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• 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

• First Day of Winter

  

  "Come outside," the love of my life beckoned to me, "and bring your camera, too." I was thinking a rare winged visitor had flown in perhaps from the tropical... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Finding Room for Mushrooms

  

  One of the best things about working on a gardening magazine is that you work on stories such as "how to grow mushrooms at home" and you then start thinking... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Farmer's Market Day

  

  When I started enthusiatically collecting diecast model cars, never did I imagine that I'd develop an interest in things like the Renault 4, complete with... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 SPORTS

• Medicinal Soup

  

  Here's a practical diet tip that you don't often hear: get sick.A tummy upset is what you need to get started on that diet you've been meaning to get around... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Inconvenience Foods

  

  It's peak season for my two favourite inconvenience foods – persimmons and quinces. 'Inconvenience' foods? Yep. These babies aren't quick and easy to eat. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Moon Glow

  

  We've been having one of those beautiful spells of clear, cold autumn weather here in Sydney. By our standards nights have been crispy-cold, down to 7°C... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 GARDENING

• Wall Flowers

  

  I think I've found the plant to happily occupy my trio of wall pots. If happiness is a flower, then my Vriesia bromeliads are happy here, as two of the three... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Camera!

  

  'Boys and their toys...' I know what my girl Pam is thinking! It's not a toy, it is a sensible purchase. The planning for our USA trip is slowly gathering steam. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Charger!

  

  There are several people I know whose first name is not their christened first name. My dad was one. First name Robert, everyone called him Neil, which was his... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• Angle Parking in New Zealand

  

  I've just realised that angle parking is a great way to include multiple cars in a diorama, and so for what promises to be the first of several angle-parked... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2011 MOTO

• Casting Nasturtiums

  

  Every now and then Pam gets an idea in her head about some flower or plant, and it's my job to go find it, plant it and keep it happy – or, failing that, to tal... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• 70s Style

  

  When you think of those flared trousers, hairy sideburns, wide ties and dodgy wallpapers, the 1970s do not have the best reputation when it comes to fashion... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• May Sunshine

  

  May Day on a Sunday, and the sun is shining! Contrary to Australia's usual reputation for being a warm and sunny place, this autumn has been horribly wet and... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2011 GARDENING

• Citroen Rally Action

  

  Ever since one motoring fool dared another similarly minded daredevil to race one another to somewhere far, far away, the French have been at the forefront of... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• The Time-lapse Bush

  

  I mentioned in my previous posting that my Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream' is flowering its head off at the moment, and the way it bursts into bloom all over is... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Fiat Abarth 1000 in Action

  

  I'm starting to get the hang of working in Photoshop to create dioramas of my models. Here's my latest attempt at a diorama using Photoshop. It's a Fiat Abarth... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• In Love with Karmann Ghias

  

  Our photographer was on holidays with his girlfriend at the Gasthof Adler in Germany when he did a double-take as he recognised two celebrity guests arrive in... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 MOTO, SPORTS