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Soup for the season!
Although the days are getting longer and the spring bulbs are starting to flower, it is probably a little early to put away your soup-making pot. When a friend asked me for this month’s recipe for Potato, corn and bacon soup, I had to admit that it is a dish that I make by intuition.
In the Garden with Nell Carr
The best known and recognised Cypress tree, so ubiquitous in the local landscape, Cupressus guadalupensis, is not a particularly beautiful tree, but its dense foliage and large spread make it ideal for farms.
Shed start for Westbury!
Westbury will soon be home to a Men’s Shed. The original idea came from the Westbury Health Advisory Committee (WHAC) in 2020, in the midst of the first COVID-19 outbreak.
Nostalgia Tasmania
Adrienne Charles has been designing and producing cross stitch kits under the name of Nostalgia Tasmania since 1989. She describes her work as ‘beauty through craft’.
Patsy Crawford scribbling away
So I was mooching about on the deck that pokes out over the back garden when a disembodied voice drifted up from my feet. Not a soul to be seen. Here was strange business indeed.
Tasmania’s reached net-zero emissions and 100% renewables – but climate action doesn’t stop there
Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like Tasmania, you’ve already ticked both those goals off your list?
Electric vehicles go local in Meander Valley
Westbury IGA has taken its own small step towards the electric vehicle revolution by installing an EV charging station in its carpark.
Northern songs of praise
Phillip Ragan was born in Yorkshire, grew up in London, moved to Western Australia and Melbourne, then finally moved to Northern Tasmania.
Chook Chat with Henrietta
That cold snap in northern Tas a few weeks ago caused a funny sight in my chook pen. The morning after a night well below freezing, I watched a couple of chooks peck at the water in their container to no avail. It was frozen solid.
Choc chips and oat biscuits, not cookies!
I have just broken the f key on my computer through violent stabbing at it whilst writing an email of grievance regarding information about the Tasmanian food scene in a popular Australian food and travel magazine.
In the garden with Nell Carr
Paper daisies (Helichrysums), also known as everlastings or straw flowers, are useful plants for indoor decoration in the winter months when there are few fresh flowers available.
Look! Books!
Looking for a good book to snuggle up with on a winter afternoon? Lions Deloraine have thousands of donated books for sale at Deloraine House on Thursday 15 July, 1-4pm.
Pop-Up art success!
The Pop-Up Gallery, an Arts Deloraine initiative, continues to surprise and delight with its success. The pop-up format is a simple and comfortable walk-in experience, where passers-by can drop in and enjoy artworks by local artists, chat with the artist about art making practices and inspirations, and even see the artist at work.