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Witchy Lawya

An ordinary woman trapped in a lawya's body sinning her way around the neighbourhood, around the seamless web of life, law, liberty & justice & everything in between. Nimble sins only. Away from the courthouse, the wrangling courts & stubborn law, I live at FAT LAWYER FARM, a little farm with a farmhouse, where I'm going a bit soft in the head ruminating with marsupials & other creatures & critters great & small . . . and God save the powdered wig!

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~ gallus domesticus in the house ~

Indeed, the chooks have emerged as a pair of sociable, friendly & inquisitive ladies …

If you ever get the chance, open your heart & home to an abandoned, old &/or abused bird or animal.  The rewards are ongoing as they emerge from the …… Read More ~ gallus domesticus in the house ~

January 26, 2019January 27, 2019 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

~ pools & ponds at night at home ~

The evening before last was a warm, sweet-scented night as I went around checking the water in the little pool behind the windmill …… Read More ~ pools & ponds at night at home ~

January 13, 2019January 25, 2019 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

~ tall, elegant & rusty … an icon of Australian rural history ~

A quintessential piece of Australian farming & bush history is this tall piece of rust, our vintage windmill. She was brought back to life when moved from her resting place in the paddock, raised up & stood at her new spot where she now whirls & turns so magnificently.… Read More ~ tall, elegant & rusty … an icon of Australian rural history ~

September 24, 2018October 9, 2018 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

~ “i’m out of your pouch now Mum!” ~

I met these three marsupial beauties last Thursday (8 Feb) as I was driving down the track on the way to the house.  These were the best shots I could get, from the distance, with my phone 🙂 That’s Joey, the baby kangaroo, at the fence and the little one we first met here when she/he was… Read More ~ “i’m out of your pouch now Mum!” ~

February 15, 2018August 12, 2018 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

~ a sad and happy week it has been ~

      This morning (Saturday) my head raced with enthusiasm as I thought about all the jobs I needed to do before heading off.  Hmph!  But I also felt kinda sad. Perhaps happy and sad. This week was very busy with that exquisite specialness that comes when you see a dear friend for the first… Read More ~ a sad and happy week it has been ~

January 13, 2018August 13, 2018 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

Sheep

  I have a few sheep skulls collected over the years. There maybe a goat in the mix as part of this property was home to goats before we arrived.     We have no sheep here right now mainly because I don’t have the time to be the good, responsible sheperdess. Lawyering and farming… Read More Sheep

October 28, 2017May 31, 2018 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

Gum Trees and Spring in Barossa Valley

    Middle of spring here and the Barossa vineyards and gardens are a pastiche of colour. I took time away from work last Monday to enjoy the day and clean and tidy at the front, sort out some pots, sweep and rake.   When you have large gum trees nearby there are always leaves… Read More Gum Trees and Spring in Barossa Valley

October 20, 2017July 30, 2018 Witchy LawyaLeave a comment

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Rumpole said, “crime paid but only a little at a time“.  As a law peddler in Australia one is an ant in a world full of spiders providing the best representation money can’t buy!

 

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RECENT SIFTINGS

  • ~ chickens in the house ~ January 27, 2019
  • ~ gallus domesticus in the house ~ January 26, 2019
  • ~ pools & ponds at night at home ~ January 13, 2019
  • ~ down home in the Barossa with an old country birdhouse ~ January 13, 2019
  • ~ how to make that “funny white curly thingy on your head” – the barristers wig ~ January 4, 2019
  • ~ wanna eat a lawyer? in love with a lawyer? have a lawyer in the family? want a gift for your lawyer? ~ January 3, 2019
  • ~ holy, holy, it’s a saintly piece of brocante ~ December 31, 2018
  • ~ court in the act: authentic, vintage, wiggy & gowny … & most seriously barristerial ~ December 21, 2018
  • ~ a southern hemisphere spring at home ~ November 20, 2018
  • ~ vintage powdered wigs – Max Factor ~ November 9, 2018
  • ~ Charles Laughton’s barrister wig worn in The Paradine Case (1947) ~ November 9, 2018
  • ~ tiny barrister mouse on a cotton reel ~ November 9, 2018
  • ~ “double, double, toil & trouble, fire burn & cauldron bubble” for the Halloween lawyer sisters ~ November 9, 2018
  • ~ this pair of forensic utterers, Aussie barristers, are sisters: Hatticus Finch & Fatticus Inch ~ October 31, 2018
  • ~ court scene with the Monty Python team ~ October 26, 2018
  • ~ legal art by Salomon van Abbé ~ October 22, 2018
  • ~ law justice and mercy: the difference? ~ October 21, 2018
  • ~ a few more curial teddy bearristers ~ October 20, 2018
  • ~ lawyer doll is actually a taxidermy rat (or mouse) ~ October 20, 2018
  • As seen on Instagram October 17, 2018
  • ~ spring morning here at home ~ October 3, 2018
  • ~ barrister the magnificent meerkat ~ October 2, 2018
  • ~ little lawyer sculptures ~ October 2, 2018
  • ~ tall, elegant & rusty … an icon of Australian rural history ~ September 24, 2018
  • ~ gothic & menacing, Justitia means business as she stands vigil over the Supreme Court of Canada ~ September 20, 2018
  • ~ just released: Tom Waits’ rendition of “Bella Ciao” a song about the French Resistance, a WWII Italian anti-fascist song ~ September 16, 2018

Did you know that lawyers are living history?! A click on this image & you’re at the Courthouse for the 1880s trial of bushranger (outlaw) Ned Kelly in Melbourne, Victoria.  You also see the lawyers’ dress of the day. Little, if anything, has changed. Yep, lawyers, here, still wear the same regalia. Yep, lawyers in Australia are living history! Seriously. Throw out the history books! Hang around the Courts for your free, daily, living history show.  Immerse yourself & become a real social historian through experiential learning.

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Little Hatttie & Gracie lazing around this morning enjoying the delightful spring type weather we are enjoying right now. February is last month of summer in 🇦🇺 Hattie, in the foreground, was 3 months old on 9 Feb. #burmesecat #burmesebrown #hatticusfinch #catlove #brownburmese #fatlawyerfarm #hattie
It's cold where we are at Angaston tonight ... & we have the heater on ... & it's the last month of summer for us southern hemisphereans ... & these two feliscatus, Edith & little Hattie, are keeping each other warm. #burmesecat #beautifulburmese #feliscatusdomesticus #hatticusfinch #burmesebrown #burmestortie #hattie #tortiecat #catlove #witchylawya #feliscatus #hatticus #brownburmese
Our little feliscatus, Hatticus (Hattie), has settled in & we so love her as does her big 'sister' Edith P seen here cuddling her (2 images). As cats do, they've squeezed & moulded themselves into a tiny bean bag cushion sitting at the end of my desk. #burmesecat #brownburmese #browntortieburmese #hatticusfinch #hatticus #catlove #feliscatus #edithpiaf #atticusfinch
Can a child commit a crime in Australia? #doliincapax #youthlawaustralia #presumptionoflaw #proofbeyondareasonabledoubt #Australianlaw #childrenscourt #youthcourt #YouthCourtAct #juvenilecourt
Lord Denning ... back in the days when I was at law school this man, Lord Denning, played a big part. #LordDenning #MasteroftheRolls #HouseofLords #DenningDinner #lawreports #UKLaw #Englishlaw #JudgeoftheHighCourtofJustice #LordJusticeofAppeal #PrivyCouncillor #RtHonLordDenning
Chaos in the Courtroom ... engraving of Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Trial by Jury' (at The Royalty Theatre') as illustrated in the magazine Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of May 1 1875 #trialbyjury #chaosinthecourtroom #gilbertandsullivan #royaltytheatre #witchylawya
Found these 3 odd pieces (from a vintage set of Australian Law Journals) here in the Barossa last weekend. While I have this edition in full set, I'm always looking out for vintage law books & other legal/law related collectibles, paraphernalia etc. Perusing legal tomes is a big part of working in the common law system. A lot is on-line now but there is something about an old law book ... not yet obsolete ... the physical, tangibility ... a law book is history ... out of print now ... #lawbook #bibliophile #Australianlawjournal #lawjournal #vintagelawbook #antiquelawbooks #oldlawbooks #lawyerlife #antiquebooks #barrister #vintagebooks #witchylawya #oldbookbinding #rarebooks #privycouncil #highcourtofaustralia #lawbookcompanyofaustralasia
via @koernerwine ... sneak peek ..release date March 1. #koernerwine #sawine #southaustralianwine #aussiewine #boutiquewine #damonkoerner #scicarello #grenache #winelover
The chooks in the house (mostly stayed in one of the unfinished rooms) during the scorcher of a day on Thursday. Very cool inside. See previous post. #chooksinthehouse #chickens #poultry #gallusdomesticus #chooks #rhodeislandred #hen #Australiansummer #isabrown #southernhemisphere #Harri #Henri #gingers #redchooks #gingerchooks #southernhemisphereans
Gallus domesticus in the house last Thursday. That's right, chooks in the house. Yes, chickens. It's deep summer here for us southern hemisphereans & it was such a cracking hot day last Wed & Thurs that I brought the 2 newest members of my menagerie inside (on Thurs). . This pair ginger feathered ladies, Harri & Henri, are recent additions. And, yes, they are named after 2 famous gingers: Prince Harry (actually Henry) & King Henry VIII. . I speak more about the pair & that they appear to have come come from an abused home in my blog post (link below) . The images take you to the shaded & ventilated area out in the veranda & pergola space & where I spent much of my time when home last week. The big gums & climbing vines work wonders in the heat. The view takes you to neighbouring vineyards & down over the Valley floor to Nuriootpa. . There is nothing like opening your heart & home to an abandoned, old &/or abused bird or animal. Constantly rewarding to watch them emerge from the constraints of their old life to experience freedom & kindness, to gain confidence & flourish in their new home, their new life, a life. More at blog: witchylawya.com/2019/01/26/chickens-in-summer-south-australia/ #chickens #chook #henhouse #poultry #crueltytoanimals #RSPCA #hens #chookhouse #chookrun #gallusdomesticus #fatlawyerfarm #animalcruelty #voiceless #abusedanimals #castironbath #oldbath #rustybathtub #witchylawya #isabrown
Aspiring lawyers. Little wannabes. Little girls with big dreams. Mini barristers. Via Coloured Goodies. #littlewannabelawyers #minibarrister #littlegirllawyer #littlegirlwithbigdreams #littlegirlbarrister #colouredgoodies #colouredgoodiesdolls #littleadvocate
Perfect cake for the criminal defence barrister, the jailhouse lawyer .... I know the perfect recipient of such a cake ... #barristercake #lawyercake #criminallawyercake #jailhousecake #themedcake #cakedecorating #legalthemedcake
Oh look, could it be Sir Barrister Cattister QC? 😺 #barristerart #barristerart #catbarrister #lawhumor #barristerascat #lawyercat #barristercat #anthropormorphism #purigagarinthecosmocat
Horace Rumpole in sketch #rumpole #rumpoleofthebailey #horacerumpole #criminaldefencebarrister
Barrister/advocate marionette puppet by Masek. Made of wood & textile. #marionette #barristerpuppet #lawyerdoll #marionettelawyer #barristerdoll #lawyerpuppet #marionettes #puppets #Masek #witchylawya #masekpuppetry #marionettebyMasek
This little feliscatus, Hatticus Finch or 'Hattie', sleeps soundly this morning before the big heat. #burmesecat #burmesebrown #feliscatus #Hattie #felascatuslove #iloveburmesecats #HatticusFinch #felinelove
Going through photos from a few years ago (when we ran Wiltipoll sheep here) & found these shots featuring our first set of triplets. Wiltipoll regularly have mutiple births usually twins. Triplets are uncommon. How excited I was to see Mum & her 3'some. In one image you can see a baby behind Mum. If you look closely, you can see we had docked their tails with rubber rings. Best done asap & within first week. What's a Wiltipoll you ask? The Wiltipoll is an Australian wool-less breed or wool-shedding. The sheep don't need shearing or crutching & produce prime lamb. Wilipoll lamb is much in demand by restaurants & those looking for prime lamb with little fat. Developed in Australia for Australian conditions, Wiltipoll come from an Australian breeding program joining Wiltshire Horn rams with Poll Merino ewes. Poll means no horns. #wiltipoll #poll #sheep #wiltipolllambs #Australianwiltipoll #wiltshirehorn #pollmerino #lambing #fox #foxpredator #fatlawyerfarm #woolsheddingsheep #woollesssheep
via National Justice Museum #justicemuseum #justice #lawandjustice #crime #museum #nationaljusticemuseum
It's art. Digital art. Barrister art titled 'Let's Not Shake On It!' By madaigual (Pete) via Deviant Art. "Had an urge to make a barristers wig (the rest is just filler) .... Trust me ...." (Title refers to the fact that British barristers never shake hands) #barrister #lawyerart #madaigual #barristerart #digitalart #deviantart #legalart #lawasart #lawinart #witchylawya
Barrister heading to court? By Akatosh (Bob Anderson) #Akatosh36 #barristerart #lawyerart #deviantart #lawyersketch #witchylawya #legalart #attorney #digitalart #barristercaricature

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