Hello Spring

September 1, 2010

I was getting excited about the arrival of Spring – the broadbeans, asparagus and greenest of peas…the days inching closer and closer towards the warmth and sticky air of Summer.

But then I remembered my hats and the adventures that we’ve had these last few months, my first full Melbourne Winter after 12 years in Sydney.  Rediscovering them has been like bumping in to a long lost friend and a reminder of a version of myself that I thought left a long while ago.

If hats were the outward expression of my life during Winter 2010 I wonder what will replace them in Spring 2010?

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August 19, 2010

Dear Universe

A little secret…I can’t whistle.

Not a note, not a wisp of of sound, escapes out of my mouth when I try.  I remember one summer when I was about six pursing my lips every day in an attempt to mimic the sounds that came so easily to my brother and father. They could whistle songs in two part harmony! I’ve tried many times since and long ago resigned myself to the fact that my mouth was not made for whistling.

Today as I walked along Johnston Street I fell in to step alongside and older gentleman whistling what I assumed was a made up song. I tried to walk quietly, inconspicuously, hoping that he wouldn’t become shy in my presence.  We walked along for a few blocks, he whistling his tune and me secretly loving the sound bouncing around me.  I wondered if he knew what I was doing –  trying to steal his whistling joy as I put my mouth to a better use of smiling ear to ear.

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August 14, 2010

Dearest Friend, I am beside myself with excitement that I get to see you tomorrow.  You’ve been in a far away place for over eight months and there’s so much to catch up on. Falling in love, marriage, grief, Christmas, drunken parties, tears, rambling chats and overseas holidays – we’ve done it all together and [...]

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Chorizo, Silverbeet & Chickpea Soup

August 10, 2010

Dear Universe, It’s amazing what a single girl can do with a cured sausage or two in the fridge. No wait, let me rephrase that.  I don’t want you getting the wrong idea. What I mean to say is that as a newly single girl, I don’t seem to find myself cooking elaborate meals anymore. I’m [...]

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Head vs. Heart

August 8, 2010

I used to think that decisions were either made from the head or made from the heart.  Now I wonder if they’re made somewhere else entirely – in a place that is neither in the heart nor the head but an in-between place that is without location or description. What if you just felt around? [...]

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Letterbox Love

August 7, 2010

Dear Universal Letterboxes Last month I asked your owners if they would like to indulge you a little by filling you with nice notes and pretty envelopes. Many of them agreed it was a splendid idea and so I set about writing short letters and cards to strangers, old friends and interesting new acquaintances. In [...]

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Wild Geese

August 4, 2010

You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. [...]

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Hello

July 27, 2010

I feel like you see things in different colours to me, in multiple dimensions. As if the universe is playing a trick on me. I feel that you see it with a calm knowingness, with clarity, and know that I do not. I’m confused about my desire for this vision, my fear, my feelings of [...]

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Hot Stuff

July 24, 2010

Pimientos de Padrón - I love them. Congratulations to Richard Mohan from Midyim Eco for being recognised this week with a Delicious Produce Award in the category of “best new product”.  I’ve eaten his peppers for the last two seasons and can’t wait to get more of the action later in the year. Bookmark on Delicious [...]

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A new project

July 21, 2010

Dear Universe I’ve been mixing something for a little while.  A sweet secret little thing that encapsulates all that I am passionate about – food, people and story telling.  I didn’t ask anyone for permission or think too much about how it was going to happen…..I just began one morning with a very small action, and then [...]

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