amiebrulee

About Amie Brûlée

Amie Brûlée is a musician, performer, teacher and researcher. She sings, plays piano, double bass and ukulele, unearths old songs and writes new ones. Amie also has a PhD in wine and anthropology and adores teaching wine tasting, gastronomy and song-writing. Amie lives in central Victoria with a house full of instruments, a head full of songs and a cellar full of wine.

Tiny Pleasures #355: Earring Compliment

2024-12-22T19:00:53+11:00December 21st, 2024|people, Tiny Pleasures|

I was walking out to dinner last night, dressed in a nice little black dress. A man on a bicycle shouted at me as he rode past: 'Great earrings'. Such a delightful compliment that allowed us a tiny moment of connection as my earrings danced in the rays of the setting sun.

Tiny Pleasures #354: Teacher Present

2024-12-21T13:56:50+11:00December 20th, 2024|music, people, Tiny Pleasures|

I really enjoy teaching my handful of students. They're all dedicated and fun to work with and range in age from 16 to 89. The youngest of them gave a lovely card and Christmas present and I'm pretty chuffed to read her words of appreciation. It's pretty special to be able to share my love

Tiny Pleasures #353: Beer at the Park

2024-12-20T21:19:56+11:00December 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|

After a stinking hot day, an evening ride to the market at the park was a welcome breath of fresh air. To top it off I strolled around the stalls with a chilled beer from Ballarat's Red Duck Brewery. 'Walking On Sunshine' is my kind of sour - it still very much tastes like beer,

Tiny Pleasures #351: Wobbly Walking

2024-12-19T23:03:26+11:00December 17th, 2024|people, Tiny Pleasures|

I went for a stroll this evening and was entertained following Mr Sozzled as he endeavoured to walk in a straight line, No judgement from me (I've done it more than once), just a quiet little chuckle with the magpie sitting on the fence watching the humans passing by.

Tiny Pleasures #350: Lego Rustling

2024-12-17T20:06:24+11:00December 16th, 2024|Home, Tiny Pleasures|

My kids spent an awful lot of time playing with lego when they were younger. I'm sorting it out to store it until someone wants to play again and discovered that the sound of scrabbling in the lego box is very soothing. No doubt because for many years that was the sound of content and

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