Today I went foraging for mushrooms for the very first time. I took the best equipment available to me. Namely a person who knew what they were talking about and looking for. Someone who had foraged for mushrooms before and had lived to tell the tale! My foraging expedition was in the “famous” Pine Forest … Continue reading Foraging for Mushrooms
Category: Australia
ANZAC Day
Today is ANZAC Day, (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). For Australians and New Zealanders, it is a day of commemoration. Originating in 1916 after a bungled skirmish at Gallipoli, ANZAC Day has waxed and waned. The ANZAC part of ANZAC Day fell out of favour for a while. People certainly took full advantage of … Continue reading ANZAC Day
Furious Fiction 26 – March 2022
From Monthly to Quarterly Last month I reported that the Australian Writers Centre's Furious Fiction competition had been changed from monthly to quarterly. It would seem Furious Fiction has been a victim of its own success and although I'm disappointed I don't have my monthly dose of fiction writing, I'm not surprised. Given there was … Continue reading Furious Fiction 26 – March 2022