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What are you willing to give up, to have what you want?
This has been my mantra for the last couple of years. At first it was floating quietly in and out of consciousness. Gradually, as months of efforts toward downsizing wore on and health issues made themselves known, the question grew louder and my answer became clearer. But it is a many faceted answer. About four…
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the last word…
This is Gaz. He’s a Galah. Most Australians use the non-Avian term Galah meaning a human is a fool or idiot. But Gaz is a real Galah and naturally entertaining by nature…mostly. Gaz has established himself as ‘spokes bird’ for the Crested Pigeons in the area. He’s very vocal if I’m late feeding them, or…
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critters…
This morning I was sitting here at the computer having my coffee and heard a familiar scratching noise in the roof space above me. For 25 years we’ve been visited by the local Black Headed Water Monitor lizards. We are pretty sure they live in the rocks that have been carefully excavated in the driveway,…
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but wait, there’s more…
25 years ago this month we moved into the house we have now sold. We lived in another very cute and lovely house for 7 years on the other side of town. We decided after 8 years in Alice, life here suited us. But perhaps we would indulge ourselves with a house that had a…
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feed them and they will come…
A day without learning something new is a lost opportunity. Awareness of that something is the key to integrating it, however. Sometimes what I see doesn’t fully register and then suddenly I see it in a different light and it goes into the ‘vault’. After years of feeding the birds and gradually observing how clever…
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being human…
I have just licked my forefinger in order to pick up the last crumb of date and walnut cake I made this morning. I’m thinking that is a particularly human thing to do. Dogs can lick their bowl clean, even raccoons use their hands to deftly wash food before eating, but what animal licks its…
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so much to learn, so little time…
Early one morning after it had rained overnight, I went for my usual walk. I used the ‘cut through’, a small Town Council tended area that also contains the grave of one of the earliest Afghan cameleers to settle in Alice Springs. It is a leafy, shady common area used by some families as a…
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my tree and her moon…
Before the moment is gone I must celebrate with you. It is a cooler, drier start to the day after weeks of high temps and humidity. I’m one of these highly sensitive people who, like Goldilocks relaxes best when things are not too hot or too cold…or too humid. I’m sure I’m painful to live…
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a solstice smile…
It is the December solstice. The morning breeze and cloudless sky were perfect for my morning walk. For months now I’ve been listening to classical music when I walk. I found podcasts were adding to my feeling of overwhelm as Don and I work through this problematic year. The classical music in the background of…
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moving right along…
Is the world actually getting more complicated these days or is it just us? Aside from Don’s diagnosis and the complications that brings, I recently needed to send parcels of gifts that I had intended to hand carry to the US when we visited…which would have been next week had we not had to cancel.…
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