DH and I went to the protest in Perth today in front of the Rio Tinto headquarters, to stand in solidarity with the PKKP people whose Juukan cave site with over 43,000 years of cultural significance, was destroyed by that company recently. Organiser Josh Eggington said Rio Tinto knew of the land's importance. "The PKPP (Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura) Aboriginal Corporation has on numerous occasions since 2013 communicated to Rio Tinto the significance of Jukkan Gorge," he said.
DH and I are happy to stand in solidarity with Aboriginal people as allies, in their struggle for justice.
I hope you are safe where you are as you read this, and working as we do, in our own space, for systemic change. Everyone has an opportunity somewhere to build the world we want for the future -in our own living, in our friendship networks and in the wider world by what we do and how we use our various powers available to us in the ballot box and in our economies by using our money wisely, building communities and supporting one another.
In times like these we need to find beauty where we can. DH and I enjoyed a walk in the lovely Walyunga National Park on Friday. The river is low, but there is more water than two months ago. We are still waiting for good winter rains here, but have had a couple of storms of rain. The land responds to the rain. It makes us feel as though anything might be possible. We supported a local Swan Valley winery by having a leisurely lunch, and enjoyed it very much.
We had DGS1 at our house for a sleepover on Saturday night. Saturday was the day our playgrounds were open again after the COVID19 shutdown, and we celebrated with a picnic in the park. DGS1 is nearly 6 years old, and we had a lot of fun with him. We took torches out at dusk to look at the trees and birds, we found big logs to climb on, we did all sorts of wonderful things!
DGS1 is keen on all things with wheels, so DH put some wheels on a box he had made, and we had fun playing with it as a bus. Our lovely boy decorated it with chalk, including blue 'go faster' stripes!
Our usual activities have continued -we are still gardening and taking care of things. I updated my "from my kitchen' page to include a pesto recipe I made using mizuna and peanut butter!
DH completed my spice racks this week. These are IKEA picture rails with IKEA spice bottles. I now have them in alphabetical order from Allspice to Za'atar!
DH also renovated our outside lights. He had to repair one, and the technology had changed but he worked out how to use some of the old system and some new bits to get a nice wash of light at the front of our place.
He also renovated my secateurs, after seeing a story on Gardening Australia about a repair cafe. He sharpened the blades, lubricated the spring and fixed the lock mechanism.
Finally, to encourage your gardening, a bit of reading! I hope you stay safe and well till next time.
3 comments:
Thank you for this post, times are indeed tough all over the world. The issues we are facing have the potential to overwhelm us. We do all have a responsibility to build the world we want for the future and that building work can and should take many guises.
How lovely to have your Grandson for a sleepover again, building those wonderful memories for him.
it is amazing that we live on opposite sides of the world and we have the exact same secateurs!
I love your spice racks. Everything is very neat and organized. :)
Stay safe, earthmotherwithin.
That's great! Love the outdoor lighting. It adds such ambiance.
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