Cool As A Cucumber, And Twice As Nice
Somebody described me as a cucumber the other day. I took that as a compliment. I adore cucumbers, of all …
Category Archives: Autumn
Off the Beaten Track – Otway Herbs Nursery & Cottage Gardens
Each summer we (amongst many others) make a pilgrimage to the south-west coast of Victoria, for a hearty dose of …
The Little Satsuma Plum That Could
This is a tale about a little Satsuma Plum tree with a lot of moxie. Only two and a half …
The Heat is On …
The handy guy, or Stefan, as he’s otherwise known, has a penchant for chillies. While last summer he kept referring …
World’s Most Liveable City Or Critical Mess – Melbourne At The Crossroads
Last Saturday, as I desperately tried to find a less-congested route back from Glen Iris to Thornbury, following my son’s …
Maggie’s Garden
I have a thing about odd numbers; I don’t like the number 133 for example. But I don’t mind multiples …
The Paddocks Of My Mind – A Farmer’s Perspective On Food Production
I grew up on the outskirts of a country town in NSW, and spent my younger years mucking about on …
What’s Hot, and What’s Not in 2013
I thought I’d get in early with a list for 2013. The problem lies with the definition of hot. So …
The War On Grass
Years ago, in the days when stuff arrived in the mail, printed on paper, I came across a very funny …
‘Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.’
The beet is the ancient ancestor of the autumn moon, bearded, buried, all but fossilized; the dark green sails of …
The Buzz 