Happy Wedding Anniversary – Giuseppe and Giuseppa Callipari 18 June 1960
Sixty Years
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Posted by Give a Pickle
Posted by I have observed that the best ideas flow from the relaxation of a morning shower. A little spark came to me and I acted upon it. I was to make pickles. It was a beautiful warm autumn day. COVID 19 restrictions meant stay @ home. So I set up in the driveway. Table, chair, chopping…Read more »
The Little Cooper Street Library
Posted by “A room without books is like a body without a soul” – Marcus Tullius Cicero So we built a room to house books. It is our great pleasure to contribute the Little Cooper Street Library to out neighbourhood. On my request, craftsman Mark Patton built and installed it during 2020 COVID 19 and my tiny…Read more »
Reflection- being a mother
Posted by My son is so funny- the way he observes and interprets the cat’s playful behavior, trips me to laughter. “I think the cat is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder- why is he always attacking and scratching me?”, like our cat’s a person. He was a five-week, rescue kitten from the Cat Protection Society when we…Read more »
The Calabrese Care Package
Posted by My Mum sent me a box of food. A Calabrese Care Package. Having missed the Easter pilgrimage to Mildura due to COVID 19, our package arrived by express post. Urgently delivered and received with GLEE! A fourteen-day quarantine rule for those who travel, alas the contents will not endure such restriction. Related to live imports and…Read more »
Book Launch – Ascolta Forum- Pezzi Pazzi
Posted by Giuseppina Marino Leyland What an honour to launch this books. I have organised many events, but Ascolta is close to my heart as a daughter of Italian migrants. All of us have similar experiences, like we are looking in a mirror; a ricochet of our stories, setting momentum of place and space. Our collective experiences…Read more »
Book Launch – Ascolta Forum
Posted by My Mother’s Story Through My Eyes by Maria Fantasia What an honour to launch this book. Thanks Teresa for asking me. I have organised many events, but Ascolta is close to my heart as a daughter of Italian migrants. All of us have similar experiences, like we are looking in a mirror; a ricochet of…Read more »
Let’s Dance! 2020 Vision
Posted by From when I was born, the desire to dance was instilled in me by my Father. I have watched him joyfully bounce each new baby on his knee since my youngest sister was born (15 years my junior), reciting the Tarentella and the ‘tillie ti, a tillie ti, a tillie ti, a tillie tee’ jostling…Read more »
100 Day Challenge – Celebration
Posted by I completed a 100 Day Challenge that started in early September (2019) – just over three months of movement including yoga, exercise, spin and an obsession with steps. I had access to a 24-hour gym, exercise classes and a pair of new runners. I signed up to run for climate change, as motivation to clock…Read more »
Lineage of Seeds
Posted by “Keep things simple and you always live well”- Giuseppa Pipicella Callipari – my Mum. I express this quote from my Mother as a mantra. According to her 79 years of lived experience, simplicity is the essence of success. I am in accord, that if we all lived more simply then we would clearly understand sustainability. Preservation is at…Read more »
