Month: March 2023
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Wilson’s Prom: Day 3
I woke up feeling pretty tired from the previous days hiking, but we had another two hikes planned for today. The first was the Lilly Pilly Circuit. You can start this walk from a dedicated carpark, but we hiked from our accommodation. We crossed the Tidal River again, but this time headed inland. The walk…
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Wilson’s Promontory: Day 2
We woke up to the sound of kookaburras outside our cabin, and over breakfast, we enjoyed the antics of this Swamp Wallaby outside our window. We had two walks planned for today. We met at 9 am for the walk to Squeaky Beach via Pillar Point. (10km approx.) Crossing the footbridge across Tidal River you…
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An extended weekend at Wilson’s Promontory and our Anniversary
We took Thursday and Friday off work last week and headed down to Wilson’s Promontory with friends. But first, we celebrated our 26th anniversary on Wednesday. I’ve been keen to try Gimlet since we got out of lockdown, but scoring a table is hard. I booked for Wednesday in mid-January, and we had a choice…
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Victorian National Parks
At the start of the year, I made a goal to visit all 45 of Victoria’s National Parks, plus the Castlemaine National Heritage Park. I have already seen some of them in the past, but I’m keen to go back and see those again. I ticked off the Mornington Peninsula National Park while doing the…
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Tenderheart Cook #7 and #8
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Kale, ginger and green onion noodles I picked this because these were the veggies I had floating around in my fridge at the end of the week. The Quick Lowdown: Tomato and Coconut-braised Cabbage and Lentils I had some cabbage and needed to use it. The Quick Lowdown:
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Friday Thoughts #9
We had a long weekend last week and escaped the city to my parent’s place at Point Lonsdale. Most of the extended family crew were going down at some stage over the weekend. I had plans … for some runs, photography, and celebrating my niece’s third birthday. Unfortunately, I began to feel unwell at about…
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Settling Well
A few years ago, I finally completed my M. Div. It’s 18 units, and I did one each semester, so nine years of studying, which I loved. My degree culminated in a year-long thesis on Revelation and how it might shape our response to the massive ecological damage humans inflict on the planet. Suppose you…
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My Butterfly Dilemma
When I was thinking about what I wanted from our garden before we moved in, one thing that I listed was to include plantings that would support or enhance the biodiversity in our area … well, the critters have moved in. I’m pretty sure these are the caterpillars of the Dainty Swallowtail Butterfly. They are…
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Tenderheart Cook #6 Charred Broccoli Reuben Salad
One thing I love about the Tenderheart Cookbook is that it is organised by vegetables. If I have a lot of one vegetable to use up, I can turn to the appropriate section and pick out a recipe. This recipe is in the broccoli section, but I mainly chose it because I also had lettuce…
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February’s Books
Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. Australia’s China Odyssey: From Euphoria to Fear – James Curran This is an engaging, well-written account of Australian policy and attitudes to China in the 20th and 21st centuries, a topic I knew little about. Horse – Geraldine…