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Archive for category Nashua People
Winning Photos
Jan 17
Will Nash (7yrs) who won the primary writing section with this entry: One day old Mr Scarrabelotti was sun baking on his deck chair when some playful kids were passing by. The kids noticed that Mr Scarrabelotti was outside and they thought it would be fun to ride in his car on a nice day [...]
Mrs. Savins’ Light-‘n’-fluffy-double-layer-sponge-cake-with-sugared-passionfruit-and-fresh-cream
Jan 17
A series of ‘fictional letters’ by India Nash won the secondary writing competition 3rd November 1932 Lot 7 Scarrabelottis Rd, Nashua Dear Mrs Trimble, Following last week’s Nashua cricket game, I feel that I must bring up a rather delicate matter with you. As you and I are both aware, my husband, Robbie, delivered two [...]
A thousand blessings!
Jan 17
A thousand blessings! My grandfather is from a small rural locality in the north of County Tipperary, in Ireland. On the several occasions that I have been there, I am bade farewell with a greeting that oft resonates in my heart: ‘a thousand blessings upon you!’ Nashua feels a lot like that village -low green [...]
By Victoria Cosford (in the Byron Shire Echo) Chris and Kaye Casagrande can stretch their avocado season out to nine months of the year because of their two main varieties, Hass and Fuerte. Among the original stallholders at the Byron Farmers Market, the Nashua-based couple grows, apart from their glorious creamy avos, custard apples and [...]
Nashua Valley Organics
Jul 16
Wally and Vicki of Nashua Valley Organics at Nashua have been producing for nine years. They grow eggs, vegetables (certified organic) and coffee (soon to be certified organic) sold via farmers markets. How they grow: introduced chickens two years ago to help control weeds and aid in fertilising veg patch used on a rotation system [...]
Milking has such a rhythm to it. Patterns built over days and years. Traditions built and bloodlines laboriously created. The cows know it. The dogs know it. And those who farm have it flowing in their blood. Imagine 116 years of milking, and the wrench and sadness involved in stopping. On April 30th 2010 the [...]
Mikayla Savins, 12, from Nashua, with a black Pekin, and brother Matthew, 10, with a white Frizzle at the Bangalow Poultry Auction 2009. Photo by: BRENDAN ALLEN Saffron Howden | 20th April 2009 MATTHEW SAVINS bought his first chooks at the age of six. Four years on and his whole family is in the chook [...]
Sometimes history arrives with a loud bang, a momentous occasion or a burst of activity. And sometimes it arrives with a whisper, barely discernable at the time; not until later does one go – oh wow. Such it was with the history Emily Emery made. A quite history that was softly made, and allowed to [...]
Welcome Olive Rose
Apr 24
Just letting you know that Nashua has a new resident. Olive Rose Dornan …finally entered the world on Monday morning the 12th April. We are all doing well and she is sleeping and feeding like a little champion. Nige is already preparing her for the Cricket Day by explaining all the rules! love Sophie and [...]
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