A NEW LIFE ON AFTERPAY

On the weekends now I like to put on my green velvet smoking jacket and read The Old American (The Weekend Australian). It’s filled with the up-to-date wisdom of our elders. I’m drawn to the motoring section in the magazine where they review everything from a Ferrari 812 GTS (from $675,888) down to a Mercedes-AMG …

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NOT TO MOW A MEADOW

I’m turning my back lawn into a mountain meadow. It was never much of a lawn. Just a patch of buffalo grass walked down so hard the soil is compacted and impenetrable. In a downpour we have an infinity pool instead of a lawn, water cascading over the cliff edge. It’s very pretty, unless you …