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 leaves. Pauline told me it might be one of
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I read something disquieting about Easter buns the other day. Of course I knew the paste cross represents the crucifixion, but this article stated that the traditional spices in the recipe recall those used during the embalming of Christ’s body. And another thing, the bitter peel in
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Sadly, Easter 2020 is a bit different, due to the horrible pandemic. If you are are seriously self-isolating a ‘flat-pack’ egg ordered on-line might be the go. I preferred to buy chocolate rabbits, mini-eggs and blocks of hazelnut chocolate from Blackheath’s Friendly Grocer. Yesterday my husband and
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I was inspired to write this piece when Lorraine Tongs Clifford posted the photo below. We both grew up in Ulverstone, Tasmania and amazingly she had saved all her Easter egg foil wrappers from the 1950s. Oh my goodness, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia.
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TIMES ARE A’ CHANGING AT THE SHOW As I wandered around Sydney’s Royal Easter Show on my last visit I was struck by how accurately this iconic event reflects changes in our society. The cookery section is a classic case in point. Bakery entries have dwindled alarmingly
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AN EASTER STORY, FROM EDITOR DES Well, I read somewhere that lots of people eat fish on Good Friday, so I asked my guardian Pauline to make me a rod. I thought I knew where a rainbow trout might be lurking. It was a bit hot when
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