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Milk Arrowroot Biscuits – Santa Still Eats a Lot!
Milk Arrowroot biscuits have been part of Australian life for generations; left out for Santa with a glass of milk, popped into school lunchboxes, and in the early days crushed and fed to babies in...
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AUNTY ED’S – BEAR FRIENDLY! 🐻
Aunty Ed’s seemed a good place to celebrate a significant birthday for a small bear by the name of Editor Des. Reaching a quarter of a century deserves recognition. Not a telegram from the king just...
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BLACKHEATH ROCKS! 😎
Blackheath rocks in their giant, natural form are a tourist’s delight. Pulpit Rock. Photo credit – NSW National Parks. On a domestic scale, they are a wonderful resource for property owners....
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‘BAD SANTA’ AT BLACKHEATH
Revenge on ‘Bad Santa’ by Editor Des. Warning, there is a degree of violence depicted in this story. Every Christmas there is a confrontation at our Blue Mountains home between an elderly, battery...
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING ACCORDING TO PAULINE 🎄
CHRISTMAS PUDDING ...now the strangest tale I ever heard was about Charles Dickens cooking one in a top hat. Abracadabra! – Christmas Pudding. However, my own effort...
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TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC- A LABOUR OF LOVE
Hello, Editor Des here. If anyone knows about Teddy Bears it’s moi, because….well I am one! And I do love a picnic. Editor Des and friend Milly enjoying a picnic on the lawn. John-Paul Bernet and his...
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SANTA’S ‘NICE’ LIST
Hello, this is your Christmas correspondent, Editor Des. Have you heard of a Santa’s Nice List? Well a lovely lady called Amelia at our village laundromat put one up in her front window. It’s in...
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The Eucalyptus Rope.
Gardens are places of wonder, especially one like mine that borders the Australian bush. Here in the NSW Blue Mountains a eucalyptus tree was the source of great fun recently, but also a sad tale of...
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DESMOND & THE BANKSIA MAN
Desmond, aka Editor Des, has been sitting at the woodheap bird watching with his mate Bob Banksia; full name Mr Robert Banksia Serrata. They have been hoping to see the arrival of the blue wrens. No...
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EDITOR DES AND THE ANCIENT EGG
My guardian Pauline Conolly and I were digging a hole for a little maple a few weeks ago when we found buried treasure…and that’s no yoke, I mean joke (sorry) . It was hidden under dirt and decaying...
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A NEW JUMPER FOR EDITOR DES
My associate Editor Des feels he is defined by his jumper, which is the item of clothing he has worn almost constantly throughout his 23 years (no pants, and only rarely a hat). Unfortunately he has...
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SMALL CHANGE; TWO BOB BITS!
Cash is dead… well on its knees anyway, especially change lower in value than a 50 cent piece. Like most people I now pay for almost everything with my credit card. Nevertheless, my partner Rob and I...
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BYCYCLES OF THE MINIATURE KIND
I have a bit of an obsession with miniature bicycles. It began at the West Ulverstone primary school when I was in grade five and fell in love with a boy called Lee Dunston. Lee had a wonderful green...
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THE STUMP – A TREE’S LAST HURRAH
A stump does not have to symbolize the end of a tree’s usefulness. Tiny, insect eating birds such as wrens and robins often choose one as a low level look-out post. EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN Meanwhile I...
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EDITOR DES – ARCHAEOLOGIST (Amateur)
Hello, Editor Des here. We have been doing a lot landscaping around our new house, digging trenches for pipes and stuff like that. I was helping the men the other day when I spotted something VERY...
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AMAZE GALLERY, LIBRARY OF NSW
One of my favourite places in Sydney is the Library of NSW in historic Macquarie Street. So much to see, but one of the most interesting sections of the library is the ever changing Amaze Gallery....
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THE LITTLE BLACKHEATH LIBRARY THAT GREW
I was charmed to come across this little street library outside the old Presbyterian Church Hall in Wentworth Street. The first time I saw it there were even little prayer books inside. I was touched,...
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ME AT 21, BY EDITOR DES
Me! Hello Peeps! I found this little poem about….well it’s about me. I thought it summed me up perfectly on the auspicious occasion of my 21st birthday. As to the ‘either end’ bit, well I do spend...
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APPLES….OH THE ANGST!
Growing fruit in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales is a challenge, and apples are no exception. Oh dear, so much competition from the wildlife, including bush rats, possums, parrots and satin...
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EDITOR DES AND THE SKINK FAMILY
How beautiful Australia’s Eastern Water Skinks are, with their gorgeous, coppery colouring. My associate Editor Des has made friends with the family that live under our old cement terrace, here at...
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