The War On Grass (Part 2)
Let’s not mention the war. No, I will mention it. It’s nearly a year since The Buzz began, and I’ve …
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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 Heat is On …
The handy guy, or Stefan, as he’s otherwise known, has a penchant for chillies. While last summer he kept referring …
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 …
You Say Tomaytoes, I Say Tomahtoes, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
They say, when you have writer’s block, you should write about something you know. Well, I can honestly say, after …
The War On Grass
Years ago, in the days when stuff arrived in the mail, printed on paper, I came across a very funny …
A Small Place
I’ve unashamedly stolen the title of this post from Jamaica Kincaid, who, in the late 1980s, returned to the island …
A Man of Mettle – Ben’s Nettle Soup Recipe
Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it …
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 …
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 …
The Buzz 