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Category: Photography Tags: beauty, Botanic gardens, flowers, Hobart, Photography, spring, taking the time to let it all sink in
Derwent Estuary, Hobart, Tasmania Tell the people who matter how you feel. (I have some phone calls to make)
Category: Landscape photography, Photography, Weekend photo zen Tags: ask people if they are ok, breaking through the clouds, Conneticut massacre, Derwent Estuary, Hobart, hug your friends and family, love, priorities, reach out to others, River, sailboats, seagulls, silver light, talk, tell them you love them, Weekend photo zen
Wherever you find yourself, make that place a home. You may be leaving again, but in the interim see what you can grow.
Category: House & home, Photography, Weekend photo zen Tags: a sense of place, early mornings, Hobart, home, mountain, my city, reflections, River, the shape of things right now
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
Category: Community, Farming & food systems, Food & cooking, Lifestyle Tags: beating the supermarket, building community, community, community supported agriculture, Farm Gate Market, farmer's market, farming, food, food systems, growers, Hobart, local eating, local food, locavore, primary producers, sharing knowledge
Do you have a happy place? Somewhere you can go when the world gets too much, a place to re-charge and reconnect? I do, and I’m lucky that my very special place is practically on my doorstep. It’s one of the reasons I love Hobart so much and am loath to consider leaving. My happy place is Mt. Wellington, the dolerite peak that makes this little city so unmistakable. Hobart folds itself… Read More
Last week I was lucky enough to score an invitation to tour the new Sustainability Learning Centre, under construction here in Hobart (thank you, day job!) Developed as a partnership between the Department of Education, Greening Australia, the Catholic Education Office, the Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania and the CSIRO, the Centre will be a mixed educational, research and operational facility, attached to Hobart College. That’s pretty cool and all, but… Read More
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