A Random Selection...
Plant Protection
The rhinoceros beetle that brought me to Samoa is a serious pest of coconuts because the adult chews its way into the crown of the coconut palm, feeding on the sweet juice, and... › more
Grand Pacific
I recently saw again the Grand Pacific Hotel, languishing after ten years of neglect, with green algae growing up its once immaculate walls, and bidding fair to meet up with the... › more
Pearl
Gentleness and eccentricity, - that's how I remember Auntie Pearl. Actually she had a bad start in life. Her mother wanted this, her first born, to be named Margaret... › more
Laifaga
He was short and hard and wiry, his inquisitive brown eyes wide set and wondering above a broad nose and a mouth whose ready smile lost nothing from the absence of teeth between... › more
Help of the Helpless
Somewhere a light must have flashed in the control tower. The big jet roared and shuddered and flung itself down the runway, pressing me against the seat back. The motors rose... › more