Linda Stanley

A golden sun tinted the

A golden sun tinted the sky orange as it crept up over the
aircraft wing as we neared Western Australia this morning, dazzling me with its
brilliance. Later in the day at the evening hour for communing with
family, we relaxed on our verandah struggling to be heard above the noise
the raucous white tailed black cockatoos made as they circled overhead
considering returning to their evening roosts. Two ducks squawked
annoyance at the noisy cockatoos as they flew between them on their hurried way. 
We decided to take a stroll in the national park. The sun was setting, casting
pink and purple shadows on two solitary lazy clouds hanging contentedly in the
clear blue sky alongside a large round silver moon keeping watch over the
valley. A magpie in a tree called to us as we passed. The din of
the cockatoos, ducks and magpie welcomed us home, we had missed their noisy
calls this past nine months and had noticed the silence of nature in other
parts of the world. It is good to be back in Terra Australis, good to be
home.

Interesting Definitions of local sustainability

http://www.localsustainability.net/educate/definitions/

Stella meets Harry

 

I really enjoy China. The

I really enjoy China. The people are so friendly and
helpful, the food is excellent, the hotel is brilliant. The depth and complexity
of the culture fascinates and intrigues me. I am looking forward to coming
back again to learn more and see more. The organisers of the Outdoor Lifestyle
Hangzhou 2011 Trade show have already asked us to come back again next year. 

Harry Walter Wallis arrived Monday

Harry Walter Wallis arrived Monday 14th March at
10.45pm 50cm and 8lb 2oz all well and happy

About to leave Scotland. This

About to leave Scotland. This is the first time since November that we have been in a non snow covered landscape. Everyone here has been asking if we have coped with the cold, but at +7 it is feeling almost tropical compared to the -30C we experienced last week in Canada. We are now on our way to Shanghai to the Outdoor Lifestyle Hangzhou 2011 conference. It will be interesting to see what the weather is like there. 
Dreadful earthquake and Tsunami in Japan! I cannot imagine what a 500 mile an hour Tsunami would look like. Would you actually even see it coming?
Good luck to our darling Brocky with the beard shaving and Cancer Research Fund Raising, we are behind you all the way Brocky.
No sign of our new little family addition yet, our littlest boy is way too comfy where he is I think.
Time to go now. Goodbye Scotland, Hello China.

Snow topped Rocky Mountains in British Columbia

Snow topped mountains, blue sky and an icy wind welcomed us
to the Rocky mountains in British Columbia. We have been working for a
client in Windermere and last night enjoyed superb home cooked salmon cooked on
a cedar plank. Yesterday we experienced ice fishing – didn’t catch
anything , and driving a four wheel drive on a frozen lake. I must admit
I was nervous and poised ready to leap out of the car door at the first sound
of cracking ice. Can you believe they are actually still insured to drive
over the frozen lake provided they stay on the ‘highway’ , a marked roadway
that crosses the lake. 

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city market link

Here is the link to the city market newsletter

 

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d03949a535bb7f6eeef300283&id=dd3b52413a&e=5888cfaf57#

My favorite farmers market newsletter: City Market: This Weekend at the City Market....Whitebait Fritts for Chch : Red Cross : Prodigal Daughter and Santa Croce Wine in the Kitchen!

I just love this newsletter from City Market. I have to admit that it is the only farmers market newsletter I read. Not that I live in New Zealand, I don't. I have never even been to City Market. Although that is something I will surely remedy if I get the chance to be in New Zealand in the right place on a Sunday morning.Its just that I love the way Martin Boseley writes his newsletter. I think it is brilliant and an inspiration. I read every word every week.

Martin has a way of expressing his thoughts and musings in way that creates a picture of his world and draws you in to it.

I hope you like it as much as I do.
Enjoy