I am a 30-something foodie who reads too much and does too little. I have recently acquired a husband and two step-daughters. This continues to freak me out slightly, to the delight of the stepdaughters. They’ll stop laughing when I get an attic, you’ll see. My near-to-distant future will involve a house, a kitten, a puppy and a vegetable garden.
Currently I sell kitchen paraphenalia at my online store – Voodoo Kitchen. When I’m not sourcing interesting gourmet cookware, I write articles on food and food-related topics (which, if you’re obsessive like me, is just about everything) and run this blog. If you like what you see, let me know.
One of my hobbies is visiting interesting cemetaries and graveyards. One of my projects is to photograph Rookwood Necropolis – the largest cemetary in the Southern Hemisphere and currently home to approximately a million bodies and a huge feral population of rabbits, cats and crows.
*taps fingers on desk and wonders why nobody is postin*
\”Postin\” -Southern Verb, to post. lol
I too have a fascination for Rookwood Cemetary.
I lived near by in the 50′s and 60′s and spent a some time riding me bike there to collect reptile specimens which I collected. My uncle was a monumental mason who worked there. He features in the book (The sleeping city)
My grandfather took me through the cemetary when i was very small (about 10 yrs) and I was fascinated.
These days I am drawn to something melancholy about Rookwood. Not sure whether it is a self indulgent attempt to recapture the past or a genuine fascination , I think it is a bit of both.
Your project is an interesting one and I can see it
would also be enjoyable.
My wife isn’t interested at all, so I find it hard to
get there. Living on the far north coast doesn’t help I guess. I visit my parents in Sydney a few times a year and visit Rookwood only once every few years.
I will check on this site from now on to enjoy your photographs.
Next time I visit I intend to look up and photographs as many family members’ graves
as I can for my family tree project..
Keep up the good work
regards
Mark
I too have a fascination for Rookwood Cemetary.
I lived near by in the 50′s and 60′s and spent some time riding my bike there to collect reptile specimens which I collected. My uncle was a monumental mason who worked there. He features in the book (The sleeping city)
My grandfather took me through the cemetary when i was very small (about 10 yrs) and I was fascinated.
These days I am drawn to something melancholy about Rookwood. Not sure whether it is a self indulgent attempt to recapture the past or a genuine fascination , I think it is a bit of both.
Your project is an interesting one and I can see it
would also be enjoyable.
My wife isn’t interested at all, so I find it hard to
get there. Living on the far north coast doesn’t help I guess. I visit my parents in Sydney a few times a year and visit Rookwood only once every few years.
I will check on this site from now on to enjoy your photographs.
Next time I visit I intend to look up and photograph as many family members’ graves
as I can for my family tree project..
Keep up the good work
regards
Mark
Thanks, Mark. I plan on a safari out there in the next few weeks – as soon as the rain stops and the weather is a little cooler. The last time I went it was in the mid 30s and I nearly died from the heat.
If you’re ever down here again, I’d recommend going on one of the tours that the Friends of Rookwood do – it’s a great way to see some of the more out-of-the-way bits.
Cheers!
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