Category: Australia

Mr Bad Neighbour’s Christmas Mail – First Episode

December 18, 2020

Part One of three parts over three days, this Christmas story is a semi-humorous collection of reminiscences from an adult when he was a teenager.  He said it is a fictional recollection – but is it?  I have retained the way it was imparted to me, with minimal alterations and formatting so readers may find […]

Mr Bad Neighbour’s Christmas Mail – First Episode

I so enjoy Gretchen’s posts from Australia – and this story is a Christmas Cracker! The warmth in all senses is very welcome on this dark and snowless day. Looking forward to part 2.

Pears ripening on a Sydney windowsill in May

Guest post: May in Oz – the view from Down Under by Sarah Klenbort

May 28, 2018

The months of the Gregorian calendar, their names and cultural associations, are historically connected with life in the Northern Hemisphere. But in Australia, May brings autumn or fall. My friend, the writer Sarah Klenbort, give us a view from Down Under.  Continue reading “Guest post: May in Oz – the view from Down Under by Sarah Klenbort”