Round the Corner I find 2 Bushrangers

Two-ish months ago, I moved into new shin digs and while I miss having the yarra river right at my door steps (now I’m 10 minutes away from it), I am however rewarded with a new local. I do love Tofu International on Bridge Road but I consider that a little far for me. I’m a hop, skip and a jump kinda gal. So coming across Gypsey and Musquito was like finding gold at the end of the rainbow!

Why I am in love with Australian bushrangers from Van Diemen’s Land? The story of Musquito, an Aboriginal, and Gypsey, an British, uniting to fight for indigenous rights, teamed with servings of free-range eggs and pork, offerings of 6 types of bush teas, use of leatherwood honey from Tasmania and bush tomatoes (for chutney) from the Northern Territory, basically keeping it short and sweet, they work under the banner of local, native and iconic produce.

Recycle, reuse, upcycle, all things that encapsulates sustainability and tables that faciliate communal bonding, makes this local treasure a home away from home.

For coffee connoisseurs, 5 Senses is the choice of brew. And for those who have a soft spot for childhood favourites, Spiders (the drink) are also on offer but with a twist. Mineral sodas such as blood orange together with ice cream in jim jam jars, helps make Summer not seem so far away.

NB - KeepCup friendly yes they are!

Do your bit with just one call

I live in the City of Yarra. As a renter I don't really take much notice of what's happening in my municipality but you know I really should.

What I didn't realise and I reckon most residents don't either is that we don't have to dump our hard rubbish on the streets. While leaving hard rubbish on the kerb can be seen as a generous way of letting go of items, it's also a fast track way of sending items to landfill. And we want to avoid landfill as items sent to landfill increases greenhouse gases.

So how has the City of Yarra address this issue? They have set up a hotline (03) 9205 5190 for residents who wish to request a hard or green waste collection. By having council collect our hard/green waste, they are in a better position to dispose, recycle and recover items for re-use.

One phone call, too friggin easy don't you think?

Price on Carbon explained in 2 easy minutes

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it's not complicated...

Attenborough... you beauty

With all this hoo-ha surrounding carbon tax, David Attenborough sums it up beautifully and simply in under 100 words...

"The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there's a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics. I've been lucky in my lifetime to see some of the greatest spectacles that the natural world has to offer. Surely we have a responsibility to leave for future generations a planet that is healthy, inhabitable by all species."

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Zoya for my nails

I have a thing. I'm not a fan of feet. So much so, I simply squirm even at the thought of people having foot fetishes. It's not just other people's feet I don't like, I don't even like my own. Maybe its because I don't treat them with much love and do tend to work them pretty hard. Hey, backpacking and climbing Angkor Watt in havannas, no probs! I just love the easy laid backness of it all. However, being so closely exposed to dirt and grime and getting that grime caught benneth the toenails is just 100% yick. So that's why I like, no make it luv when my feet are given the pamper treatment. I avoid the feet by treating myself to spa pedicures on a regular basis. But how can I, being a green chick green a luxury I luv so much? BYO nail polish! Majority of manicure/pedicures businesses stock and thus use nail polishes that are damaging to the environment. Since I go for the service and not the actual product, I bring my own natural nail polish that is free of toluene, formalehyde, DBP (phthalates) and camphor.

Thank you Zoya, I no longer feel guilty from a simple pleasure.

i eat green

I don't deliberately seek out green foods nor do I solely eat green foods. It just so happens broccolli pasta is one of my favourites, a childhood favourite to be more exact.

I grew up in a neighbourhood where as kids we would roam the streets on our bikes whether it be to the park, the local milkbar or to the creek to fish for tadpoles and yabbies. We would pop over to each others houses via the back fence as much fun was always had by the pool. Like That 70's Show, we would all generally converge at the Cardamones, as did the 70s kids gathered at the Foremans. Lucy (mother Cardamone), would always welcome us with open arms and feed us wholesome homestyle Italian meals. Broccolli pasta being one of them.

Twenty years on, broccolli pasta still goes down a treat. The simplificity, flavours and memories that comes from this dish will always remain a winner in my books!

Broccolli Pasta:

Standard bag of Frozen/Fresh broccolli (in this instant I used frozen)

125g Butter

5 tbls Olive Oil

500g Pasta

1/4 cup of grated Parmensen cheese

Salt, Pepper and extra parmensen to taste

1. Boil brococolli til soft and mash


2. Melt butter in a pan and add olive oil


3. Add broccolli mash


4. Mix in cooked pasta


5. Toss through grated parmensen


6. Salt and pepper to taste


7. Serve