#MalLee craft

[malleepp]

I made trinkets of felt with spiders from USM 👀

[australianpubproject]

Australian beer barrels and kegs

THE replacement of timber beer barrels with stainless steel kegs in Australian pubs during the early 1950s meant the demise of the skilful craft of the cooper. One of the last Sydney cooperages (Hughes’ Cooperage) was located at the northern corner of Railway Parade and Mallee Street Cabramatta. The site is now a vehicle repair shop. Pictured on the left is George Bubinin rolling out a timber barrel at Bert Hughes’ cooperage at Cabramatta in March 1963 (Picture: The Fairfield Biz). Also pictured is Eric Rooney, a floorman at Tooheys brewery, rolling one of the new stainless steel 18-gallons kegs from the filling syphons. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday September 19 1951 that “the new kegs will be used in Sydney hotels tomorrow”. A brewery spokesman said the steel kegs “speeded up chilling and did not affect the taste of the beer”. Read the full story at The Time Gents website:

www.timegents.com

[the-sum-of-many-poets]

groucho

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such strong arms you have

piquant allure

antihero with a steely eye

I hear you coming with christmas bells

striking glass high-hats

soldier rats in tow

unimpressed by our sorting

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the potbelly in the corner pumps with stories of love

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I could escape with you

take an odious ride

landslide my way through continents recycled

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in my opus of the gleaners

i’d look for blueprints of flight

on old packets I used to read as a child

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recline in the artificial mallee

ride a craft to the fringes

we’d talk around the waterhole

but anecdotally

skillfully shielding our hang-ups

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reclaim our quills

rewrite exhibits of antique speech bubbles

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stand in our single files

contemplate the sky

speculate that perhaps the view is heartbreaking from up there

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©️David Sichler

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Dearest Mallee, if you were to craft a dream cast of Six, but you could only use the alts, and can only use each one once, and it doesn’t have to be their first cover, but it does have to be a role they’ve played, what would that look like?

probably

aragon - grace

boleyn - vicki

seymour - courtney

cleves- zara(?)

howard - courtney

parr- nicole(?)

rip the uk tour alts and the cruises and most of the new west end alts also rip mal ily but didn’t know where to put u mayb boleyn if vicki can’t make it

tell me yours if u have one yet !! (also anyone else who wants to I’d like to hear)

[lilblossomsworld-blog]

Southern Hemisphere Sabbat Dates

Wiccan Holidays in the Southern Hemisphere.  What is the Wheel of the Year, or Wiccan holidays, for those in the Southern Hemisphere? It gets a little tricky since Wicca was created in the Northern Hemisphere. Since it’s a nature religion, an Earth religion, this makes a big difference.  

✨ Lammas: 2nd February

Lammas is the “cross-quarter” day marking the first harvest of early grain, where the first loaf of the bread from the harvest is broken and shared in the name of the Goddess. All crops associated with grain and of the season are sacred to this time. Much festivity is coincident with Lammas in Australia, with Australia Day being marked on January 26. It is a time to reflect on the successes of the year and to reward yourself for jobs well done. Lammas magic can be magic of facing up to change. The God gives his energy to the crops to ensure life while the Goddess, as Mother, prepares to transform into her aspect as the Crone. The God loses his strength as the days grow shorter.  

✨ Manbon: 20th - 23rd March (Autumn Equinox)

Mabon is a balancing point in the light and dark of the year, the day when the sun has equal hours in and out of the sky. It is also the second harvest. At this time food is prepared for storage, jams and pickles are made, and fruits are candied and preserved for the coming winter. Pagans celebrate this as a rite of Thanksgiving, a celebration of harvest abundance, an appreciation of hearth, home, and family. It is a time to reflect on what it means to be a Witch and re-affirm your commitment to the Craft. This is the time when the Goddess is mourning the God even though she carries him within her, to be born again at Yule.  

✨ Samhain: 1st May

The Pagan year begins (and ends) with Samhain. It is a time of reflection, of looking back over the last year. This is the time when the boundary is thinnest between the worlds of living and dead; the powers of divination, the Sight, and supernatural communication are strengthened on Samhain night, and it is considered a powerful but dangerous time to communicate with lost loved ones. Pagans celebrate Samhain as an acknowledgment that without death, there can be no rebirth. At Samhain, the darkness increases and the Goddess reigns in her powerful aspect of the Crone.  The God passes into the underworld to become reborn of the Goddess again at Yule. It is a time to honour those who have gone before us and it is a poignant co-incidence that Australia and New Zealand’s day of Remembrance for their fallen in war, ANZAC Day on April 25, should be so close to the southern Samhain.

✨ Yule: 20th - 23rd June

Winter solstice or Yule is the shortest day, and also the longest night of the year. It marks the return of the Sun’s warmth and light, and the promise once again of a productive Earth. Pagans celebrate these aspects with candles, fire, greenery and feasting. At this time, Yule logs are burned. The Yule log must traditionally be the root of a hardwood tree, and in Australia mallee roots are ideal for this purpose, as are Tasmanian oaks and all types of Eucalyptus. The Yule log is burned down until nothing but a small piece remains, which is saved and kept to be used as a lighter for the following year’s Yule fire. A Yule tree is placed within the traditional Wiccan home, with a pentagram (five pointed star) at the top, symbolizing the five elements. Presents are exchanged and many Witches stay up all night to welcome the sun. This is symbolic of the Goddess giving birth to the God and then resting after her ordeal.  

✨ Imbolc: 1st August

Imbolc is the time of the beginning of beginnings, the time to consider carefully what you will do with the year stretching before you. Imbolc brings the awakening of the life force when the first green shoots of bulbs appear. Life is stirring again and this marks the Goddess recovering after giving birth while the newborn God is depicted as a small child nursing from his mother. The God is growing, spreading sunshine all around causing things to grow. It is a time to honour the feminine and get ready for spring. At lmbolc, the Australian forests are bright with the colour yellow, the Acacia trees coming into full flower.

✨ Ostara: 20th - 23rd September (Spring/Vernal Equinox)

The Equinoxes are the balancing points in the cycle of the seasons, when the day and night are of equal length, reminding us of the harmony of the whole. Buds of flowers and leaf, all manner of eggs and just-born life are celebrated in decorations and imagery as Pagans rejoice in the Earth’s reawakening. The urge of spring is to do, create and bring in the new. Here light overcomes darkness with lengthening days bringing the magic of new growth. Ostara is associated with childhood and new life, and the God and Goddess are perceived as children, personifying youth and innocence before their entry into adulthood. The Goddess, as the Maiden, covers the earth with flowers and love while the God grows to maturity. This is a time to honour the masculine and to celebrate everything that is great about being alive.  

✨ Beltane: 31st October

Beltane, the beginning of the summer months is at the November cross-quarter. This is the festival of the Great Rite - of sexual union between Goddess and God. Beltane is the spring fertility festival and there is feasting and celebration - a great festival for lovers! Beltane is the most popular time for Witches to be handfasted. This is the time when the brilliant red flowers of the Flame Trees highlight Australian forests and gardens.

✨ Litha: 20th - 23rd December (Summer Solstice)

This is the longest day of the year, and a time of joy and strength for the light. It is a time when the powers of nature are at their fullest. In the past this was often marked with bonfires and celebrants staying awake through the short night. To leap over the bonfire was to assure a good crop; some said the grain would grow as tall as the leapers could jump. Due to fire restrictions in Australia throughout summer, celebrations for this Sabbat tend to be quite different from those throughout the rest of the year. No candles can be lit, no cauldrons burned, and no open flames are allowed outside throughout much of the country. Litha falls in the dry stifling heat of summer in the southern part of our land, but in the north, Litha falls in the hot, wet season, and represents fruitfulness. In Australia the Sturt Desert Pea is a sacred flower of this time. This is a time of ascendancy of the God, at his most powerful now, while the burgeoning Goddess brings forth the bounty of the Earth.  

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A Guide to Southern Hemisphere Sabbat Dates

(All information gathered from Spheres of Light)

The Sabbats are divided into two groups. The Greater Sabbats; Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas, fall on dates that represent high energy in the season. The Lesser Sabbats; Yule, Ostara, Litha and Mabon, fall on the equinoxes and solstices, the dates of which vary slightly from year to year, and they mark the changes of the four seasons. The Greater Sabbats are also known as the "cross-quarter" days as they mark the point between the solstice and the equinox.

Samhain April 30/May 1

Northern Hemisphere Date: October 31st Also known as All Hallow's Eve, Halloween.

The Pagan year begins (and ends) with Samhain. It is a time of reflection, of looking back over the last year. This is the time when the boundary is thinnest between the worlds of living and dead; the powers of divination, the Sight, and supernatural communication are strengthened on Samhain night, and it is considered a powerful but dangerous time to communicate with lost loved ones. Pagans celebrate Samhain as an acknowledgment that without death, there can be no rebirth. At Samhain, the darkness increases and the Goddess reigns in her powerful aspect of the Crone. The God passes into the underworld to become reborn of the Goddess again at Yule. It is a time to honour those who have gone before us and it is a poignant co-incidence that Australia and New Zealand's day of Remembrance for their fallen in war, ANZAC Day on April 25, should be so close to the southern Samhain.

Yule (Winter Solstice) June 20-23

Northern Hemisphere Date: December (20-23)

Winter solstice or Yule is the shortest day, and also the longest night of the year. It marks the return of the Sun's warmth and light, and the promise once again of a productive Earth. Pagans celebrate these aspects with candles, fire, greenery and feasting. At this time, Yule logs are burned. The Yule log must traditionally be the root of a hardwood tree, and in Australia mallee roots are ideal for this purpose, as are Tasmanian oaks and all types of Eucalyptus. The Yule log is burned down until nothing but a small piece remains, which is saved and kept to be used as a lighter for the following year's Yule fire. A Yule tree is placed within the traditional Wiccan home, with a pentagram (five pointed star) at the top, symbolizing the five elements. Presents are exchanged and many Witches stay up all night to welcome the sun. This is symbolic of the Goddess giving birth to the God and then resting after her ordeal.

Imbolc July 31/August 1

Northern Hemisphere Date: February 2nd Also known as Imbolg, Candlemas, Feast of Torches, Oimelc, Lupercalia and Brigid's Day.

Imbolc is the time of the beginning of beginnings, the time to consider carefully what you will do with the year stretching before you. Imbolc brings the awakening of the life force when the first green shoots of bulbs appear. Life is stirring again and this marks the Goddess recovering after giving birth while the newborn God is depicted as a small child nursing from his mother. The God is growing, spreading sunshine all around causing things to grow. It is a time to honour the feminine and get ready for spring. At lmbolc, the Australian forests are bright with the colour yellow, the Acacia trees coming into full flower. Until fairly recently, the 1st of August was "Wattle day" in Australia (it has now been moved to the 1st of September).

Ostara (Spring/Vernal Equinox) Sept 20-23

Northern Hemisphere Date: March (20-23) Also known as Eostre.

The Equinoxes are the balancing points in the cycle of the seasons, when the day and night are of equal length, reminding us of the harmony of the whole. Buds of flowers and leaf, all manner of eggs and just-born life are celebrated in decorations and imagery as Pagans rejoice in the Earth's reawakening. The urge of spring is to do, create and bring in the new. Here light overcomes darkness with lengthening days bringing the magic of new growth. Ostara is associated with childhood and new life, and the God and Goddess are perceived as children, personifying youth and innocence before their entry into adulthood. The Goddess, as the Maiden, covers the earth with flowers and love while the God grows to maturity. This is a time to honour the masculine and to celebrate everything that is great about being alive.

Beltane Oct 31

Northern Hemisphere Date: May 1st Also known as Bealtaine, Walpurgisnacht, May Day, (Northern Hemisphere) & Novey Eve (in Southern Hemisphere).

Beltane, the beginning of the summer months is at the November cross-quarter. This is the festival of the Great Rite - of sexual union between Goddess and God. Beltane is the spring fertility festival and there is feasting and celebration - a great festival for lovers! Beltane is the most popular time for Witches to be handfasted. This is the time when the brilliant red flowers of the Flame Trees highlight Australian forests and gardens. Our famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup, is happily coincident with southern Beltane, being run on the first Tuesday in November and taken as an unofficial holiday across Australia.

Litha (Summer Solstice) Dec 20-23

Northern Hemisphere Date: June (20-23) Also known as Midsummer.

This is the longest day of the year, and a time of joy and strength for the light. It is a time when the powers of nature are at their fullest. In the past this was often marked with bonfires and celebrants staying awake through the short night. To leap over the bonfire was to assure a good crop; some said the grain would grow as tall as the leapers could jump. Due to fire restrictions in Australia throughout summer, celebrations for this Sabbat tend to be quite different from those throughout the rest of the year. No candles can be lit, no cauldrons burned, and no open flames are allowed outside throughout much of the country. Litha falls in the dry stifling heat of summer in the southern part of our land, but in the north, Litha falls in the hot, wet season, and represents fruitfulness. In Australia the Sturt Desert Pea is a sacred flower of this time. This is a time of ascendancy of the God, at his most powerful now, while the burgeoning Goddess brings forth the bounty of the Earth.

Lammas Feb 2

Northern Hemisphere Date: August 1st Also known as Lughnasadh or Lunasa.

Lammas is the "cross-quarter" day marking the first harvest of early grain, where the first loaf of the bread from the harvest is broken and shared in the name of the Goddess. All crops associated with grain and of the season are sacred to this time. Much festivity is coincident with Lammas in Australia, with Australia Day being marked on January 26. It is a time to reflect on the successes of the year and to reward yourself for jobs well done. Lammas magic can be magic of facing up to change. The God gives his energy to the crops to ensure life while the Goddess, as Mother, prepares to transform into her aspect as the Crone. The God loses his strength as the days grow shorter.

Mabon (Autumn Equinox) March 20-23

Northern Hemisphere Date: September (20-23) Also known as Madron.

Mabon is a balancing point in the light and dark of the year, the day when the sun has equal hours in and out of the sky. It is also the second harvest. At this time food is prepared for storage, jams and pickles are made, and fruits are candied and preserved for the coming winter. Pagans celebrate this as a rite of Thanksgiving, a celebration of harvest abundance, an appreciation of hearth, home, and family. It is a time to reflect on what it means to be a Witch and re-affirm your commitment to the Craft. This is the time when the Goddess is mourning the God even though she carries him within her, to be born again at Yule.

Teapartyforthewitches’ notes:

Please remember that you don’t have to celebrate the Sabbats.

You can choose your level of celebration, for example, having a dinner party with friends, doing a simple spell, or just taking time to yourself and reflecting on the day.

I’ve copied this here to help southern hemisphere witches, as I rarely see any resources on the Sabbats for us southern hemisphere witches.

Hope this helps, and always remember to visit the website I linked at the beginning for more information!

xx

[baxtonme]

Tent of Promise Relaunch with Panorama in Wilcannia

TENT OF PROMISE Relaunch with Panorama in Wilcannia

Wilcannia NSW, Updated March 2020

Contributed by Adele Kenyon

In March 2019, Wilcannian locals entered their community hall last week expecting a devotional time and a church service as part of a mission-outreach by a visiting Queensland group to their dry and sweltering township, most of the local residents were stunned to find a gigantic 36 metre illustrated display of highlighted accounts from the Holy Bible plastered around three walls of their large hall.

On discovering this magnificent wall display several childrens’ jaws dropped and many pairs of eyes – including those of adults – were fixated on the impressive illustrations depicting key events from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, which when considered chronologically depict God’s carefully crafted plan of salvation for every person who accepts the heavenly Father’s gift of eternal life given through his precious Son, Jesus Christ.  Reflected in the closing sections of the illustrated Bible display are the joy and peace infilling Christians who have accepted God’s gracious gift of life.

The impressive Bible Panorama is a key feature of the Tent of Promise (TOP) touring ministry which was relaunched in Wilcannia in Outback New South Wales this month after almost a decade in recess. TOP leaders are confident the new outreach will generate much interest and as the touring ministry gains momentum will ultimately lead many people around Australia to discover and commit or re-commit to the Christian faith. Bishop Cunnington explained that the team’s confidence in these positive outcomes is due to the team’s collective faith in the Word of God combined with its outward expression(s) of this faith.

TOP Founders, Barry and Sandra Cunnington, have remobilised this ministry with team members from their Coolangatta Promise Faith Centre Church in response to the leading of the Holy Spirit.  They believe Australia is poised for a faith revival which will sweep the nation. TOP Founder, Senior Pastor and Bishop, Barry Cunnington, believes the power of God’s Word spoken by his righteous people will prevail.

The four participating TOP pastors are not new to this form of mobilised outback ministry. For many years they took this style of ministry outreach to various Australian townships, including eleven years on the road with an earlier Bible panorama which they hauled around Australia with help from a devoted mobile pastoral team.  Now the panorama has been digitally revamped and the mobilisation process refined so it is all more portable – this helpful to the more senior pastors and other team-members, several of whom while agile and young-at-heart are aged in their seventies. The senior pastors are assisted in this mobile ministry by their younger counterparts, Reverend(s) Timothy and Leah Knowling of Alectown, NSW. Pastor Leah, in addition to her wide range of responsibilities, ably coordinates the music ministry for the TOP team, including contributing her impressively strong and powerful vocals which were well appreciated during this Wilcannia trip.

During the TOP team’s visit Bishop Cunnington liaised with Wilcannia’s local minister, Pastor Seta, of the Australian Aboriginal Outreach Ministries (AAOM), so TOP could use some of the local facilities during its visit to the town. Pastor Seta’s worship team also contributed readily to the music ministry during the six-day TOP visit, while Pastor Seta was also a key participant in the blessing of the Darling River

Related Article: TENT OF PROMISE – Darling River Blessing

YouTube Video: TENT OF PROMISE – Blessing The River Darling, Wilcannia March 2019

The Wilcannia launch of the new TOP mission, now renamed “The Tent of Promise:- Now Mobile”, did not disappoint.

As local visitors were welcomed, not only were they fascinated by the illustrated Bible highlighted on the hall walls, they were challenged by the delivered oratory during the times of devotion and moved by the music – so much so that in the final stages of the time-of-ministry on the first evening, dozens of children and youth independently went up for prayer with the visiting team.

These same children and visiting families subsequently revisited various ministry activities springing up over the next few days and brought along friends and new folk — who were also treated to a vibrant puppet show/singalong. Outreach activities culminated in an outdoor community prayer time for the River Darling held on the final Sunday evening in The Mallee neighbourhood park. This was attended by many local residents, with music provided by the local Wilcannia pastors and other worship team members as well as by Pastor Leah, followed by a celebratory barbecue to finish — all well received and attended.  Local pastors enthusiastically participated in the music ministry during the TOP visit so a range of musical-worship styles were catered to over the period.

The TOP mobile ministry is affiliated with The Promise Faith Centre Churches International (PFCCI), with a base in Coolangatta, Queensland. Bishop Cunnington oversees the PFCCI and on its website (https://www.promisefaithcentre.org/about_us) explains how he has personally experienced transformation in his life and knowing the Grace of God “is compelled to bring the revelation of God’s Word in the Power of God’s Holy Spirit to those who have the need and Grace to receive”.

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Tea Tree Oil Balm with Neem Oil – Helps Fight Common Causes of Skin Irritation and Helps Soothe Dry, Itchy Skin – by Oleavine TheraTree

Oleavine TheraTree Therapeutic Tea Tree Oil Balm is infused with botanicals rich in skin nourishing and moisturizing Omegas 3, 6, 7 & 9, Aloe Vera & Natural Vitamin E, along with a blend of broad-spectrum essential oils that have been used for centuries as natural care for skin discomfort. Our non-greasy formula leaves your skin feeling silky smooth and nourished.

– Helps Create a Skin Protecting Occlusive Barrier that helps Repel Moisture that Fungus and Bacteria need to Survive and Spread. Helps defend against common causes of skin irritation if you frequent the gym, yoga studio, martial or mixed martial arts studio, public showers or swimming pools. – Works amazing in combination with Oleavine TheraTree Soap, Tea Tree Foot & Body Exfoliating Scrub or Foot Soak as part of our 3-Part Foot & Body Care System for particularly stubborn issues.

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[journey108]

The lower cupboard I made from recycled pine 5-6 years ago–I then added the upper part and connected it by cutting up an old mahogany plank which I ‘carved’ with a grinder, drill, rasp, chisel, and sander to make it look ornately organic. The wooden pot came from a local craft market–it was turned out of a South Australian mallee root (as kids we always had a pile of mallee roots in the back yard–my brothers and I took turns to chop a barrow load a day for the kitchen stove). I stained and polished it to match the mahogany and made a lid to avoid the look of an empty vase. The round plaque at the top suggests an OM sign as if it is made by wood worms. The overall design is fit for purpose and the narrow space available.

  Linen press The lower cupboard I made from recycled pine 5-6 years ago--I then added the upper part and connected it by cutting up an old mahogany plank which I 'carved' with a grinder, drill, rasp, chisel, and sander to make it look ornately organic.

[malleepp]

Summer rain

Materials: glass, moonstone, stainless steel

The camera does not transmit blue colors well :(

[malleeboy1]

Living In Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama is a fun place to live and work. There are lots of different activities to do and the cost of living is very affordable. If you are looking for an affordable place to live, you might want to consider moving there. Read on to learn more about Huntsville and why you might want to move there.

Huntsville is big on rockets and many people work in the aerospace industry. You will also quickly find that Huntsville is big on beer and there are a ton of craft breweries there. People are big on beer in Huntsville and there are also plenty of delicious places to eat to go with your beer.

If you hate the snow, you can toss all your snow gear in the trash when you move to Huntsville. The winters are about 50 degrees with zero snow. You better be ready for high heat in the summer however. The summer is also humid which makes the heat feel even hotter. People are into eating healthy in Huntsville and you will find lots of great and healthy food all around you.

Farmers’ markets are big there and people are into eating healthy and enjoying the outdoors. If you love to eat fresh, you can find many amazing ingredients that are going help you feel and look your best. There are plenty of places to get out and hike and just enjoy nature.

Huntsville is also a good place if you like to shop and there are lots of shopping opportunities available. You won’t run out of things to do and the cost of living is a lot lower than you will find in other states. You can buy a house for a reasonable price and property values are very affordable for what you get.

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[malleepp]

🕸Necklace with my Gwen vibes🕸

Materials: sunstone black agate, moonstone, stainless steel I like chain web even though it was difficult Also @tenebrius-excellium you wanted to see other decorations Fairy pollen and Moon gold here

[malleepp]

Necklace "Fairy pollen"

Materials: imitation moonstone, imitation quartz, epoxy resin, furniture - stainless steel

[malleepp]

I made a necklace on this weekends

✨ love this so much! ✨ Materials if you interesting: gold-plated pins, imitation black agate, imitation moonstone. Pendant - epoxy, also made by me.