downunder update

I saw a quince tree from a train window today. They grew in everyone’s yard when I was a child, next to the lemon tree, as much a part of the landcape as the Hills Hoist.
Where are the quince trees of yesteryear?
If you’re lucky you can see an odd Cydonia oblonga here and [...]

Do not try this at home!
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may have played games with wild creatures but we all know what happened to him in the end.
The point to remember is we don’t encourage close encounters with crocodiles. They musn’t eat us, but we eat them. With lime juice and rich rosemary sauce.
If [...]

Lamingtons are incredibly popular in Australia. So popular that the cakes are a favourite means of raising money and have spawned a new Australian term—Lamington Drive.
This is an organised effort by a school, community group, or charity to make lamingtons in mind-boggling quantities and sell them to the lamington-starved populace in order to raise [...]