A Wilful, Lavish Land

Posted on 12th August 2010 in Crazy Car Man, Just Stuff, Kingswood, Musings, Travel

This time last year Crazy Car Man and I were on our mad, some say ill-fated but we say adventurous, birthday road trip to the centre of the universe. Actually, Australia, but I have a feeling the centre of the universe wouldn’t be all that different in alien atmosphere to where we went.

We packed up our 23 year old LandCruiser, disregarded the exploding oil filter (faulty part we scoffed), and drove west.
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The Garden Nerd Taught Me Stuff

Posted on 9th August 2010 in Just Stuff, Musings, Not For Eating, Porch Garden

I like nerds.  I like talking to them.  They tend to have an awesomely intricate knowledge of a subject reinforced by copious amounts of passion and enthusiasm.  I like to wallow in the nerdery, feeding vampire-like on their enthusiasm, sucking up whatever knowledge my little brain can compute, tucking away those useless pieces of information for the next trivia night.
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Three Good Things

Posted on 5th August 2010 in Just Stuff, Not For Eating, Porch Garden, Update, Vegetables

I have three bits of good news for today. Each piece of news is only minor in significance, but put the three together on a single day and it’s worth a happy dance in the garden.
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The England Files: Part VI – Ode To A Thistle

Posted on 3rd August 2010 in Foreign Lands, Musings, The England Files

I have a penchant for the weird looking (excepting Crazy Car Man who is exceptionally good looking – successful back pedal there) so it’s no wonder I fell in love with this thistle on first sight.
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And Venus Was Her Name

Posted on 1st August 2010 in Bugs, Carnivorous Plants, Multimedia

My Venus Fly Trap is an internet star. Check her out!

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