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 luncheon “Perri Cutten- a woman of fashion” that elegance is the key word to describe Perri Curren’s […]
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 her delicate embroideries of portraits and surrealist dream-inspired works, she has been painting vibrant contemporary characters on canvas and will present her collection […]
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 arrival from New Zealand and offers me a free facial. “We have a new organic range and a beauty […]
We women need to learn how to buy things for ourselves rather than always buy gifts for others. I mentioned this thought when I opened the latest exhibition at the Burra Regional Art Gallery which was filled with exquisite women’s artworks. There were 15 women artists exhibiting in Parallel 1930, which exuded a strong theme […]
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 Australian Governor General, Quentin Bryce to be sworn in. Surely, as a nation we can boast we now have gender equality in politics. And with a […]
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 syrup and cream. Scuttlebutt about recent politics and earthquakes had moved on to winespeak – about the best wines we had consumed […]
my idea of a superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors
actress Bette Midler
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