Poppy the Psychic

We went to see a psychic called Poppy yesterday. She is in Newtown at the back of her store that sells second hand fashion. Not just any fashion, but the outlandish type, with bright colours, big shoulder pads, shiny fabric and furs all crammed into one room. You have to take the trip through this den of pre-loved clothing to make it out the back to her psychic room. It's worth it. It's like going to see a therapist and being able to talk about yourself for a whole hour. No guilt involved. She is engaging, kooky, and wears some very interesting eye makeup. She told us good stuff, some weird stuff and also some stuff that didn't really make sense at all. But we loved it all the same...

Have we mentioned that we love Newtown? Being there gave us an excuse to skulk around the backstreets with a camera. There is so much inspiration....goths, drag queens, grafitti, rubbish, fashion, dogs, music, environmental causes, markets....we love it all. We love Newtown.

If you want to see Poppy she is at 22 Enmore Rd in Newtown. At the back of her store Purple 22. Duh.