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• Growing a Beard

  

  A happy coincidence has prompted this little posting. Last weekend Pammy and I moved our Spanish Moss (aka Old Man's Beard, or more correctly Tillandsia... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Phantom Chomper

  

  Time and again when I spot a little wonder in the garden I say to Mother Nature "Love Your Work" and today we're handing out extra praise for her very neat work... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Soggy = Lazy

  

  I suppose I should try to feign disappointment, even though I'm pleased that it's raining. "Oh darn and drat, it's raining today and so I'll have to put off... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Little Suckers

  

  Amid all the lovely surprises which keep me constantly fascinated here, the other side of the coin is that gardening is full of its annual and seasonal... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, GARDENING

• Playing Favourites

  

  Do you have any favorite gardening tools? I do. Ones that I don't just merely find useful, but actually enjoy using them because they work so well. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Motoring Along the Route Bleue

  

  That small band of regular readers of my little diecast blog will know that I like to create dioramas using Photoshop, but I also like the more traditional 3-D... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 MOTO

• Brain Surgery Made Easy, for Halloween

  

  If you are wondering "what on Earth is Jamie on about now?" then you haven't read my previous blog posting, Halloween Conversion, which tells the story of why... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Halloween Conversion

  

  Last week's shopping list had an unusual item on it: "a few whole pumpkins, in different colours". Wasn't me, but I could figure what Pammy was up to. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Bird Talk

  

  Most mornings I'm an early riser, up well before sunrise, reading a book in our quiet little kitchen until the sun comes up. But there's one resident of our... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Colourful Neighbours

  

  It's such a blessing to have good neighbours (and such a curse to have bad ones) but in our case we not only have great neighbours on both sides but have also... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Getting a Wriggle on

  

  This morning, after feeding my little goldfish, Paul, I popped down to the rear of the garden and opened the lid of my compost bin to feed it yet another batch... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Little Beginnings

  

  As I wander around my garden each morning I feel a bit like the traditional old London Bobby on his beat: "Ello Ello Ello, what's going on 'ere?"Had two such... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Never Ending Story

  

  Spring might be a time when everything I want to see growing quickly is belting along as hoped for, but the sad fact is that all the plants which I'd be... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Breakfast Bowl

  

  I'm sometimes accused of being a bit of a hopeless romantic, so let me appall you with this miserable idea: if a plant pops up in your garden and you don't... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Circus Life

  

  While I have been to several book launches in my time I've never been the one to actually get up in front of a crowd and help launch a book. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 MOTO

• What to Do in a Blackout

  

  Talk about good timing. The teriyaki salmon was ready to serve, the baked small potatoes were crisp in the oven, the steamed buck choy had wilted nicely. And... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• View from the Gallery

  

  I really should have asked my PR agent Gulliver to handle this blog posting, but he's busy pulling weeds out of the succulent patch for me this cloudy, drizzly... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Cheap Thrills

  

  Call it 'cheap thrills' but I love growing plants from seed. Now I know that a couple of postings ago I was complaining about my capacity for impatience, but I'... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring Cleaning

  

  There's a major cultural event happening this weekend in Australia, known as 'The Festival of the Boot', and so this is the perfect chance for me to spring-clea... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Surprise, Y'all

  

  Well, I didn't expect to see this sight when I wandered out the back door this morning. Louisiana iris in bloom! So early – they were just furled blue flags onl... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME