Local spot: shops, school, and station

The station is an easy 10-minute stroll down the road.

On the way there, you pass by some lovely shops. Here are some of my favorites: the flower shop and patisserie. They always have gorgeous window displays!

No longer a school of arts, this lovely old building houses community events - you can go dancing here on a Friday night!

There are quite a few churches in the area as well.

Arden is a popular school nearby.

One of my personal favorites is Helen and Jo's - they do great pedicures and facials here! Nice to have them so close by!

We will miss our local spots!

Local spot: two favourite cafes

We love to stroll down to one of the local cafes on a weekend morning for coffee. Here are two of our favourites:

The first one you come to is Banjo Books and Cafe, a great independent little bookshop that also serves yummy scones and tea! I love to page through their quirky offerings as I sit and sip my latte. They have a gorgeous selection of cookbooks that always make me hungry!

Then just across the street is Pablo&Rusty's, a hip coffeeshop that is very popular on weekends. If you're lucky, you might be able to score a table in the back room, where there are comfy couches to lounge on!

As you can see, they also cater to the local workers - this day they were having a special for Unilever employees!

Local spot: park and playground

We love going for a walk up to the Epping Oval, with the dog or the granddaughter or just to get a bit of exercise! It takes about 10 minutes to walk there from our house. There's a grassy jogging track, BBQs and picnic areas, a playground for the kids, a dog exercise area, and some lovely spots to sit and just take it all in. Here's a glimpse: