Nuisances

The elegantly liveried servants of Australia Post have now almost completed the tremendously important delivery of...

A Selection of Connections

The excitement is building.  I am waiting in eager anticipation for the arrival of...

A Proper Adelaidean Passeggiata

Walking is usually a very healthy activity.  Yet neighbourhood parading and promenading are frequently notable by their absence, mainly due to the lack of proper...

Sublime Notes and Siena Cakes

Yesterday, I baked one of my splendiferous Siena cakes in preparation for meeting this morning's delegations in the virtual parlour.  As it is a Monday, I do hope...

Amalgamations and Collaborations

A few days ago in the parlour, I had tea with some of my very dear old friends, including George Wyndham and Charles Grey.  In the material world in which you live, dear reader, they were long-lived contemporaries of...

Mozarty Holidays

You may be wondering where the Mozarty Party has been most active in the campaign for the forthcoming local government elections in South Australia.   Well, many of the members who volunteered to help with our campaign have...

Ahoy There Dear Matey

I hope you do not mind a little more informality than is usual in these parts, dear reader.  Spring cleaning continues apace here in Adelaide, and especially in...

Good Manners and Many Hats

Since my youth, I have worn a great many hats, but not usually all at the same time.  Good manners are often associated with the wearing of memorable millinery, which is why the absence of hats frequently indicates...

Non-Evanescent Employment

One of the benefits of being an ethereal employer is that I am never forced to make anyone redundant.  Superfluous employees are a frequent annoyance in the ephemeral realm, which is where most readers of this blog-pamphlet spend most of their conscious hours.  In view of this, and as an act of my ongoing charitable expression, today I shall introduce you to...

Political Diaphaneity

Yesterday afternoon, a few of my illustrious and lustrous friends were shimmering in the Adelaide springtime sunlight as we discussed the merits of...

South Australian Local Government Elections 2010

Millions of people around the world are waiting, with eager anticipation, for...

Light and Serene

Daylight saving time has started today in Adelaide, somewhat earlier than has been usual.  It is most pleasant.  The baby birds in the neighbourhood will now give me an extra hour of sleep before...