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• Bagging up Some Spuds

  

  I reckon I must have some Inca blood in my family. Or maybe I just love spuds a lot, and so here I am again, growing spuds at home, this time in a proper... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Waking up in Winter

  

  Yawn ... stretch ... no Garden Amateur posts since June 18? Yes, we've been taking a little midwinter break, but this morning, August 1, is such a mild, sweet... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 1953 Redex Rally Diorama - Finally Finished

  

  Well, it has taken a while, but it's finally complete. My first "3D" old-style diorama. The subject is the 1953 Redex Reliability Trail, and the imagined... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 MOTO

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama, Pt 6 - Update

  

  Bit of a milestone for the diorama build this week. The cars are basically finished. All they need now is several fine coats of mud and dirt and dust, plus... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 MOTO

• Doing Well in Winter

  

  Just an update on this recent post about growing coriander and chervil from supermarket sprouts. It's working!Forgive me while I bang on yet again about this... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama, Pt 5 - Update

  

  Progress report. Progress has been made! I'm working on all three cars simultaneously, so while paint dries or glue sets on one, I then work on another. So... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 MOTO

• Ain't Nature Wonderful – Part #89778965

  

  Here's the nature-loving equivalent of a *spoiler alert* ... warning to arachnophobes, this post is about spiders...They've all gone? Good, on with the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama Pt 4 – the Holden FX

  

  The third car in the diorama might only be playing second fiddle to the Peugeots, but it has been a real pleasure to learn the story of its driver, Mr A.L.... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 MOTO

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama Pt 3 – The Cinesound Peugeot 203 'Van'

  

  The Cinesound Peugeot 203 "Van" has been my real discovery of researching the Redex. I didn't know about its existence until recently, but to me it's as much a... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 MOTO

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama – Pt 2 – the Tubman Car

  

  Non-Australian car fans can be easily forgiven for not knowing anything about Ken Tubman, but to older Aussies (like me), and French car fans (like me) this... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 MOTO

• 1953 Redex Trial Diorama – the Build Log – Part 1

  

  While I've long been a maker of dioramas, I've mostly used Photoshop for my work, but for this project the only role my computer is going to play is to create... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 MOTO

• Hamburg Parsley

  

  With today's harvest of Hamburg parsley I can say that a several-month-long experiment has produced a grand total of three edible plants. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Successes and Failures

  

  This blog posting has taken a few weeks to happen, but at last I can report on a magnificent failure, plus two very satisfactory little... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Weaving in the Breeze

  

  What is charmlessly known as the "back end" of my blog includes stats on which blog postings attract how many visitors, and I can confidently say from previous... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Easter Break

  

  Blink and you'll miss it. I was surprised to discover that it's been more than a month since I last updated this blog. Nothing to say all March, but now it's... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Taxi!

  

  I have a major soft spot for all working vehicles, the unsung heroes that keep society ticking over while the flashier creations get all the attention. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 MOTO

• Last Day of Summer? Not Here It Isn't!

  

  February 28 is, for people who put their faith in calendars, the last day of summer here in Sydney. Tomorrow, March 1, is when autumn begins. Well, I don't... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Feeding Citrus in Pots

  

  After my last posting on feeding citrus, several readers have emailed, and 'Anne at Home' left a comment here, asking about feeding citrus in pots, so here's... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Flinging in the Rain

  

  I'll never match Gene Kelly and his 'Singing in the Rain' routine, but I've just been dancing around our garden, flinging in the rain, and I feel just as good a... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Panoramic Views

  

  Regular readers of this blog might remember a posting I did last November, called Holiday Snapz, where I discovered the cool option on iPhones called "Pano". Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME