Strawberries in the Desert

Story telling from Australia

So that’s where it went

It’s the equivalent of someone leaving the gate open on a farm, only worse because this was deliberate. Someone let the water out of Menindee Lakes. A lake system that … Continue reading

April 1, 2016 · 16 Comments

What happened to all the water?

We’ve been in Broken Hill less than a week, and already this town has surprised me. I thought I knew what to expect – after all, we used to live … Continue reading

March 29, 2016 · 9 Comments

Back in The Hill

After a 12 hour drive from Sydney we’re back in Broken Hill, where the skies are promisingly grey and the wind is blowing. Could there be rain later? What a … Continue reading

March 24, 2016 · 6 Comments

Protect your patch

I’ve just come back from two days in Tasmania to discover birds have pecked at the 19 figs I’ve been jealously guarding for the past four months. I should have … Continue reading

February 11, 2016 · 7 Comments

25-52-60-42

December was the wettest month for more than a century in the UK. English tourists hoping to escape the long winter nights and torrential flooding may have considered a trip … Continue reading

January 7, 2016 · 2 Comments

It rained

There are plenty of people who live in a city whose hearts are really in the country, like me. We notice every scrap of green, tune out white noise, avoid … Continue reading

December 23, 2015 · 12 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.