Veronika Wild

Theme for this year's Fashion Revolution Week Hello Possums, Did you know that there was a revolution in progress? Although Fashion Revolution Week ends today, its work is ongoing and its aims are far reaching. Originally begun in memory of the thousands of people -1138 to be precise and most of them young women, who were killed in the Rana Plaza Garment Factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013, it asks us to consider who makes our clothes – the farmers who grow the cotton, the weavers and spinners, the dyers and the sewers and to consider the conditions under which they work. Most are poorly paid, work long hours and are often exploited. Last year Fashion Revolution put up a vending machine in Berlin which offered t-shirts for 2 Euros, the catch being that buyers had to watch a video on how they were made. After seeing the video only one in ten prospective buyers bought the t-shirt. The rest made a donation. This year The Fashion Revolution is urging us to ask com...

I suspect that this is a statue of Errol Flynn, Tasmania's most famous 'pirate' having starred in no less than five pirate films - seen in the Hope and Anchor - Tasmania's oldest pub Argh me hearties! Perhaps it was passing the smuggler's pub in Sandy Bay today, but for some reason I am moved to write about pirates – no, not those who rip videos or those who attack pleasure craft or even oil rigs in the South China Sea, but the old fashioned swashbuckling kind. Though the Tasmanian ones may not have worn cocked hats or had parrots on their shoulders, they were nevertheless a big item in Old Hobart Town. As curator of the Australian Maritime Museum Dr Stephen Gapps wrote in his “ Pirate Tales ” : “If there was ever a scourge of piracy in Australian history, it was in Tasmania during the 1820s to 1850s, when Van Diemen’s Land was the repository of the largest number, and many of the most hardened and desperate, of convicts in the colonies. ‘Piratical ...

This was part of a Peter Rabbit shop display recently. Thought it might inspire some of my younger readers  to do their own version. I am just about to do mine. Hope you find lots of Easter eggs and have a lovely day I see the Easter Bunny has been. Saw the footprints on the way into town this morning

You could say that's what I am in it for - the mosses, the ferns and the fungi - waterfalls are a bonus! Since we are lucky enough to have both forest and mountain on our doorstep, there are a number small waterfalls which invite exploration and a chance to enjoy a bit of fresh air without straying far from home. Silver Falls- not huge but reliable and easy walking, just a stone's throw from the CBD   One of the easiest waterfalls to get to and among the most rewarding is Silver Falls at Ferntree, just after the summit turnoff to Mt. Wellington. The hard part is trying to find a parking spot near this popular family picnic area. The track starts opposite the Ferntree Tavern which has excellent maps for day walks, though not as detailed as those from the Lands Department. Don't park there though unless you are planning to eat or drink there later. The thirty minute walk follows the upper end of the Pipeline track which once provided the city water su...