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Posts Tagged Editor Des

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Milk Arrowroot Biscuits – Santa Still Eats a Lot!

On March 29, 2025   /   Blog   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Arnott's biscuits, Editor Des, Great Depression, Leslie Arnott, Milk Arrowroot Biscuits
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 their bottles.     A large part of the company’s advertising involved

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AUNTY ED’S – BEAR FRIENDLY! 🐻

On March 2, 2025   /   Blog   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Aunty Ed's, Editor Des, Katoomba, Pauline Conolly, Restaurant reviews
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 yet. but something special from  Australia Post. AUNTY ED’S …PERFECT FOR TEDS 

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BLACKHEATH ROCKS! 😎

On January 18, 2025   /   Blog   /   4 Comments
Tags: Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Editor Des, Freestone walls, Landscaping with rocks, Rocks
BLACKHEATH ROCKS! 😎

Blackheath rocks  in their giant, natural form are a tourist’s delight. On  a domestic scale, they are a wonderful resource for property owners.  Sometimes  I think I could turn our entire Blue Mountains  garden into a  commercial quarry. The rocks that come  out the ground here  are

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‘BAD SANTA’ AT BLACKHEATH

On December 30, 2024   /   Humour   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Acer Corner Blackheath, Bad Santa, Boxing Day, Christmas crime, Editor Des, Edward Bulwer Lytton
'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 powered walking Santa and my young associate Editor Des. Santa marches straight up to

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CHRISTMAS PUDDING ACCORDING TO PAULINE 🎄

On December 13, 2024   /   Blog   /   4 Comments
Tags: Arnott's Tim Tams, Charles Dickens, Christmas fare, Editor Des, Festive foods., Frozen Christmas Pudding, Pauline Conolly, Tim Tam Christmas Pudding, Tim Tams
CHRISTMAS PUDDING ACCORDING TO PAULINE 🎄

CHRISTMAS PUDDING …now the strangest tale I ever heard was about Charles Dickens cooking one in a top hat.                                 However, my own effort surely comes a close runner-up. By the way,

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TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC- A LABOUR OF LOVE

On May 19, 2024   /   Blog   /   2 Comments
Tags: Beanie Babies, Editor Des, John Paul Bernet, Margaret Stief, Plush toys, Stief toys, Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears Picnic
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. John-Paul Bernet and his dear wife Bevie are very special people. For them, the term Teddy Bears covers all manner of comforting, cuddly creatures. I

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SANTA’S ‘NICE’ LIST

On December 17, 2023   /   Humour   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Blackheath, Blackheath Laundromat, Christmas lists, Editor Des, Good children list, Pauline Conolly, Santa List
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 Wentworth Street at Blackheath. That’s in the Blue Mountains in case you

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The Eucalyptus Rope.

On September 26, 2023   /   Humour   /   8 Comments
Tags: Editor Des, Eucalyptus, Gum trees, Mountain Ash
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 pride coming before a fall.            

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DESMOND & THE BANKSIA MAN

On June 1, 2023   /   Humour   /   4 Comments
Tags: Banksia Serrata, Big Bad Banksia Man, Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Editor Des, May Gibbs
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 luck so far and I think the tension must have led

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EDITOR DES AND THE ANCIENT EGG

On April 10, 2023   /   Humour   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Ancient eggs, April Fool's Day, Easter, Editor Des, Elephant egg, Errol Fuller, Pauline Conolly
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 leaves. Pauline told me it might be one of

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