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Old Friends, New Fronds

March 24, 2018by Robyn Haynes 25 Comments

It seemed to happen overnight, although it didn’t of course. These fronds of mine have been friends for years. I’ve been in my small apartment now for five years. And […]

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Old Friends

Tasty Past Times

October 1, 2016by Robyn Haynes 28 Comments

It’s strawberry time again! Supermarkets are selling a bumper crop at discount prices. I too, am revelling in a bumper crop, but by no means of the same proportions. The little […]

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Memories

Big Bad Banksia Men

September 24, 2016by Robyn Haynes 18 Comments

  I seem to be on a magical, mystical, memory tour lately. So when I came across a giant banksia tree during my neighbourhood perambulations, I was transported to the books of my early childhood. Memory associations, […]

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Books, Memory, Stories

Time capsule

January 30, 2016by Robyn Haynes 22 Comments

      When did you last look closely at a plant?   I mean really examined it – made a purposeful, detailed inspection. Some plants invite this kind of regard. They stand […]

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Perspective, Summer

Growing Positive Intent

August 23, 2015by Robyn Haynes 18 Comments

Is it just me or do  things in general do better under the gaze of positive intent? But let me explain with a story. When I was a child my […]

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Winter

Through a Garden Prism

August 16, 2015by Robyn Haynes 15 Comments

Symbolism is under-rated don’t you think? It underpins much of what we value in our lives and yet often we neglect to really appreciate what it offers – I know I do. Take my […]

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Stories, Tiny Gardens, Winter

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Robyn enthusiastically pursues a green and writerly life on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where her background as a doctor of social anthropology equips her with an interesting slant on the human condition. She spends much time indulging a passion for her garden where she ponders life and attempts to stave off existential angst. In her more reflective moments she makes wry observations on courtyard gardening and its parallels with life.

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