grant) and recommended it to me.

Jill at work went to the cinema and mentioned that Nomadland was great a few weeks ago … and I meant to see it at the movies. I notice you can now rent it from Optus Movie Box (and presumably elsewhere).

I have been recommending the first series of Lupin (watch it in French with subtitles, not the dubbed version) which is on Netflix to everyone because it is easy viewing, and I see that the second series will be released on 11 June … that will be fun.

If you have a recommendation or two you can add them to the comments below or send us an email.

And settle in … maybe? I’m writing this on Tuesday 1 June and a lot can change quickly …

Our little houses are jam packed with plants and seeds and books. Make the most of the glorious autumnal days with a neighbourhood walk - and pop past ACC to enjoy some community sharing and caring! ❤️

Hi Kalimna here.

When taking photos of our ‘honestly ‘ letter project recently, our neighbour Glen struck up a conversation with Lee and I about two wonderful books he said were the best gifts he had ever received.

The books he was referring to are Living on Stolen Land by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Kindred by Kirli Saunders.

He noted that Living on Stolen Land should be mandatory reading for all Australian children. I was convinced, and will be sharing this book with my children; heartfelt recommendations like this don’t come along everyday.

You can find out more via this link to Magabala Books.

Thank you Glen for sharing these book recommendations with us.

All or our book clubs are recommencing for the year this month. We run 5 book clubs (Kalimna here and Jody at Darebin Libraries do a fabulous job of juggling and managing the confusion of books and people and loans and return dates) and we have a couple of spots left in our Monday and Tuesday evening groups.

So if you’d like to get together once a month with a group of local folk to chat about a book (and make neighbourhood friends) you can sign up here.

It costs $60 per year to join.