Hicks gives goss on Hollywood stars
Oscar-winning Welsh actor, Anthony Hopkins can be “really stroppy’’, Clive Owen brings “a laugh onto the movie set’’, and Catherine Zeta-Jones is “so unpretentious’’, says renowned Australian film...
View ArticleA flurry of happenings make life a joy
Some days simply need to be endured, such as today which is my late husband’s birthday – the third since he died two years ago last month. Yes there is sadness on such an anniversary, but it is also...
View ArticleFooty culture flavours family life
AFL football has gained new-found interest in my life since my team – Port Power – reached top of the AFL championship ladder and this elation has been a great conversation booster over the past few...
View ArticleChild-bearing, birthing, bonding & back-to-work.
One thing that fascinates me about the current feisty debate around Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s “signature” Paid Parental Leave proposed policy is that women, themselves, are not hailing this...
View ArticleFrench chanteusse brings taste of The Lido
French songstress Caroline Nin served up a exciting slice of songs from the Lido, the world-famous cabaret venue on Paris’s Champs Elysees at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June. Nin presented as a...
View ArticleNancy Inspired by Widowed Refugee Mum.
Nancy Nguyen, a Perth based Business Advisor for Woodside Energy, has been selected by The University of Sydney Business School and the Australian National Committee for UN Women, as the inaugural...
View ArticleExhilarating journey of an eclectic life
This is the week that I reach the formidable milestone of turning 70. I never thought it would happen, but time moves right along and here I am enjoying myself with a week of activities whereby I have...
View ArticleBirthing, Bonding & Back-to-work for mums
One thing that fascinates me about the current feisty debate around Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s “signature” Paid Parental Leave proposed policy is that women, themselves, are not hailing this...
View ArticleFrance’s Provence Delivered 70 years ago
August 15, 2014 Seventy years ago, the liberating Allied forces invaded France from the Mediterranean Sea and delivered Provence from the Nazis. The French news featured an amazing spectacle of...
View ArticlePivotal day of Peace once more for Parisians
August 25, 2014 – Another pivotal day in the history of France, which we should remember if we love to visit the City of Light, or the City of Lovers, whatever suits your situation. Today, 70 years...
View ArticleBoomers’ unlikely to enjoy long Bucket List
If there is one thing which will keep ageing Baby Bpomers in the work force is the realisation that their long “bucket list’’ of activities for retirement will be unachievable. According to new...
View ArticlePeter leaves an Australia-wide wine legacy
Congratulations to renowned viticultural researcher and educator, Peter Dry, who has won the 2014 Maurice O’Shea Award for his outstanding service to the Australian wine industry over 40 years. He...
View ArticleMichael’s batting an innings into his 70s
On a much more joyful note, here is a photograph of quite a famous South Aussie Master of cricket – Michael Willson, who sent this snap of himself hooking the ball at the Australian Over 70s National...
View ArticleCricket bats and caps signal national grief
Never have cricket bats been such a poignant symbol of culture. Neighbours were among countless Adelaideans who placed cricket bats and caps on their properties as a sign of respect – and sadness –...
View ArticleFlavoursome food, fine wine – and flowers
It was always going to be a spectacular dinner party. There were eight guests and we had gathered to celebrate the fact that my neighbour and friend Peter Dry, has won the Maurice O’Shea Award 2014...
View ArticleValerie strips French president “naked”.
That adage “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned’’ must have lodged into the mind of French president Francois Hollande since “Merci Pour Ce Moment’’ the memoir of his jilted girlfriend hit book...
View ArticleTrusty Xmas treat for time-poor ladies
We women have always been great at multi-tasking, so it seemed natural that at the end of a consultation, my local GP, Dr Helen Roxburgh, flashed her iphone to show a quick Christmas dessert, which she...
View ArticleA Holy Metamorphosis for former premier
Could it be called a Holy metamorphosis when former South Australian premier, Lynn Arnold was ordained an Anglican priest earlier this month. He, who presided over SA Cabinet ministers from September...
View ArticleLa France strengthens ties with Down Under
French president, Francois Hollande became the first chef of La France to visit Down Under when he stepped onto Australian soil for the world leaders’ meeting,G20 summit held in Brisbane last month ....
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Our Christmas celebrations are an expression of our family tradition, our love of food and our faith and I hope you enjoy these photographs which capture special moments. This year, for the first...
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