Sleep Creep Leap
All I can see from my favourite spot next to the French windows are bricks, sandstone, concrete and fencing. This is the shady side of the house, a metre or … Continue reading
How to bag a bargain
‘Who wants the last one?’ ‘Last what?’ ‘Half a lamb.’ The farmer pointed at a massive slab of meat, piled into a tray and covered with cling film. The top … Continue reading
Patience
One of the essential virtues of any gardener would surely have to be patience. Plants take time to grow: a simple, singular truth. I know this. I’ve been gardening for … Continue reading
Music to my ears
I’m grateful to JR Benjamin for reminding me in a recent post on The Bully Pulpit what an excellent – and prolific – writer Clive James is. He’s an avid reader too, with … Continue reading
All is not lost
Kill not the moth nor butterfly, For the Last Judgement draweth nigh. William Blake I’m hoping pantry moths don’t count. Before we left Broken Hill I gathered fresh rose petals … Continue reading
Pest Alert
Pest alert! With precious little garden and hardly any plants established here in Sydney, the first sign of attack from pests had me reaching for a bottle of eco-friendly pest … Continue reading
Strawberries in the Desert 
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