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Author Archives: sagesomethymes
Hope is the thing with feathers*
Recently, while sitting under a tree in the Domain, trying to eat an egg sandwich, I was attacked by a Noisy Miner. Claws in the head. Several times. With one arm helicoptering desperately above me to ward it off, I … Continue reading
Posted in Spirit of Place, The Animal Kingdom, Writing Nature and Place
Tagged bird attacks Sydney, bull bull birds, Emerald class ferry, Freshwater ferry, hope is the thing with feathers, Manly ferry, native Australian honey eater, native miner, noisy miner, seagulls, seven miles from Sydney a thousand miles from care, silver gulls, slipstream, Sydney Harbour, The Domain Sydney
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The Tiny Chapel
This enchanting little travellers’ chapel is in the Megalong Valley, a few kilometres from Little Hartley. It was created by Sherry Weller, inspired by the many tiny roadside churches she saw along highways in the USA. Places for weary travellers … Continue reading
Posted in Spirit of Place, Uncategorized
Tagged Blue Mountains, contemplation, donkeys, ecumenical, Little Hartley, Megalong Valley, prayer, roadside shrines, tiny chapel
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#shedtheshame
Recently I read about the #30wears movement in the newspaper and was delighted to see that finally my doom scrolling has paid off. Started by a climate activist, it’s become a bit of a hit on Instagram. A nice change … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Habitat, Staycation
Tagged #75daysinlockdown, #shopmyownwardrobe, #stayathome, clothing, DIY, fashion, hashtags, lockdown, lockdown activities, Reuse, Sydney
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Edgelands
I’m on my way to visit my mother but I’m early. I don’t want to interrupt her while she’s watching her favourite soapie, the one I’ve dubbed Italian Doctors in Love, so I decide to take a detour. I get … Continue reading
Dante and I and the ride from Hell
I don’t think of myself as an envious person. And I wouldn’t say I was too proud, although I admit that I am sometimes greedy, but recent events have made me not so sure of this. My local library … Continue reading
Posted in The Sages, What Are You Reading?
Tagged animals, circles of hell, cycling, Dante, Divine Comedy, Green Square, Hell, library, pandemic
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‘Cucinati al umido’ – Italian for what I just said.
I now have a spice cupboard. Well I have spices in my cupboard. Two spices. Paprika and Chilli. They are enabling spices. Over the years I have discovered that much is possible with these two friends in the house. And … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments with Food, My Mother and Me, Uncategorized
Tagged cabbage recipes, chilli, cooking, cooking with a wok, cooking with spices, food traditions, Italian food, lemon juice, like a fish on a bicycle, pandemic eating, paprika, recipes, rice noodles, sauteed dishes, Thai food, vegetarian recipes
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Wildlife Encounters
I was startled by a loud thump, thump, thump. A sound halfway between familiar and threatening. It seemed to be coming from the coastal heath land behind us. We were sitting beside the river at Princetown, a tiny hamlet next … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Habitat, The Animal Kingdom
Tagged Apollo Bay, Bathurst, bush fires, Coolamon, Cowra, eastern grey kangaroo, Great Ocean Road, jerilderie, Katoomba, koala, Macropus giganteus, Murrumburrah, Narrandera, Otway Range, Penrith 48.9 degrees Celsius, Riverina, Temora, Twelve Apostles, wildlife, Young
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The Rat Before Christmas
A few years ago, when we lived in the art-deco flat in Double Bay, I was woken by a mysterious night visitor. It was the week before Christmas and as I lay in my bed in a state of alarm … Continue reading
Posted in Habitat, Spirit of Place, The Animal Kingdom
Tagged antechinus, Christmas, felt sculptures, Huntsman, pesticide, rat trap, Rats, rodent, spiders, telepathy, The Night Before Christmas
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