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• 60s Suburban Status Symbol

  

  Status symbols are as normally suburban as mowing the lawn, and for a lot of suburbanites instant status doesn't get much better than a brand new car. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 MOTO

• Popping Down to the Boulangerie

  

  With my model cars, most of the time I amuse myself by turning them into dioramas in Photoshop, but today I have something far more charming and infinitely... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 MOTO

• Photoshopped Dioramas: How to

  

  Quite a few people have asked me how to do a model car diorama in Photoshop, so I thought I'd take about 30 photos and 2000 words to show how I do it, using thi... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 MOTO

• In the 50s the Future Looked Like This

  

  Back in the 1950s, the world was a strange blend of dire pessimisim and sunny optimism. One lot of people were so positive about the future (they were the 'spac... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 MOTO

• Impulse Baking

  

  You've heard of impulse shopping? Sure you have, you've probably been a victim of it numerous times. It's a modern affliction that probably keeps the retail par... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Smitten with Rainbows

  

  There's a Gary Larson cartoon I always think of when I hear the word 'Smite'. In the Larson cartoon God is watching on his computer screen some poor Shmuck... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, WEATHER

• Head in the Clouds

  

  I think I've had my head in the clouds ever since I could see. Endless beauty and variety, for all eternity. Love clouds. This evening, as Pam and I arrived bac... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Evening Glows

  

  Nice way to end a working week spent up here in Newcastle. Here's a shot Pammy took a few minutes ago, around sunset. It's been one of those cloudy days where i... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Promise Not to Bite

  

  There are so many joys of beachside living, and one of them isn't the sand fly.To tell the truth, I'm not actually certain this is a sand flybut we are staying... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Worshipping the Sun

  

  I'm not going to go all religious on you, but this morning as I watched the Sun come up over the Pacific Ocean from our temporary apartment here in Newcastle, i... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY

• Fog Rolls in

  

  Call me a kid, but it's still exciting to wake up and discover fog outside in the morning. It's like a special visitor, and we always get fogs most commonly now... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Outback Highways

  

  Drive a long distance inland on Australian outback roads and you'll know what it feels like to be not much bigger than a speck of dust. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 MOTO

• Noble Ones

  

  My Pammy is a woman of many talents, many of which I do not possess. I've told you about her artistic abilities several times here on this blog, but she has so... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2012 GARDENING

• I Let Them Eat Cake

  

  Yesterday I was filled with trepidation about my very rare venture into cake-baking. And there's a simple reason for that. I didn't exactly follow the recipe... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME, RECIPES

• Ruby Red Quinces

  

  Woo hoo, it's autumn and quinces are back in season, and as I have guests coming around for lunch tomorrow, I thought I'd make the dessert today. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hanging Around in Autumn

  

  Spoiler warning! Here's a friendly "shoo" for all those arachno-phobes out there. Do not proceed any further, spider photos below. OK, all the wobbly ones... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Some (slow) Progress

  

  The guy I work for, Don, has a great garden design method that is known as 'put and look'. It's simple enough: just put the potted plants (still in their pots)... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Admiring His New Alfa

  

  Ever bought a new car home and kept on stepping outside, just to admire it, to soak in its lines, get to know it a bit better? That's what this very lucky... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 MOTO

• Makeover Madness

  

  Hello everyone. After a longish absence from blathering on about our garden here at the Garden Amateur blog, Pammy and I are back, because we finally have... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Downhill Racers!

  

  When I came across the original old black and white photo which I used for the diorama pictured below, as soon as I saw it I imagined three French cars... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 MOTO