HeyJaredWild and Wonderful
For people seeking a life full of adventure, nature, compassion, and joy. Big-hearted stories from Tasmania, a little Island at the bottom of the world.
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From Korea with love (opens the original)
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Dear friends,An invitation to join me on very wild & wonderful adventure.For the next month, my family and I, will be exploring South Korea by bicycle. We’ll be riding the Four Rivers Path from the capital, Seoul, to the bustling sea-side city of Busan, at southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, a journey of roughly 650 km.1 I’ve packed my notebook, camera, and a stash of pens, along with 3 tents, 4 children, and 13 bicycle pannier bags, in almost every colour
In the waiting room (opens the original)
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Dear friends,Life never ceases to surprise. In the days between this letter and the last, my family rescued our pet cockatoo, Trixie, from the 11th storey of a city apartment block, and I had an MRI brain scan. Two events that sent my heart into a spin and my pen scribbling in my notebook. Most of us know the agony of waiting in a hospital room: for results to come, for a procedure to begin, for a loved one to wake and squeeze your hand. They are places of surprise and dread. But they are also w
To the secret river (opens the original)
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Dear Friends,Last week was the beautiful chaos of book week. My children made costumes (perhaps constructed is a better fit) for their favourite book characters. Kitchen draws were raided, op-shops blitzed, the glue-gun ran hot, the drill whirred, and my old sewing machine overloaded in the attic. I’ve been thinking about books and the joy they bring. Books are the keepers of possibilities, the holders of dreams, the stairway to other worlds. Old trees are like this too. Sheds. Shacks. Boxes and
a blessing for the snow (opens the original)
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Dear friends,Not so long ago, in the winter school holidays, my family and I spent a week in a mountain hut, in Mount Field National Park in lutruwita / Tasmania. One evening— as my children slid their skis along the kitchen floor, and the icicles on the roof stretched their necks, and the fire licked its lips having eaten all the logs from the basket— I wrote a blessing for the snow. A blessing is a way of saying: I wish you well. I like to think of a blessing as a gift. Something we can give w
love notes from a river (opens the original)
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Dear friends,I’m sending you the rhythm of a river: a blessing of water and words.Many months have passed since I last wrote. It’s been a difficult winter. I have been living with chronic back and pelvis pain, but I am beginning to find my way.Thank you for being part of Wild & Wonderful, and for your patience. I am so grateful to have you here. Regular publishing and paid subscriptions will resume 1st August. I would love for you to join me. with kindness and lightKate xx<div cl
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