National Roots Day...

23rd December-National Roots Day-has been celebrated in the US for c.40 years but is little known beyond?
Falling just before Christmas, globally recognised as a family day, it seems timely to have a global, 'ancestral' kind of celebration as an entrée before the main course... pic.twitter.com/H8BZxV1fU1

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2021

Baghdad murals...

Murals in Baghdad - the Butterfly Effect, a crew of Iraqi painters, use their art 'to beautify the walls of old houses with colours and drawings in order to give hope and happiness and encourage a culture of art and peace in society'. https://t.co/FdC9LntVF9 via @TheNationalNews

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2021

divine timing?...

So hope this means my intention to retire+move to the country in April 2022 is the 'right time' after all the stalls and challenges throughout 2021+gradual culling and packing in late 2021...
I should have moved by Christmas 2021...but...
I'm relying heavily on divine timing🙏... https://t.co/pNMgOWFOz2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2021

good news and bad news...

PASSING THOUGHT: Another rollout of scary pandemic news as per usual today. By 8:30am I braved the supermarket this morning. Packed already. That's all for bad news. The good news=literally everyone in Dromana Hub masked up+QR coding.
Literally everyone was giving people space🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2021

Thursday's worrying new active Vic v. NSW cases...

We thank everyone who got vaccinated and tested yesterday.

Our thoughts are with those in hospital, and the families of people who have lost their lives.

More data soon: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/TsSZN6FnPy

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) December 22, 2021

NSW #COVID19 update – Thursday 23 December 2021

In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:

- 94.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 93.5% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/iy3iv4yVa6

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) December 22, 2021

the toy connection...

There should always be time to be kind and understanding... https://t.co/gu2DMCEGF4

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 22, 2021

Newfoundlands as rescue dogs...

An unusual good news story to begin the day...
This puts a whole new spin on our traditional concept of 'rescue dogs'... https://t.co/Ca3tPqpKyE

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 22, 2021