There’ll be fireworks tonight
Sydney Harbour is in party-mode, preparing to celebrate the arrival of 2016 with a giant firework display. It will be bigger, brighter and more colourful than ever. The streets around … Continue reading
It rained
There are plenty of people who live in a city whose hearts are really in the country, like me. We notice every scrap of green, tune out white noise, avoid … Continue reading
Remember the jam?
For months now, members of the Sydney City Branch of the Country Women’s Association have been making jam, marmalade, chutney and relish. In one weekend alone Silvana and Alix made 90 … Continue reading
I got rolled and I deserved it
Jury service has been on my bucket list for decades. The sense of elation at being summoned earlier this year was matched by bitter disappointment when the trial got cancelled, … Continue reading
Is anyone there?
Spiders have taken up residence in my studio, claiming every corner and colonising every crack in the windowsill. Their messy webs stretch across the dusty space, bearing numerous small insects … Continue reading
The Good the Bad and the Beautiful
Broken Hill is on stage two water restrictions with the looming threat of stage three by the end of the year. Gardens can only be watered twice a week, between … Continue reading
Strawberries in the Desert 
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