by David Swain | 7 Oct, 2011
Margaret Clark, Canberra Regional Meeting Sometimes when insomnia strikes I write. Very early this morning I was working on the Family Page for the Ninth Month Australian Friend when a casual glance at the internet brought shattering news from Norway and a change of...
by David Swain | 7 Oct, 2011
Adrian Glamorgan, West Australia Regional Meeting When Jakob von Uexküll was nine years old, his pacifist father made a deal: if Jakob handed over his toy guns, in return his dad would give him a stamp collection. A philatelist was born. Jakob’s stamp collection...
by David Swain | 7 Oct, 2011
Book review by Frances Parsons, Tasmania Regional Meeting. The Gardener’s Gamble : a social history of Australia through the Dawson Family by Helen Laidlaw (2010, Cedar Ridge Books, Kiama) available from www.thegardenersgamble.com.au Helen Laidlaw’s Th e...
by David Swain | 6 Oct, 2011
Poem by Gina Price, West Australia Regional Meeting I work with joy, when I feel led I don’t look for thanks, when I feel led I radiate peace, when I feel led I don’t voice complaint, when I feel led I care for myself, when I feel led I overcome obstacles, when I feel...
by David Swain | 6 Oct, 2011
Book review by Heather Herbert, Canberra Regional Meeting Ritual Abuse and Other Acts of Love by Elspeth Liberty (2011) available from www.elspethliberty.com) Though only 260 pages, this is not a light read – not a walk in the park. The wild and exuberant seascape by...
by David Swain | 5 Oct, 2011
Jenny Spinks, Bega Eco Neighbourhood Developers Inc. Bega Eco-Neighbourhood Developers (BEND) is going really well. Vegies, a few chooks, many children and 15 (out of a future total of 30) sun drenched winter homes now occupied by committed and positive people. Ten of...
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