General Interest
12 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 12th June 2025
If you love alliums (of genus Allium) — onions, garlics, leeks, shallots, chives, and garlic chives — but are unfamiliar with society garlic, you may well need to become acquainted!
The name ‘society’ garlic comes..
11 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 11th June 2025
Some strong winds recently snapped at the base a bunch of canes growing at an angle out of a tall concrete pot. Decision made: it’s processing time!
Sugarcane is typically processed anywhere between twelve and eig..
04 Jun
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Title image above is a still taken from a video by Sabine Hossenfelder entitled “AI Slop Is Spreading In Science, Too”
First published 4th June 2025
Science has been corrupt(ed) for ages. I can’t point to a specific decade or even century, but I know I’ve been jaded since the 90s, and I came to th..
07 May
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Art piece above is copyright © Andrew McGill.
Title photo above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 7th May 2025.
Last December 2024 hubby and I had a wonderful time exploring the NSW Riverina area. The town of Lockhart abounds with sculptures, and we spent a good few hours explori..
25 Apr
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 25th April 2025
Today, 25th April, is the 110th anniversary of the first military action seen by Australian and New Zealand troops on this day 1915. The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) suffered heavy casualties wh..
14 Mar
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 14th March 2025
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14 Mar
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 14th March 2025
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14 Mar
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 14th March 2025
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14 Mar
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 14th March 2025
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14 Mar
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 14th March 2025
Updated 29th March 2025
In what is becoming a semi-regular series on the The Wollongong Botanic Garden, this post is a photo essay on the Rose Garden within.
From that website:
Our Rose Garden is designed in the..
02 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
(This article was originally published 21st January 2025 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 2nd February 2025.
Last December hubby and I had a wonderful time exploring the NSW Riverina area. If we hadn’t parked where we..
18 Jan
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Art piece and image above is copyright © Helen Flynn
First published 18th January 2025
I just want to share people’s beautiful things with the world — like this one and this one — and believe me this amazing glass tile mosaic is no exception!
When pen-pal Helen from Melbourne sent me the photo bel..