Rather than risking overwatering our indoor plants and having water spill out of their saucers, we water them from below, filling the saucer and letting the soil absorb the water. If the plant is really dry, this needs to be repeated several times until an equilibrium is reached, with some water remaining in the saucer to be slowly taken up over the ensuing days. This same principle underpins wicking beds, an ingenious gardening … Read more »
Chicken soup is the ultimate warm hug in food form – known to address fraught times, heart break, grief for our loved ones, the planet, our vulnerable communities.
Making stock
Chicken soup, so simple, nourishing and comforting, starts with chicken stock.
First, save your raw chicken carcases – wrap them up and freeze until you have two, three or more. If you want to boost the lovely silky quality … Read more »
Comfort – because the tenor of this issue is very much about preparedness for, well, whatever comes our way. Summer comes with a particular uneasiness these days and we cannot afford to ignore reality while, at the same time, we remain open to nature and all the beauty that comes with the changing of the seasons. But, if it is all crashing on top of you and you … Read more »
Memorial Days
by Geraldine Brooks
Memorial Days is a memoir about grief by one of our most admired contemporary women writers. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is an American public holiday to remember those who died in wars. On Memorial Day in 2019, prize-winning author, Australian- American Geraldine Brooks, received a phone call that would forever change her. Brooks was working intensely and was halfway through her novel Horse, and so … Read more »
by Angela Marshall
In the September issue of The Triangle, I wrote an article about paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus). I was staggered by the amount of feedback and interest that this sparked. There is genuine interest in all things tick. I need to make something clear – I am not a health or veterinary professional. If you find a tick on a human or a pet and are worried, please consult your GP or vet.
On 15 September 1925, Thomas and Valerie Gourlay announced to the Cobargo community the birth of their first child, a daughter Norma. Norma was reared in Cobargo along with her younger sister Beth. Norma has just celebrated her 100th birthday at the Cobargo Hotel along with family members and invited guests tallying fifty.
Norma is one of the most astute, humorous and interesting … Read more »