It’s a phenomenon in our lifetime to peer below at Australia’s vast inland sea – Lake Eyre filled with water, so crystal clear it mirrors the sky. Where once there was only that barren, crusty, salty surface we learnt about in geography lessons at school, now the desert is in flood. Water is everywhere and […]
Lake Eyre – a stunning shimmering inland sea
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Creative Cry from Country
It is ironic that poet and actor Michelle Murray stands in an historic witness box at the South Coast Regional ArtsCentre – once the Goolwa court house, to spin her mythical story of The Black Wedding Dress. It is a strange, rivetting tale, a mix of universal myth and self-discovery, although her voice is that […]
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Olivier’s sejourn in hospital
Husband is helpless in hospital following a harrowing dash by road from our island home to the regional Victor Harbor hospital at 6am this morning. Waves of fear washed over me as I gripped the wheel driving in darkness, one eye on the road, the other on the body stretched out on the laid-back seat […]
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Jenny’s life exudes grace, courage, elegance:
Best friend Jenny turns 70 today and threw her own elegant afternoon tea for 70 guests at her home yesterday. Jenny has always loved beautiful things and her home was so pretty and colourful with floral decorations that I thought I would share them with you as a wonderful statement of style. Despite the bitter cold […]
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French fare for time-poor cooks
Pumpkin soup has never tasted so good with a touch of t urnip, thanks to the great French chef, Auguste Escoffier. The recipe book 2000 Favourite French Recipes was his final gift to French housewives and is translated in English. First published as Ma Cuisine in 1965, ingredients are given in pounds and ounces, which […]
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Centenarian Margot Bates a winner in pool and living well
Real men do eat steak if the gender imbalance in Buenos Aires Brasserie this week is any indicator. There were 20 men to just 6 women diners tucking into an array of steak and whole baby goat legs, the restaurant’s main claim to fame. However, one of those six women sat alone in a wheelchair […]
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