My adult children from London, daughter Serena, husband Jon and my three grand-children, arrive in Adelaide in the middle of a storm in February. Poor things. They hate London’s dreary, dismal weather and yearn for their once-a-year visit to sunny Australia, the tail end of cyclone Yasi lashes us with drenching rain when we drive […]
Sunday, March 27: Another day of pure pleasure searching for the rare cepe mushrooms in Kuitpo Forest. Cepe is a rare mushroom in Australia, but sells for up to 100 Euros a kilogram in France because its unique flavour is prized by the French.. Few Australians know of cepe unless they have seen the price […]
There are myriad ways to bring pleasure into our lives and it helps to know that spontaneity is one element of longevity. So, when husband Olivier suddenly suggested we take a different road home to Goolwa on the Fleurieu Peninsula, I turned right and took the unfamiliar Flagstaff Hill Road to Middleton for the first […]
It’s World Cancer Day and there is really only one statistic to remember today: 11 million people worldwide are cancer survivors who will celebrate a birthday this year. This good news does not negate the fact that cancer is a deadly disease, but medical technology has come up with many treatments which cure or keep […]
Did you know that the Greek goddess of flowers is Flora? It was a recent question in SA Weekend’s Brainwaves test and I should have known it, or guessed the answer. I have been picking native flora from Hindmarsh Island to deck my house in bowls of flowers. There is a spectacular grouping of mature […]
Happenstance is an intangible thing. However, I find our mantra for living well with cancer in the most unlikely of places – The Cullen Hotel room where a colourful card had been left as a welcome message. Typically, on the outside is a signature sketch by Adam Cullen of his dog, Growler and inside is […]
my idea of a superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors
actress Bette Midler
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