Mondayitis – Tweed Underpants?

12 Sep 2016

Australians it seems are generally known for the sunniness of their tempers. Those from the "lucky country" have grown up soaked in sunshine and few have ever known snow. We…

French Friday – I am off!

2 Sep 2016

It has been a long time in the planning but it is soon going to happen. I am off to live in Paris for a while! Take one French obsessed…

Strange Gyrations – Flash Fiction

30 Aug 201630 Aug 2016

"I specifically told Eunice not to drink absinthe while taking cold medicine." "She never listens" "Well now who is going to fly the helicopter?" (silence) "We could jump." "Well 'apres…

Nasturtium – Assinine Sunday

28 Aug 201628 Aug 2016

Oh little nasturtium You are so orange Always on the sunny side Why, I ask, are capers So disgusting? Hippopotomii? Can you come up with a piece of truly atrocious…

Operation Tomorrow!

14 Jul 2016

Some ailments inspire instant expressions of concern. If I announced I had a kidney stone (which thankfully I do not) I know that many out there would express sympathy and…

Mondayitis – Oh the shame!

11 Jul 201611 Jul 2016

What a weekend! What with attempting to finish my wall paneling, an unscheduled visit to the hospital (a mission of mercy, not my own multitudinous ailments) and various other excitements…

A Tale of Treasure – Part 2

4 Jul 20164 Jul 2016

When last we met I was on the verge of taking my seat at the auction house, preparing to face a battle royale for a silver chalice that I had…

I bet you can’t resist!

29 Jun 2016

Now I am not a superstitious man, but I love superstitions. I don't believe my love life is written in tea leaves or that my Piscean astrology will require me…

Mondayitis -How elevating

27 Jun 201627 Jun 2016

In an attempt to  add a little of that vile word...I can hardly bear to type it...'exercise' to my life I have taken to catching the train to work. Soon…

Fully Booked – A Lowenbrau Tale

21 Jun 201621 Jun 2016

Grandmamma and Grandpappa Lowenbrau, the Danger Twins, Little Wendy and Mother were being shown Oxford by Mother’s friend “The Don”. “Observe the Chippendale stools made especially for this library.” Unfortunately,…

Mondayitis -Streetside collection

6 Jun 2016

It's come around again. The annual street side junk collection. All over Perth, people place all their accumulated "junk" that does not fit in a bin onto the verge to…

The Great Washed

2 Jun 20162 Jun 2016

I remember the days before deodorant was considered to be a universal necessity. A true Aussie Bloke would never have  dared risk his bronzed manliness being called into question by…

Cheesed Off! – A Lowenbrau Tale

24 May 2016

Grandmamma and Grandpappa Lowenbrau, The Danger Twins, Great Aunt Eunice, Little Wendy and Mother were the first to notice the smell. “Oh my days! What’s died!” “Don’t look at us!”…

Mondayitis – the saga continues

18 May 2016

When last we met I was in a pit of despair, internetless and alone. A trip to the barber, while restoring my beard and coif to their prime proportions did little…

Thursday Shmursday

5 May 20165 May 2016

There was I, spreading happiness and light about the grounds when I was approached by a student wielding a large medical swabbing stick and a Petri dish. "Mr P?" asked…