by Sheridan | Sep 24, 2023 | Journal
Search for: Marrakech Entanglements Please note that I wrote this story just before a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the High Atlas Mountains 75km southwest of Marrakech on September 8th. I was very lucky to have visited Anraz, one of the Berber villages nestled in...
by Sheridan | Jul 25, 2023 | Journal
Searching for…pinsa You’ve probably heard that well-known cliche, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.”It’s certainly one Stanley Tucci pursued with his friend Claudia della Frattini in his entertaining TV series Searching for Italy,...
by Sheridan | May 6, 2023 | Journal
Meditation on Pomegranates If you buy a pomegranate,buy one whose ripenesshas caused it to be cleft openwith a seed-revealing smile. Its laughter is a blessing,for through its wide-open mouthit shows its heart,like a pearl in the jewel box of spirit.The red anemone...
by Sheridan | Apr 12, 2023 | Journal
John Olsen’s Edible Art Vale John Olsen. I wrote this story about John’s love affair with paella a few years ago when I visited John and his late wife Katharine at their home in the Southern Highlands. John Olsen is seated on a stool in front of his gleaming...
by Sheridan | Mar 27, 2023 | Journal
Ramadan Nights Sydney The sun was just slipping beneath the horizon when I arrived at the IQRO mosque in Wiley Park, western Sydney. Despite a few grey clouds hovering in the distance it promised to be a fine evening with just a hint of autumn chill in the air....
by Sheridan | Mar 10, 2023 | Journal
Stoned on Fruit When stone fruits are in season, it’s not just the bees who are drunken with hilarity. Their fragrance alone is enough to make you swoon. And if that doesn’t do the job, the taste surely will. “For the taste of the fruit is the tongue’s dream”,...
