garden
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Herbs in a small vase
I don’t even know what this little glass vase is called. My friend Sonya gave it to me. “It’s an old-fashioned thing, for small flowers and herbs. Weave them into the grid in the lid,” she said. Quiet joys. Changed… Continue reading
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Gardening is great but watch out for snakes
”Can you get some herbs for me?” I love hearing that from Mike! He’s gonna cook and it feels so good to go in the garden and cut him some herbs. The typical ones are here, lemon grass, kaffir lime… Continue reading
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What’s next?
I don’t know what I’m doing with this blog now. It feels like I’m paying WordPress just to prevent ads from making it ugly. Since 2008 I’ve written quite a bit about people in music and film wherever I am.… Continue reading
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First dawn of 2025
Happy new year folks. 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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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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Meanwhile, lettuce in Kooralbyn
They’re doing alright without me. Well done Mike (although he says he’s done nothing) 🤣 Continue reading
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English tea, Sabah style
My cousin made English tea in a teapot! (I never do this but my friend Mariana would approve). Served with char siu buns — pork, mushroom, hard boiled egg and Chinese sausage (lap cheong). Continue reading
Joanna Funk 