LEAFBLOGAZINE: Brain Candy For The Senses – Discussing politics, people and events. Going on to food, health, the arts, travel, sport and creative writing.
By Sharmini Jayawardena Wet markets and real market places like farmers markets, as in the physical existence of them, are a great indicator of the pulse of places and that of the people who live there. I was completely smitten by the variety of stalls and the produce and other …
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By Sunari Sooriaarratchi The spoils from stopping by the wayside after hiking 🥾, in Frankston, Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺, to pick wild 😜 mushrooms 🍄 and blackberries 🥰. So very grateful to Nature for this abundance that is given to us for free 💚. Exactly what was pointed out in the …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena Melbourne’s soul is portrayed in the many shop windows that are dressed to show off, along with its many streets and lanes. All of them bringing out the very essence of its’ culture of the arts that is so central to Melbourne, Australia. GRUNGE. I’m featuring North …
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www.leafblogazine.com/2018/01/13/update-chaga-mushroom-%f0%9f%8d%84/ https://www.instagram.com/shanetylermilson https://www.instagram.com/blackmagicalchemy Watch the maestro in action here⬇
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By Sharmini Jayawardena I visited Werribee Mansion, Werribee Park, on 25th May 2017, nearly an year ago😮. It was a treat, even though I was not able to enter the portals of the Mansion since it was closed to the public at the time I got there, around three in …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena …at the foot of Milsons Point train station, North Sydney, NSW, Australia, is a hive of people involved in a vast array of artisan pursuits, who have put up their wares for sale. Handmade artisan soaps to carved roses and flowers of soap, hand-printed pictures of pen …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena http://www.leafblogazine.com/2017/12/07/foraging-for-wild-foods/ http://www.leafblogazine.com/2018/01/07/antioxidants-and-anti-inflammatory-foods/ Chaga Mushroom While traversing through the wonder world of the web let’s say, I stumbled upon Shane Tyler Milson – The Mushroom Hunter, Brain Child:@blackmagicalchemy California Dreaming on Instagram who happened to Like my fairy dwelling! www.instagram.com/shanetylermilson www.instagram.com/blackmagicalchemy Boom! I was introduced to the magical …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena This site got me so caught up in the pursuit that I found foraging in the wild for edible mushrooms, fungi, nuts, berries, leaves and fruits in the temparates to be a most exciting idea. When you were actually able to identify a rare edible species …
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The Secret Garden of Wendy Whiteley around the edge of Lavender Bay adjacent to Clark Park Sydney. It was awesomely beautiful, beautifully gorgeous and full of secrets to unravel and enjoy . I found the coffee table book (the cover of which is featured in the first pic above), …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena On a six week trip to Australia in the winter of this year (2017) I visited Melbourne in Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales. I found Melbourne to be an Awesome place if it were to be a quick visit and not if you were to live …
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