The Winter of Our Discontent
It’s been nearly a year since the last missive from The Buzz – one year tomorrow, in fact – and …
Tag Archives: Australia
Up On Cloudehill
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the …
Death By A Thousand Cuts
April slipped away and segued to mid-May, and it’s been a long time between posts. Tonight, as it’s budget night, …
Some Enchanted Day – The Garden Of St Erth
After I had kids, people would say to me, but what about your creative pursuits – your writing and your …
‘The Time Has Come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To Talk Of Many Things …’
I do understand that in a progressive consumer economy nothing is made to be used again. Frugality and prudence are …
Australians Are Mushrooms – Please, Pass the Horse Manure
Karma is one of those mystical concepts I happen to believe in. It’s not so much that you won’t suffer, …
The Bee’s Knees, And All The Other Important Bits
Unsurprisingly, The Buzz has intended a post on bees since conception. And then, just a week ago Andrew Lang said …
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 …
The Times They Are a-Changin’
Never let it be said that those behind The Buzz can’t take constructive criticism. Yes, it’s true, posts of late …
The Power & The Passionfruit
The Passionfruit is so-called because it is one of the many species of Passionflower, which is the direct English translation …
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