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An arrival and a beginning
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…
Jill Griffiths
Mar 21
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Adding Panache
Panache: (noun) a grand or flamboyant manner; swagger; verve (Macquarie Dictionary) Also, Panache (proper noun): Thoroughbred x Australian Riding Pony…
Jill Griffiths
Mar 7
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February 2023
Like a drowned rat
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…
Jill Griffiths
Feb 21
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Of blackberries and thistles
Or Fred and Ginger to the rescue
Jill Griffiths
Feb 7
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January 2023
Playing house in fairyland
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…
Jill Griffiths
Jan 24
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December 2022
The taste of childhood
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…
Jill Griffiths
Dec 21, 2022
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Tis the season to be swooped
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…
Jill Griffiths
Dec 6, 2022
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November 2022
In the garden
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…
Jill Griffiths
Nov 23, 2022
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Kids on bikes
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…
Jill Griffiths
Nov 8, 2022
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October 2022
A Love-Hate Relationship
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…
Jill Griffiths
Oct 25, 2022
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Thar she blows
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…
Jill Griffiths
Oct 12, 2022
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September 2022
Back to sitting
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…
Jill Griffiths
Sep 28, 2022
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