Recently a dear friend gave me a boxful of beautiful olives from her mother’s farm. When you first pick olives, actually tasting them is only for the brave. Being incredibly bitter and inedible at this stage, olives need to be cured. This process involves slitting the olives and soaking them in regularly changed water for around ten days. After all this, marination can begin. I love using red wine
A number of years ago I watched a deeply moving play exploring an old man’s experiences during the disorientation of his dementia. Perth based performers Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs and Tim Watts provided a beautiful, thoughtful insight which was incredibly touching. I am sure I wasn’t the only person who left the theatre in tears! The play begins with a sad elderly man watching television. At sunset he becomes
When we think of being lonely we often conjure the image of someone who lives alone and doesn’t work. Yet this doesn’t seem to be the case. Many people are lonely despite going to work, having friends and family, and being connected on social media. A recent national Lifeline survey found that 60% of Australians reported they ‘often felt lonely’ and nearly 34% of people said they did not have
