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• Well Washed Gardens

  

  Pam and I enjoyed a lovely night last night, eating a great meal while sitting outside in the thriving garden of our friends Paul and Jolanda. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Geraniums to the Rescue

  

  Gardeners are not alone when it comes to carefully-thought-out plans not quite going to plan, but at least when things go wrong for we growers of plants, we... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• You Lookin' at Me?

  

  Such lovely birds, magpies. I like their song better than any other bird's, so I'm always delighted to see them wandering around our garden. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Soggy, at Last!

  

  Talk about a love-hate relationship! Gardeners and rain. Right now I'm in lurv (but there have been other times when I have cried "enough" and the rain didn't... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Conventional Behaviour

  

  Well, it's not often that I do any on-the-spot reportage in this quiet little gardening blog, but today's posting comes to you from the Blue Mountains just... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Foraging for Trouble

  I have to admit I was a bit gobsmacked by this radio interview about the latest trendy food thing called "foraging". This is where people pick edible herbs,... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Abarth Cars, and Their Support Team ...

  

  If you're a diecast collector on a tight budget, all the cars produced by Abarth are a great topic to check out. Lots of the Abarth cars are available as... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 MOTO

• Spotted in the Shadows

  

  There's an old gardener's tip which says you should never plant indoor potted plants out into your garden, because you never know how big they'll grow. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Ripening, Who… Little Old Me?

  

  One of the things I like about growing food plants in my backyard is watching "how" they grow and come to maturity. Our fig tree is a marvel in the way its... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In Which I Interview Me ...

  

  By now I guess you're well aware of internet "memes". They're like chain letters but friendlier, yet they still have that familiar little sting at the end of... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Year, New Faces

  

  When I hear "Hey, Jamie, come and check this," I know that old eagle-eyes has done it again. Pam has spotted something in the garden, and it's always well... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Panhard Dynavia

  

  At last, I have finally finished building my own Panhard Dynavia 1/43 scale model (just in time for Christmas!) It's from a kit made by CCC Models in France,... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 MOTO

• Frangipani Dreaming

  

  Some excellent news for frangipani growers here in Sydney: don't lift a finger! That's right, don't do anything. Don't water them, don't feed them, just get up... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Pots & Rain, a Handy Tip

  

  All Sydney gardeners don't need to be told about the weather right now, but for those of you elsewhere on the planet, we are living through a stormy, tropical... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Pure Gold

  

  For we humans those age milestones of 21, 30, 40, 50, 60, etc, all the way up to 100 are all special occasions... and one of the most endearing little people... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Delicious Surprises

  

  Regular readers of this blog will know that Pam and I have been on a short holiday break. Well, when we returned home we had a few delicious surprises in store... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Holiday Snapz

  

  Today is the last day of a mini holiday Pammy and I have been enjoying on the far south coast of New South Wales, one of my favourite parts of the planet, and s... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Heading for the Mountains

  

  I hope you like looking at photos, because that's what I have in store for you this posting. Lots of photos (taken by Pam and me) of flowers, foliage, lichens,... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Snob's Progress

  

  Being called a 'snob' is something we don't like to hear, but recently I called myself a snob, so that's OK. Because it was true. There I was at the garden... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Haikus

  

  Though I rarely these days open a book of poems, I do enjoy reading poetry when I come across it by chance. Recently, an excellent local Sydney food blogger,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME