Welcome
Our lives as baby boomers, whether we are aged 50-something or beyond, have always been about forging social change. We defined the term “teenagers’’ and became the “me-generation’’ and we are about to reshape the last quarter of century of our lives into an exciting new “golden age’’. Paid work remains relevant to most of us for the time being, but there are three new R’s which are on the horizon if not already dominating our lives – Relationships, Relaxation and how to be happy and healthy in Retirement. This means ageing well by remaining young at heart and sensual in our being. It also means coping well with the mid-life passage with all its concerns, burdens, issues, threats and joys.
My website will be a new medium for this newspaper veteran, but it will be filled with what I am good at – writings about the whole spectrum of life – with all its issues, dynamics, decisions and consequences, so unique to each of us. How we love and lust, and how we loathe some things about our world and sadly, how we cope with loss. Because loss is the new component in our lives as we age. That said, life is still a bowl of cherries and this mood is what I will capture in my unique lyrical style to keep you informed and entertained.
As a self-confessed Francophile and newly married to a French/Australian husband my pages will be peppered with a certain joie de vivre, that wonderful French style revolving around a love of food, fashion and having fun. My French Kitchen blog will invite you, too, to try creative cuisine.
Add issues surrounding health, wellness, fitness, happiness, grand-parenting, aged care and money matters and my writings will reflect a former column of mine – LIFE ETC.
So a warm welcome and click on for a jolly read.
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By Rod gregory, 26/05/2010 @ 4:49 pm
Hi, I heard you on 891am radio the other day,I am a retired farmer who has just taken up stand up comedy in my retirement,the grand kids love it, the missus ??,I love it, you can catch me most Saturday nights at the comedy theater in dacosta arcade. would not be dead for quids. regards Rod Gregory
By Lena Thumm, 09/06/2010 @ 10:49 am
Hi Nadine
Lovely to talk to you the other day, very keen to book you for celebrating women for July 27th. Once you have confirmed can you supply all the informaiton so we can send it out ASAP. Looking forward to it. You can contact me on my mobile or via email.
Kind Regards
Lena
By Di Mulvihill, 12/06/2010 @ 9:00 am
Hi Nadine,
Great to see this style of website appear in Adelaide. “Vibrant Nation” has been operating in USA for some time now and has an enormous following. I have often participated in discussions associated with women’s issues via that wiki style site. There are so many of us with so much experience…. unsure that it necessarily equates to wisdom as such but life experience must be of value to someone other than self…. I have been on twitter for some years and find it useful for gleaning the latest technology associated with my career as result of colleagues posting useful URLs to blogs and websites. However, it appears to be predominantly a site that up until now attracts the it savvy 25year olds in Adelaide. I havent managed to ‘find’ a group of like minded, like experienced people who use it. This could be, and probably is, associated with privacy issues and fear that disclosures will be akin to putting a banner down the middle of King William street!! I will watch with interest to see how this one develops. Diana.
By Di Mulvihill, 12/06/2010 @ 5:15 pm
This is the vibrant Nation website:
http://www.vibrantnation.com/
By Di Mulvihill, 12/06/2010 @ 5:22 pm
Here is another website that is very positive, proactive and a tad spiritual. It may appeal to some:
WomenOnTheEdgeofEvolution.com
By Helen Orr, 16/06/2010 @ 9:20 am
Hi Nadine
Your energy and enthusiasm for life constantly amazes me – it inspires me to do more – but aren’t we supposed to be relaxing at this age? Congratulations on this achievement which I’m sure will provide us all with great enjoyment and entertainment over the years.
By Janet, 24/06/2010 @ 7:04 am
Dear Nadine,
I remember reading a long time ago that Australia’s national cuisine would be totally different if the french had colonised it, as the french tend to use what is native to a region rather than import all their ingredients.
What do you and Olivier reckon the national dish would have been? Kangaroo rilette? Wombat cheese? Would love to hear a recipe for something that might have been a candidate for french australian national dish.
Am enjoying your website,
Janet
By Janet, 24/06/2010 @ 7:06 am
Dear Nadine,
I am an expat living in London and my daughter has seen an ad for a publicly run course teaching 16-year-old girls to walk in high heels.
I have said a categorical no, and have offered instead to pay for a course which would give her a real skill, but she says I am being oppressive.
What do you think?
Janet
By nadine, 25/06/2010 @ 2:07 pm
Dear Janet, Many thanks for your question. When my daughter was 16 she wanted to be a fashion model and while I initially said “no” to a self-improvement course, she attended and I still remember her beautifully made up and adorned with jewels sitting in the back seat of the car. As she tottered down the catwalk, I admit I felt a wave of pride and I, too, was delighted when she was chosen as the one with the most potential as a photographic model. But I had warned her that modelling is a transient career and she should finish her studies first. She was a scholarship student and I remember saying “I do hope you don’t get your highs from strutting down a catwalk”. She became a journalist and a political media adviser and is now the mother of three small children. About thge high heels. Rethink but also place around as much material about the dangers of curvature of the spine and any other nasty from wearing high heels too young. It’s a win win situation which mothers shoulod always strive for.
By Ken Semmler, 28/06/2010 @ 8:33 pm
Warm greetings on this cold eve. Nadine, was good to share a brief chat after worship two weeks ago. Interesting how we got to share thoughts re refugees/new arrivals. It’s nine years since Helen began what’s become the ‘Lutheran Community Sewing Group’. She never intended it to grow as it has but, with all the heartaches there have been many positives in that new arrivals (this year there’s been participation from about eight nationalities and ten language groups so ’tis entertaining) have gained in dignity and purpose as they try to fit into our, at times not so good, society. ‘Empowering the women’ is, sadly a two edge sword, ie, with some of those who have had no education but that’s another story. Helen would be pleased to share with you. The group meets 10.30 – 1.30 on Fridays of school terms at Good News Lutheran Church, Botting St Albert Pk and also Wednesday evenings. Enough for now and do hope you can make a visit or have a yarn with Helen. Blessings, cheers and kind wishes, Ken
By Linda Harkins, 07/07/2010 @ 3:20 pm
Hello Nadine,
I, along with the Vice President of Para District Area Zonta club, heard you speak at the Zonta Club of Adelaide Flinders. Your talk was inspirational and I was wondering if it would be possibly to book you to speak at the December meeting of my club. I apologise for using this forum but there doesn’t seem any other way of getting in touch with you.
Thank you again for an inspiring talk.
Linda Harkins
By Suzy Tilley, 17/08/2010 @ 11:39 am
Hi Nadine,
Just wondering where you are. Have been trying to contact you.
Currently I am in the process of organising the “Finale Party” for my first ever Solo Art Exhibition being held at Crema Cafe on Jetty Road Glenelg which is part of the SALA Festival here in Australia. I was hoping you could come and celebrate with me.
Look forward to hearing back. Suzyxx