Joanna
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5AM
I can hear a cock crowing. I’m at my desk working out a simpler version of the organ parts in No Woman No Cry. Mike is asleep. So is Wookie, in his fluffy cubby hole under my feet. Want to… Continue reading
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Piano exams — in bare feet! It’s Queensland!
I’ve been entering my students for performance exams. They play their pieces while their parents video them. The angle of the video is quite specific, both hands and both feet must be visible. The parents then send the video to… Continue reading
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Nita’s borlotti beans
My cousin Nita is Italian and grows borlotti beans in her garden. She gave me some to plant, and I recently cooked some for the first time. I love when a new shoot appears from the ground, it’s like: Yes!… Continue reading
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Mum’s Chinese rice bowl
I was in the kitchen about to have some yoghurt, when out of the blue I thought about my late mum. I went into our “dungeon”, the space underneath our home, and found a box with sets of her Chinese… Continue reading
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My Little Old Man
Wookie has an awesome moustache and lovely old man grey eyebrows. He is a Havanese with “tricolour points”. I don’t know much about this but there’s a lot about Havanese colour variations on this site Havanese ABCs. My little old… Continue reading
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My first wontons!
Mike wanted to make wontons. Which meant he made two misshapen ones, and then left me to make the rest … But he’s the one who bought wonton wrappers and keeps the kitchen stocked with sesame oil, shaoxing wine, shiitake… Continue reading
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Bird of Paradise! New plant
My neighbours Niven and Joan are an older couple, who aren’t that interested in their front garden. I offered to help them prune back their Bird of Paradise plants, which were getting pretty overcrowded. I started deadheading some. They completely… Continue reading
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Roaring Lion opens Bob Marley: One Love movie premiere in QLD
Roaring Lion recently performed at the premiere of Paramount’s ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ movie, in Queensland. Here we are on the red carpet beforehand. It was a really fun time and we were so honoured to be sought out. The… Continue reading
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