Strawberries in the Desert

Story telling from Australia

HERE’S TO THE HONEYBEE

Originally posted on From Goats To Soaps:
bees-at-the-rose / http://www.public-domain-image.com (public domain image) honey To many, the iconic sound of a contented summer day is the soft hum of a…

July 7, 2015 · 2 Comments

I’d like to thank Michel Roux’s mother and the lady in the corner shop

This wasn’t the Oscars it was a simple cookery competition, but it was probably as close as I’ll ever get to a prize-winning moment of such magnitude, and if I had been … Continue reading

July 2, 2015 · 21 Comments

When the time comes

Maybe I was expecting too much but I’ve been a tad disappointed in the lemon, lime and grapefruit trees I planted almost two years ago. The latter two probably hate … Continue reading

June 26, 2015 · 6 Comments

Wondrous wet

A quarter of an inch of rain fell on Tuesday, half an inch on Wednesday and last night a torrent of more than two inches fell in under three hours. … Continue reading

June 19, 2015 · 14 Comments

Mentors and teachers

Budding writers need encouragement – masses of it. Insecurity goes with the territory of long hours spent alone, scribbling away without anyone telling you it’s time well spent. So often, … Continue reading

June 15, 2015 · 4 Comments

Listening to Nature

It’s winter here in Australia and I get the feeling my troublesome garden is trying to tell me something. The lime tree is losing its leaves, the climbing honeysuckle has … Continue reading

June 11, 2015 · 9 Comments
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I'm a writer based in Australia with a passion for gardening, remote places and people with a story to tell.