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Images and stories from my travels and life in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

cassmob

cassmob

I'm a Queenslander by birth and after nearly 20 years in the Northern Territory I've returned to my home state. I've been researching my Queensland ancestors for nearly 30 years and like most Aussies I'm a typical "mongrel" with English, Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.

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You can contact me by leaving a comment on any post or on any page, or via email to cassmob [at] yahoo [dot] com [dot] au.
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Category: Gardening

Africa, Family History, Gardening

Christmas food, spices and Zanzibar

It’s that time of year when chefs and cooks around the world turn their minds to the Christmas cooking. Since … Continue reading Christmas food, spices and Zanzibar

Gardening, Open Gardens, Top End NT

Garden flamboyance

Before I started visiting Open Gardens it wouldn’t have occurred to me to add “artificial” colour and sculptures to the … Continue reading Garden flamboyance

Gardening, Northern Territory, Open Gardens, Top End NT

Potted bromeliads

The texture of the pots suits the prickliness of the bromeliads. Continue reading Potted bromeliads

Gardening, Open Gardens, Shadow Shot Sunday, Things to do, Top End NT

Shadow Shot Sunday: Yin and Yang

Another photo from last weekend’s Open Garden which was so full of magnificent shadows, and some interesting contradictions. While yin … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Yin and Yang

Gardening, Shadow Shot Sunday, Sightseeing, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday: Trembling in the light

After a frenetic burst of activity through April with the A to Z challenge this poor blog has been languishing … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Trembling in the light

Gardening, Top End NT

Floral delight

Last week at the Parap pool I noticed one of the shrubs was flowering so I pinched this little bunch … Continue reading Floral delight

365 Project, Cass Family History, Gardening, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Cassmob Hibiscus genetics

This poor little blog has been sadly neglected over Christmas etc. When I started it I’d planned to post 365 … Continue reading Cassmob Hibiscus genetics

365 Project, Gardening

Magnolia flower

I was surprised the other day to see the first magnolia on my potted tree. When I saw the tree … Continue reading Magnolia flower

365 Project, Gardening, Top End NT, Uncategorized

Pretty in Pink

Just a quick one today as we’ve been out and about having fun. Do you like my new pink hibiscus? … Continue reading Pretty in Pink

365 Project, Gardening, Open Gardens

Do you remember?

Who remembers seeing one of these in the laundry in the “olden days”? I can certainly remember when the copper … Continue reading Do you remember?

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