Category Archives: Time

Autumn Equinox

Posted on March 29, 2013 by sagesomethymes

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 →

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A Little Christmas Yarn

Posted on December 21, 2012 by sagesomethymes

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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Slow Food

Posted on November 8, 2012 by sagesomethymes

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 →

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A Time For Every Purpose

Posted on November 2, 2012 by sagesomethymes

I like to wash the dishes late at night after everyone has gone to bed. Occasionally I hear a gruffle in the darkness outside my kitchen window. And when later I fall asleep, I dream of possums chasing each other … Continue reading →

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Wallah!

Posted on October 19, 2012 by sagesomethymes

Tomatoes are the rabbits of the lunch world. They can be pulled out of your hat and added to just about anything found in the bottom of the fridge and, wallah, lunch!  In this case an exotic lunch, a kind of tapas. As … Continue reading →

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Little Italy in Liverpool

Posted on July 24, 2012 by sagesomethymes

This is no pomegranates and cinnamon memoir. My childhood memories of food are all about broccoli sandwiches, tripe in tomato sauce and home slaughtered chicken. At play lunch I longed for the simplicity of a Vegemite sandwich but had to … Continue reading →

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Oranges and Memory

Posted on June 27, 2012 by sagesomethymes

It’s winter and oranges are cheap and sweet.                                                                                                                                                                                        Take out the cutting board and a sharp knife.   Slice off each end of the orange. Cut lines into the skin all the way round.  Peel off each of the sections.  Cut … Continue reading →

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