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A modern day Michelangelo
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Fervor fever: truffle degustation incoming
"Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas...." Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) preface to ‘The Physiology of Taste’ (1825) Paul Iskov of pop-up dining outfit Fervor is...
En route a wondrous world of arts & culture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Well, Stellar Violets turns six today. We made it past early childhood 😅! Only a few weeks ago it was a new year, and we were contemplating what projects to give focus this year. I hadn’t counted on refitting the Trolleybus in...
en route a magical world of Stellar Violets
I was wondering what line to start with, and would have sat here, with a blank page, for an age waiting for the perfect words to come to me. Waiting until everything was in place before throwing open the doors and sharing the Stellar Violets dream with the world. Ha!...
Not Marvell’s garden
Stumbling on melons as I pass Ensured in flowers I fall on grass – Extract from Marvell's The Garden, 1681 Grandfather George, who founded Newton Orchards with his brother Harold, once referred to our land here in Manjimup as "this other Eden." He was said to be a...
Fervor Fever | Pop Up Truffle Degustation in a secret garden
Truffle season in Manjimup has begun as the last colours of autumn fall to the ground. There’s a kindness in sporadic winter sunlight, relief in the rain. A fire in the corner crackles and pops. Our wheelbarrow is full of promised wood, and us? We’re sweeping the...
Shed retro-fit
In addition to the cottage renovation, we're doing a shed retro-fit. It'll become a secret studio, and under roof storage space. Rob started the job before he went away on holiday. Now a friend, Paul Pulé, has come to stay a while and finish off. The existing loft...
Cottage renovation
The cottage had an initial renovation in 2010, opening up the north side with french doors and adding a great kitchen. Tired old laundry remained in the prime north-east corner where the sun could potentially shine, and there was still just one bedroom. To increase...
48hr Trolley Bus Trip
It started with a 5pm text from Drakey, who runs Middlesex Mill just down the road. “Hi. Just noticed this old tram bus on Grays. Thought you might be interested. Problem is the auction ends in 2 hours!” I couldn't help myself, of course. It was a beautiful old thing,...
Welded Willow Sculpture
Stellar Violets’ first artists’ collaboration came off this weekend; sculptor Myles HayHendry teamed with freelance florist Paula McKennay to create a willow sculpture for our upcoming pop up lunch, Fervor X Stellar Violets: Truffle Degustation on Sunday June 26 2016....
Northcliffe Climate Picnic
The lively little community of nearby Northcliffe came together for climate action recently, holding a Climate Picnic and Mandala-Making session beside the local Co-op store and Community Garden. Stellar Violets was invited down for Lucinda to say a few words. Our...
Manjimup’s Lost Aboretum: Finsbury House
Driveway to Finsbury House, Manjimup: Walnuts We went exploring at Finsbury House (est. 1906) a few weekends back, on invitation from cousin Paula "Paulsie" McKennay and her Mum, Aunty Carol "Cags", both consummate florists and gardeners. The original founder of the...
Dear plant lover
Mind blowing Chestnut Trees at Foresters' Wood, Manjimup, the former Michelides family tobacco farm (photo credit Nic Giblett) If I say “Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm….. “ and you think of plants, read on: Dear Plant Lover, You love to divide, pollinate, grow, graft,...
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