Archive for January, 2008

It is not every day that I get a phone call from as far away as Buenos Aires in Argentina. In fact, I know nobody living in that part of the world. It is a place I would love to visit some day. I’ve been fascinated by many aspects of South America for many years.
Now [...]

Orchids in a friend’s garden, Cranbourne
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
We’ve only known Doug and his wife for several years. We met through our common interest in Australian native plants. We had first met them when they came to the Adelaide plant sale which we attend. Doug has planted much of his garden with native plants, [...]

Our cabin in Traralgon, Victoria
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
Yesterday I wrote about our long - and cold - journey from Canberra. Our destination was fuzzy - we planned to get as close to Melbourne as possible. As the sun was setting we pulled into a caravan park in Traralgon, several hours east of Melbourne. The [...]

Nodding Blue Lily (Stypandra glauca)
Our interstate holiday
September 2007
I’ve had a short break from writing on this blog over the New Year. I’ve not been well for most of that time. Over coming days and weeks I intend writing about the remainder of our interstate holiday in the eastern states of Australia. I will include [...]