All the bells and whistles at the Teneriffe Festival.
I went to the Teneriffe Festival yesterday, Teneriffe Brisbane, that is, not the Canary Islands. Brisbane is my home town and I love it. Saturday was a gorgeous day, perfect for the third Teneriffe Festival. In their own words it celebrates ‘ the history, energy, cultural diversity, commerce and beauty’ of the area.
The suburb was officially named Teneriffe only in 2010. It is the home of the old wool stores and warehouses, but has recently become one of the most sought after residential areas in the city. The old buildings have been converted to elegant apartments and the area is full of great restaurants and shops….and it is beside the river, close to the city and has great public transport…..what more could you want?
Several streets were closed to traffic to make way for displays, food stalls, art and craft, vintage clothing, and all sorts of great stuff.
There was a display of wartime vehicles. The area was heavily involved in wartime activities.
Cars featured in several displays. I met Cheryl and Jim, good friends who brought their lovely old truck along for us to see. Cheryl has owned it since 1952.
They belong to a group of car lovers, some of whom also brought their vehicles along.
There were also vintage cars and just plain beautiful cars.
I love the colourful necklaces, bracelets and pins from Ruby Olive, inspired by her world travels.
And the clever tea towels from My Wooden Heart. The cute business card says You wash I’ll dry.
I had to buy the one with the bush turkey behind the creator.
Two gorgeous girls brought along a great collection of vintage clothing.
I should have found out more about this lovely bamboo underwear.
Meet Jessy Cameron, a lovely friend who helped me with the blog in its early stages. She has a great online business, Molten Store, selling gorgeous accessories and came along to show her wares.
There was music.
Cute dogs.
And of course, there was food.
My pick was the waffle with berries and cream.
I am cursing that I missed the opening event….The running of the rams. It started at 10.00 am promising to be ‘ bigger, better and woollier than last year’……next year….perhaps it will be even woollier.
I think I saw one of the participants later in the day.
I wonder where Gloria will get to live.
Teneriffe is a great area of Brisbane. You should make a point of being around for next year’s festival.
There were ominous clouds appearing as we left, but I think they skirted the city and avoided the festival.
Blue skies over Teneriffe.
www.teneriffefestival.org
www.ruby olive.com.au
www.mywoodenheart.com.au
www.moltenstore.com
love it Debra! What a great day out
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on July 8, 2012
at 3:43 am
It was a fun way to spend a gorgeous Brisbane winter day.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 3:56 am
It was a great festival. The White Label Noba fashion show last night was beautiful.
By: lizgolding on July 8, 2012
at 3:53 am
What a pity I missed it.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 3:57 am
Looks wonderful!
By: Damommachef on July 8, 2012
at 6:19 am
It was fun, I wish I had seen the ram race.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 9:28 am
Fab post Debra…..loved the sheep et al. I’ll be looking for Gloria next time I visit!!!!! And Teneriffe’s blue sky looks gorgeous……..
By: Paris Rendez-vous on July 8, 2012
at 6:28 am
I’ll have to find out where Gloria is.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 9:29 am
Brisbane looks a great place to ‘winter’, if that’s what you call it up there! I love the accessories on show Debra. As usual, you’ve captured the essence of the day.
By: janinevasta on July 8, 2012
at 7:35 am
Winter here is lovely, but I still see people getting about in puffer coats and the other day I saw a woman wearing padded ski pants…..it was 22 degrees!!!!
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 9:30 am
Haha. Send her to Melbourne immediately. They won’t go astray.
By: janinevasta on July 8, 2012
at 10:36 am
Community days like this are fun…there are obviously so many talented people in Brisbane!
By: jenny@atasteoftravel on July 8, 2012
at 7:38 am
I think it is great to see festivals like this…here and in Italy.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
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These are all so beautiful photographs and all showing us how creative and how enjoyable these activities… I loved them all dear Debra, Thanks and Love, nia
By: niasunset on July 8, 2012
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It always surprises me how diverse people’s lives are…we all do such diffent things.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 12:22 pm
It looks like the festival was great fun. I must be attracted to the colour red as I loved the old red truck and the jag. I would love to have had a rummage at the vintage clothes stall.
By: Just Add Attitude on July 8, 2012
at 11:11 am
I quite liked the Jag as well.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 12:23 pm
At first I thought you meant the Canary Island Tenerife when I saw your title! And I can see the delicious Hungarian Langos which I adore 😀
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on July 8, 2012
at 11:45 am
I have been to the Canary islands, but it was almost 40 years ago.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 12:24 pm
This looks like tons of fun. And I love love love the teatowels!
By: lazylauramaisey on July 8, 2012
at 2:08 pm
I’m sure she would send you some if you go to the website.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 10:33 pm
How fun — even as a reader! Thanks, Debra.
By: Karen Overton on July 8, 2012
at 3:32 pm
It was a fun day in the lovely winter sun.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 10:34 pm
Seems like beautiful weather for a wonderful day of nostalgia, food, and shopping.
By: aFrankAngle on July 8, 2012
at 5:10 pm
We are very lucky with our winter weather, which is precisely why I am home for a couple of months.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 10:35 pm
Looks fun! We had the paintinbg competition here in Bagni di Lucca today. I promise to put it on my blog for you soon! Your geraniums are looking fabulous, took lots of lovely photso from the bridge with them in.
By: From a Tuscan Villa on July 8, 2012
at 6:22 pm
I can’t wait to see photos of the gorgeous day.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 8, 2012
at 10:36 pm
You certainly are great at capturing the fun and the beautiful wherever you are! I enjoyed this post almost as much as I enjoy your Italian ones! Actually, thank you for giving us the opportunity to travel along with you.
Best wishes for your time at home; we’ll be heading to BDL in a couple of weeks. Can’t wait.
By: Diane on July 8, 2012
at 11:02 pm
I love my time in Brisbane as well, especially on winter. I will be back in BdL in early September. Will you still be there?
By: Debra Kolkka on July 9, 2012
at 9:29 am
That looks fun, Deb. The cars are amazing. And the vintage clothing would have been interesting to explore, as well. Hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend.
Hugs,
Kathy
By: Kathryn McCullough on July 8, 2012
at 11:31 pm
It was a great weekend, I hope yours was good too.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 9, 2012
at 9:30 am
What fun!! You really bring the festival to life. Love the collection of images!!
By: Marcie on July 9, 2012
at 12:13 am
It was great to see the lovely old cars there.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 9, 2012
at 9:30 am
It looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing 🙂
By: swozy on July 9, 2012
at 12:32 am
It was a fun day, there were thousands of people enjoying a day in the winter sun.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 9, 2012
at 9:31 am
The festival looks great, but how very Queensland to rename an Australian suburb ‘Teneriffe’.
I assume it’s nothing to do with the Canary Islands. Perhaps it’s a local Aboriginal word meaning ‘cultural cringe’.
By: Richard Tulloch on July 10, 2012
at 7:01 am
You could be on to something there
By: Debra Kolkka on July 10, 2012
at 7:49 am
Debra, my husband and I visited your hometown last month as we collected our daughter from her semester at ACU through Fairfield University in Connecticut. She fell in love with the city and we could see why. We especially enjoyed the Koala Sanctuary and the Story Bridge walk. I hope next time we can see you, too.
By: NYPatti on July 10, 2012
at 12:24 pm
I was in Italy a month longer than I expected. I hope you come back to Brisbane when I am here.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 11, 2012
at 5:43 am
Reblogged this on Anything Interesting on WordPress and commented:
Interesting images 🙂
By: seohunter on July 10, 2012
at 1:52 pm
Gorgeous pictures Debra! You capture the fun atmosphere so well.
By: Madhu on July 12, 2012
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I gave you a link back on one of my pr2 pages, I hope this is ok.
By: Matthew C. Kriner on July 25, 2012
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