The shape of things to come

Monthly Archives: June 2012

Starfish, Lady Bay, Tasmania. Hang in there, you’ll make it through.

Emma is a food blogger, former registered nurse and perennial uni student, living in Brisbane, Australia who loves taking photos of just about anything.  She blogs about food and shares things that inspire her at http://www.asplashofvanilla.com and has kindly agreed to share her vision of the shape of things to come. Huge thanks to Emma for joining the conversation. Guest contributors are most welcome! *** Toni has very kindly asked me to do a… Read More

Over the weekend I spent a bit of time in the garden, weeding, composting and mulching. I’m preparing beds for the month ahead, keeping myself motivated through the hard graft (the gardens here are seriously neglected) by daydreaming about the harvests to come. As well as thinking about what will do well in my garden and what I like to eat I’ve been giving a bit of thought to biological and genetic… Read More

Lake Pedder in winter, Tasmania “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”  ― John Steinbeck

Solstice: from Latin solstitium “point at which the sun seems to stand still,” from sol “sun” + sistere “to come to a stop, make stand still” [1]. The highest or lowest excursion of the sun, relative to the Earth’s celestial equator. [2]  Today marks the winter solstice for us here in the southern hemisphere. The shortest, darkest day of the year. Here in Hobart that means an 8 am sunrise and a 4:30… Read More

I’m writing this on a Monday – that dread day of the week – telling you that life is beautiful. Thanks to a weekend with the most excellent company, filled with shared laughter, food and affection, I’m feeling totally in love with life. My perspective is refreshed and I can see quite clearly that my life is amazing. I look around me and see so many good things: the little cottage that’s… Read More

Calvert’s Beach, Tasmania Take a moment to just breathe.

Forgive me for the short entry today. I’ve spent most of the day proof-reading and correcting a 60-odd page document and my brain is now quite fried. My fractious state has, however, motivated me to write this entry, which I’ve been thinking about for quite some time: I want to grow the shape of things to come. It has always been my intention to connect with like-minded people through this blog: to share… Read More

These days I think most everyone who’s interesting in food – from either a taste or a sustainability perspective – has discovered the benefits of shopping at local farmer’s markets*. Fresh, local produce that tastes great and supports the local community: what’s not to love? There’s a lot of good information out there about the benefits of shopping at your local market and avoiding the supermarket produce aisles: The food is fresher,… Read More

Fungi climb a tree, Powelltown State Forest, Victoria, Australia If you can’t change the situation, try changing your perspective.