“What are those phallic looking ones there?” my friend Kathryn asks. “They’re Echiums, the bees love them. Echium cobalt towers I’d say. I’ve got some in my garden. If you stand near them on a sunny day, it’s so loudy-buzzy.” “Loudy-buzzy? Is that a word?” I make a sound a bit like a closed mouth … Continue reading Dandenong Ranges Botanical Gardens, A place of friendship, beauty and healing
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Don’t You Think That’s Odd?
You’ve never met my kids Don’t you think that’s odd? I flew interstate to see your new baby only weeks after she was born But I didn’t give birth did I? My kids who are not of my womb But very much of my heart, my thoughts, my all These children who I’ve dedicated my … Continue reading Don’t You Think That’s Odd?


