The Chard at the End of the Rainbow
All good things must come to an end. Chaucer, 1374 It is with some regret that I’ve begun to pull …
Monthly Archives: September 2013
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
At this time of year in Melbourne, as spring begins to look more like summer, I spend a lot of …
Patience is a Virtue – Sharen’s Rhubarb Schnapps Recipe
Every time I mention having rhubarb in the garden, my mate Sharen says, ‘Mmmmm … Rhubarb Schnapps‘. After nearly three …
‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’
A final missive from Austria, in which Andrew Lang reports on the last few days of his bioenergy tour of …
The Dirt
Of and concerning the first house, wherein Tommy is caught with his knickers down and his baubles in a hole. …
A Letter from Austria
En route from Finland to Austria, Andrew Lang attempts to see past the large man with the window seat to …
Notes from the Land of the Olds
Yesterday morning I woke up early, which was surprising given the amount of alcohol consumed the night before, and the …
Conversations With My Brain: Mr Sheen & The Lizard King
Welcome to The Buzz’s countdown to the Australian federal election. I was planning on jotting down some serious thoughts about …
A Letter from Finland
In the dying throes of an Australian federal election campaign, it’s easy to forget that the rest of the world …
Liberal MP a No Show on Fracking
In an act that reeks of both arrogance and complacency, Russell Broadbent, the Federal Member of Parliament for the electorate …
