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I’m standing near a gate at the end of a driveway, halter and lead rope in hand, heart thumping. I look down the gravel road towards the bend. Waiting…
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Panache: (noun) a grand or flamboyant manner; swagger; verve (Macquarie Dictionary) Also, Panache (proper noun): Thoroughbred x Australian Riding Pony…
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February 2023

There’s a fishpond at my new house. It’s not the style of pond I would put in, but it is there, complete with eleven goldfish of various sizes. It is…
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Or Fred and Ginger to the rescue
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January 2023

Slowly we emerge on the other side of moving. It feels that. An emergence from the old into the new; a relocation 450 kilometres from the city to a…
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December 2022

A lot of people make shortbread or gingerbread at this time of year, but I’ve been baking Grandma’s foam biscuits. Put half a cup of milk and a cup of…
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A message of distress pings through on my phone from a friend. She’s been swooped by a magpie. Attacked. The message contains expletives. The…
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November 2022

It’s one of those glorious late spring days when the ground still harbours moisture, and the sun is not yet burning hot. Everything in my garden is…
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A boy is sitting astride his motionless bike a little ahead of me as I walk around the lake with my dog on our regular morning jaunt. The boy looks…
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October 2022

Arriving home after a fortnight away, our streetscape has changed. In our two-week absence, the Cape Lilac tree on the verge outside our house has burst…
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A light drizzle was falling as we left the car and headed down the coastal track. We figured it would soon clear. We ignored the people running back…
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September 2022

It’s early morning and the sun’s rays are casting long shadows. The air is crisp. A slight mist sits over the lake. I am back sitting in my spot under…
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