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Giving up my car: an experiment
Twelve weeks ago I began an experiment. I gave up my car. I use the term ‘gave up’ deliberately. Like giving up sugar or alcohol. And it’s an experiment, spiritual perhaps, like something you might do for Lent. Or for … Continue reading
Posted in The Sages, Time
Tagged carless, cars, climate change, motor vehicles, pedestrian, psychogeography, sell your car, sustainability
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Autumn Equinox
Until 1753 Great Britain celebrated the New Year on March 25 – just after the Spring Equinox of the Northern hemisphere. Equinoxes are the midpoint between solstices, when day and night are equal. In Sydney, we have just had the … Continue reading
Roger’s Garden
Yesterday, as I sat at my desk in the artist’s studio (okay, at the dining table in my flat) I heard Roger barking, and I knew it was about 3:30pm. Roger lives in a garden of herb and flower beds separated … Continue reading
Posted in The Animal Kingdom
Tagged bees, dogs, dragon flies, garden, red setter, vegetable patch
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At the Farm Gate
On a recent holiday to Victoria’s King Valley I braved the farm gate. As my travelling companion and I drove through the rich agricultural landscape nestled at the foothills of the dramatic Victorian Alps, we commented on the hand made … Continue reading
Dinner Plain
On the circuit road to Omeo sits the alpine village of Dinner Plain. To get there you start in the pretty little town of Harrietville, at the very foot of the Victorian Alps, and drive along the Great Alpine Road … Continue reading
Posted in Habitat
Tagged bushfire, bushland, Dinner Plain, driving tour, february Dragon, forest, Harrietville, holiday, South East Australia, Victorian Alps, walking
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Thoughts that go through your head while lying flat on your back
I am lying on the hump in the middle of the futon; it’s softer than the two hollows carved out on either side. Maybe it is time for a new futon. Or a real bed. But I love its Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Habitat
Tagged inanmate objects animated, meditations, random thoughts, rest, sick day
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On Jars
A Poem Jars are wondrous things. When you wash them, their rounded beauty gleams. And with a rub of eucalyptus oil, they shed their sticky ways; becoming label less and unafraid.
Posted in The Sages
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A Little Christmas Yarn
A very long time ago, on the longest night of the year, or close to it, somewhere in the Middle East, a woman gave birth to a child in a stable. Little did she know what lay ahead for this … Continue reading
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Theatre Cat
In one of my favourite theatres lives a cat called Rochester. On any given Saturday night, you might be standing in the blue bohemian bar sipping a drink before the show, when Rochester will make his first dramatic entrance. He’ll streak in from … Continue reading
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Slow Food
As a kid from a family of Italian migrants, Saturdays were hell. From 9 am to midday, I was sent to Italian language school. This is where, although we could already speak Italian, we learnt how to speak Italian. Actually, … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments with Food, Time
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