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Devils of Tasmania

September 12, 2019 by Lesley Truffle
"Taz!"by Justy.C is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Devils of Tasmania The Tasmanian Devil knows how to rub its enemies up the wrong way. When confronted by transgressors, devils have been observed to yawn. A big wide yawn exposing all its sharp teeth and strong muscular jaws. They’re strictly carnivorous and go for snakes, birds, fish, insects and carrion. Tasmania is the only … [Read more…]

Posted in: animals, Historical, Wilderness Areas Tagged: Australia World Heritage, Australian animals, Carnivorous marsupials, Devil Facial Tumour, Devils, Endangered species, Marsupials, nose to tail eating, Tasmania, Tasmanian animals, Tasmanian Devils, World Heritage

Let them eat cake

March 29, 2017 by Lesley Truffle

Antonin Carême In my second novel, The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte, I acknowledge Ian Kelly’s wonderful non-fiction book, Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême , the First Celebrity Chef (Walker & Company, New York). After her grandfather gifts her several leather-bound copies of Carême’s cookbooks, Sasha Torte – the fictitious, future Tasmanian … [Read more…]

Posted in: books, cakes and cooking, Social Comment Tagged: Antonin Careme, cake, Chefs, Cooking for Kings, croquembouche, French Revolution, Ian Kelly, Lesley Truffle, Let them eat cake, Marie Antoinette, pâtissier, pâtissière, Tasmania, The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte

Postcard from Zeehan Tasmania

January 23, 2016 by Lesley Truffle
Gaiety theatre poster magician

Zeehan was dead quiet when I turned into Main Street around ten am. There was nobody about, so I stood in the middle of the road taking photographs of the marvellous 1800’s and 1900’s era buildings. For during the silver boom Zeehan had been widely known as  the Silver City. The Rescue Shop was open. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Observations, Social Comment Tagged: Lesley Truffle, Tasmania, west coast, Westcoast Heritage Centre, Zeehan

Postcard from West Coast Tasmania

January 23, 2016 by Lesley Truffle

Driving up north from Zeehan yesterday morning, the bushfire smoke got so dense that I had to turn my headlights on. Winding around the sharp hairpin bends became increasingly surreal as visibility diminished, yet the bloody roadkill of the previous night remained starkly visible. So many furry wilderness animals. Gone. A local bloke told me … [Read more…]

Posted in: Observations Tagged: bush fires, Lesley Truffle, rainforest, Tasmania, west coast Tasmania, wilderness

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