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• Tangy Flowers

  

  Here in Sydney spring begins in late winter, if you know what I mean. Now that it's September the season is well and truly underway, and the generous feeding... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowers out of Thin Air

  

  Plants often talk to us by the way they go about flowering, and the message from this little person here is simple: "I'm happy, I like it here. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• The Lost Spring

  

  "We're going to miss out on spring this year," Pam said this morning, and she's mostly right, as we'll be travelling while many things will be bursting into lea... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Tempus Fugit

  

  Talk about time flying, my tempus has been fugiting along at a cracking pace lately. Here it is the middle of August and not a sausage from me on this blog... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• The Golden Fleece

  

  When a commercial brand is all around you, it's hard to imagine it ever disappearing completely. But it happens often and here in Australia it happened to Golde... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2011 MOTO

• The Morning Show

  

  There's one special advantage of having a garden which faces the morning sun; as you open the back door on a clear and sunny winter's morning, such as today's... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• An Artist's Eye

  

  I love it when Pammy says to me "come outside and have a look at this" because I know old eagle-eyes has done it again. And this morning she proved once more... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Good Morning, Everything!

  

  It's a little habit of mine that started so long ago that I can't remember when, but each day when I open the back door that leads straight out to the garden,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• On the Banking at Monza

  

  Those wonderful banked corners at the old Monza circuit are a classic case of "it seemed like a good idea at the time" but as things turned out they weren't suc... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 MOTO

• Cord 810 Phaeton

  

  One constant problem I've encountered when trying to create my little photographic dioramas of my diecast models is finding suitable backgrounds in color. With... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 MOTO

• Tibouchina Madness

  

  I have a crazy plan, and please don't tell me not to do it because I've already gone ahead and done it. Caution and craziness are total strangers around here. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• It's Happening, Just Slowly

  

  Winter gardens seem to be on Valium at times. Everything happens slowly. It's all quite calm, there's not the frenetic buzz of insects and birds like you get... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Overtaking Manoeuvres

  

  As a car-loving kid growing up in the 60s there was nothing better to me, not anything better, than an E-type Jaguar. And the really cool thing about E-type Jag... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 MOTO

• Talking Heads

  

  There's a famous TV ad here in Australia that has become part of our folklore, and the line that everyone remembers from that ad is "oh my God, the chips!". Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2011 GARDENING

• Set and Neglect

  

  As soon as I typed in the 'Set and neglect' heading for this little post, I thought "I've used that one before". But it turns out that no, I haven't. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Hello Greenland!

  

  Regular readers of my gardening blog might, if they have an exceptional memory, remember a posting I did in October last year, wondering if anyone with a... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Bopping at the Diner

  

  It's a bit of a no-brainer to decide on a diorama theme with some model cars. Take this 1956 Ford Thunderbird, a nice 1:43 model made by Franklin Mint. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 MOTO

• Lotus Quest: a Book Review

  

  One of the most pleasant ways to come across an enjoyable book is to be given it by someone who not only has just read it, but who has been talking about it... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Pouring with Rain, It's a Beautiful Day

  

  Waking to the sound of rain falling on the roof tiles, you know the rain must be heavy, and with the windows rattling at the same time, it's windy too. And yet... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 GARDENING

• Routines and Ruts

  

  The other day I had an enjoyable chat with a friend about about the difference between routines and ruts, and as a result I concluded that Pam and I have many... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME