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November 19, 2009 11:20 AM EST --
One Saturday afternoon in late September, Magi decided it would be fun to drive over to the University of Western Australia and take a tour. I was more then interested because not only Magi had . . .
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November 18, 2009 08:08 AM EST --
When I was a little girl, my sisters and I couldn't wait for the Sears catalog to come to our house. Here was a bulky book filled with pages and pages of wonderful things. We would spend many . . .
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November 16, 2009 11:17 AM EST --
Yesterday afternoon I had the good fortune to attend the farewell performance of Chaim Topol playing his signature role, Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Boston Opera House. It was an amazing . . .
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November 15, 2009 07:40 AM EST --
Almost two weeks ago, my friend Nick and I were at Mount Auburn Cemetery, the first landscaped rural cemetery in America. As I mentioned in a previous essay, before heading out, we made a list of . . .
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November 12, 2009 06:57 AM EST --
Last week I found myself on the North Shore traveling country roads through Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, and Ipswich when I saw a sign for Plum Island. Although I've lived in Massachusetts most . . .
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November 11, 2009 08:06 PM EST --
Ohhh, little Miss Mousey
So sleepy and drowsy
Is that you taking
A little snooze
In the sun
On this fall day?
Danger, danger!
Better watch out
Ophelia is near
Hiding beneath . . .
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November 09, 2009 10:40 AM EST --
The other day Nick, my old friend from college called and mentioned how we needed to get together so she could hear all about my trip to Oz. Nick is a wanderer like myself and usually likes to go . . .
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October 27, 2009 03:22 AM EDT --
During the first week I was in Perth, Mag took me to King's Park. But the visit was cut short two hours after we arrived when the skies opened up and Mag and I realized sloshing around in the mud . . .
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October 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT --
Western Australia is known for its black swans. Several weeks ago Magi brought me to Lake Monger, an urban wetland five km from Perth, to see the swans....but though we saw lots of ducks, . . .
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October 22, 2009 08:46 PM EDT --
Several weeks ago we decided to drive up the Swan Valley. Magi told me that the Valley was a "tourist paradise" with wineries, orchards, and unique cafes and shops. Although we did stop and . . .
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October 21, 2009 09:01 PM EDT --
The other day Magi suggested that we go to Burswood, the large Casino and Entertainment Complex in Perth. Since neither of us gambles, I thought it was strange that he should suggest this place. . . .
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October 19, 2009 09:00 PM EDT --
Perth is a vibrant and modern city, pleasantly sited on the Swan River, with the port of Fremantle twelve kms downstream. Magi claims it is the sunniest state capital in Australia and also . . .
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October 18, 2009 08:37 AM EDT --
One of the most beautiful national parks in Southwest Australia is the Leeuwin-Naturaliste on the Indian Ocean. Here you will find pristine, white beaches hidden in small coves beneath dramatic, . . .
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October 12, 2009 08:24 AM EDT --
After leaving Denmark in the Southwest of Western Australia, we headed west through wheatfields, rolling hills and kari and jarrah forests to the Walpole-Nornalup National Park. Our destination? . . .
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October 11, 2009 06:22 AM EDT --
While Magi and I were exploring the Southwest last week we happened upon one of the most magical places.....Ocean Beach, Denmark. It was really quite interesting how we discovered this place. . . .
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October 09, 2009 10:03 AM EDT --
It's amazing how many National Parks are in Australia. No matter where you travel, it seems one finds land set apart for the enjoyment of all. It was no different when we traveled to Albany . . .
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October 07, 2009 09:46 PM EDT --
Beginning each spring in Western Australia's Stirling Range, a fabulous carpet of wildflowers unrolls, including types found nowhere else on earth. July to October is peak flowering season. With . . .
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October 07, 2009 07:40 AM EDT --
When one travels with a Magical Poet, one needs to pack lightly, eat huge breakfasts of bacon and eggs (cause you might not get a meal the rest of the day), drink gallons of coffee, read every "Risk" . . .
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October 02, 2009 10:20 AM EDT --
Yesterday we had a full day of traveling to Pinjara, Dwellingup and Holyoake, all communities in the foothills of the jarah and kari forests southeast of Perth. All places, that at one time or another, . . .
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September 30, 2009 08:10 PM EDT --
The other day we awoke to a cold, rainy day and rather go to New Norcia, a monastic town inland from Perth, we decided to stay home and take care of chores. But in the early afternoon the sun came . . .
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elizabeth e.
Boston, MA
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