The grandchildren as guests
THE GOOD GRANDMA: Ours is a house of bliss right now as we host grand-children from either end of the age spectrum. Oldest grandson Andre, a solidly built 27-year-old fine arts student from Charles...
View ArticleA sunburnt country via the Ghan
When I was a young child visiting Grandma, the sweetest moments were when the train would clickety-clack past the front gate along the Islington line. I would swing from the gate, all bobby socks and...
View ArticleVale Adriana
Adriana Xenides, who died this week aged 54 of a ruptured intestine, was a breath-takingly beautiful dark haired Argentian-born 17-year-old when her big break into modelling happened by chance....
View ArticleA sobering story
It is the tail end of a delightful birthday soiree for eight hosted by our friends/neighbours Chris and Peter and we have retired under the vine-clad pergola for fig-infused ginger pudding with maple...
View ArticleA mothering milestone
Do we ever stop being mothers? Are we ever free of the “motherhood’’ tag to finally stop fretting about our adult children? If there is such a moment, it must be now that my son, my youngest child,...
View ArticleLavende: A rare French connection
When Callington restauranteur Christine Wilkinson was a young English girl growing up in London, she did not feel English at all. She knew her grandmother, Colette, was French and when she went to...
View ArticleI’m in love with Paris says Helen Orr
My husband and I seem to end up in Paris for a week or so each year. We don’t waver from our decision to see a new country each year (Turkey last year, Egypt this year) but convince ourselves that it...
View ArticleBoomer Blokes – A Threatened Species
If you are a bloke of a certain age, say 60-something or older, you could well be a walking time-bomb with disease (breeding for years) about to present itself. To reflect my point, right now I have...
View ArticleRelationships are Cornerstone for Healthy Men
Close relationships can form the cornerstone for a man’s whole life but friendships with other men are also an important source of support and understanding, says the Adelaide Northern Division of...
View ArticleJulia casts shadow over justice
What a great pivotal moment in Australian politics. Former South Australian, Julia Gillard is Australia’s first female Prime Minister, made even more momentous when she visited the first Female...
View ArticleBastille Day – Heads could roll!
French president Nicolas Sarkozy can’t seem to take a trick right now. About two out of three – 64 per cent of the French public dislike him and disapprove of his actions as President. Not only did...
View ArticleFrolic around France
Myriad things trigger Francophilia fever in July, not the least being celebrations of France’s national day Bastille Day on July 14. Coverage of the Tour de France provides a nightly nostalgia trip...
View ArticleAboriginal Art becomes English class act
By SERENA WILLIAMS One of the nice things about being a grandparent, I imagine, is watching your children coming to the slow realisation that parenting is a muckup, not a conspiracy!! By which I mean...
View ArticleMoving moments
Moving Moments We are on the move. The time has come after 12 months of the usual harrowing, time-consuming, finicky process of deciding to demolish and build another more functional, safer retirement...
View ArticleBoeuf en Daube a la Provencale from Christine Wilkinson of Lavande French...
BOEUF-en-DAUBE A LA PROVENCALE: (cooked in a cast iron pot on top of stove.) Adapted from a recipe from DK Books publication Provence Cookery School by renowned French chef, Gui Gedda and Marie Pierre...
View ArticleOne July day- A lesson in tolerance
It’s Saturday morning and I have hair appointment this morning at Gauci hair stylists at Mitcham and a speaking engagement for my book From France With Love at 1pm. The beautician at Gauci is a recent...
View ArticleCheryl turns hand to paint
Fine art machine embroiderer and textile artist Cheryl Bridgart has turned her talented hand to painting following a mishap with her ankle which forced her to abandon the sewing machine. Renowned for...
View ArticleFASHION TRENDS
It must be 20 years ago since I interviewed Perri Cutten, who was still single then and I was impressed by her elegance and style. So it is not surprising to learn this week at the Lyceum Club’s...
View ArticleGoolwa Regatta Yacht Club raises funds for disabled
The Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club was a sea of French-style berets on Saturday for a fund-raiser for Sailability which featured the very chic Lisette and Her Faux Manouches. Fresh from a four and a half...
View ArticleBirdlife sets peaceful pace on Hindmarsh Island
It is deepest winter on Hindmarsh Island, but the prolific water birds, are unconcerned this chilly August morning. The swans are preening themselves, a lone pelican floats along the river, a heron...
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