“It’s a dangerous business, going out your door” Bilbo Baggins said. “You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off.” I love that sentiment that where you end up has a lot to do with chance, and so I sometimes like to add [...]
I don’t know how many of you have come across prickly pears before. Certainly they’re not the kind of fruit you see growing by the side of the road in England. But in Australia they’re not particularly uncommon – they were introduced in the late 1800’s and caused widespread ecological damage and undoubtedly pissed off [...]