Tag Archives: Mallacoota

Red Cross humanitarianism and female volunteers in Australia

Ian Willis Camden, NSW, Austalia   Red Cross volunteersĀ assist people who were evacuated from Mallacoota to Hastings by Naval ship. Mallacoota was cut off by the bushfires that have been ravaging the east coast if Australia since late 2019. Source: Australian Red Cross with permission ā€œThere were a lot of people who had lost everything,” […]

Blood and bone

Sue Stevenson Melbourne, Australia   Person Performing Fire Dance at Night by Maris Rhamdani, 2018, on Pexels. The compression socks assist with my low blood volume but they look terrible with my summer dress. Secondhand, $12 on eBay, a 1940s cut with flowers and cap sleeves. The compression socks remind me of ancient old ladies […]