Summer has come at last and I'm happy. My large garden that becomes almost a stranger to me through winter now welcomes me back. The bountiful rains we've had for the last six months have created a lushness, even a flamboyance here. Plants that I haven't seen for years have turned up. In amongst it ... READ the POST

I said a while back that I had some local vignettes up my sleeve. As a writer, I love watching the world go by, and sometimes am amused and entertained by observing how cafes and restaurants are run. My daughter owns Hive Barossa cafe and I often enjoy just sitting in a corner sipping my herbal ... READ the POST

Normally at this time of the year I would have my head deep down in the sweet-smelling flowers and shrubs of my garden, but it is still so cold here in South Australia that I am still hunkered down inside, and thinking of getting another half tonne of firewood to see me through this tail end of ... READ the POST

I have several things on my mind for this blog - things that have been stimulating me to quite an emotional state at times. Came across a Henry Miller quote a few days ago. He said 'Write honestly, even if poorly. Throw your dictionary away.' (Then a few Henry Millerisms that I can't print here!) ... READ the POST

Here is the poem I spoke about in my blog yesterday. Written in the seventies - inspired as I was then, by poets like Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac. Some walk in my puddlesbut others don't see themor even meTheir eyes are shielded by colour TVand brochures selling 'Freedom is a ... READ the POST

Ok. Here we are at the end of another month. What do I write about today? What would my readers be interested in? Hard to know, so I guess a little of what I've been up to lately. I haven't been on any trips recently but have enjoyed, in a different way, the beauty of my region. It has been a ... READ the POST