Tag Archives: Fleurieu Peninsula

A Delight-Full Anniversary

Posted on 20 March 2024 by sheg4184

An anniversary. An invitation for a secret rendezvous. A wine bar. A degustation menu of wondrous delight. Hidden behind the petrol station on South Road is the old village of Aldinga. There you will find a bakery, a pub and … Continue reading →

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And so it begins…

Posted on 15 January 2024 by sheg4184

“The sun is up, and the early morning swimmers are trudging up the beach, damp and dripping, to gather for coffee on the veranda at the Normanville Kiosk & Café. In dribs and drabs, the dawn patrol of dog walkers … Continue reading →

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In Essence

Posted on 5 October 2022 by sheg4184

SpringMating dance of beesOr dance to the death?Short and sweet. Years ago, in Manila, I joined a workshop to write poetry. I had read myriad poems, but never turned my hand to writing anything except creating silly rhymes for the … Continue reading →

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A Café by the Sea

Posted on 7 February 2022 by sheg4184

The sun is up and the early morning swimmers are trudging up the beach, damp and dripping, to gather for coffee on the veranda at the Normanville Kiosk & Café. In dribs and drabs, the dawn patrol of dog walkers … Continue reading →

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Port Elliot Treasures

Posted on 18 January 2021 by sheg4184

We are in Port Elliot. Again. Purportedly in the height of summer. Yet we sleep snuggly under our quilts and travel with layer upon layer of clothes like Sara Lee’s Danish pastries. Whatever the weather, however, Horseshoe Bay, with its … Continue reading →

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“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”

Posted on 20 December 2020 by sheg4184

It’s almost Christmas. The tree is up and brimming with angels, even my grumpy Filipina one. The Kris Kringle list is out. The Christmas menu has been finalized. Our supplies of red are running low, but we have plenty pf … Continue reading →

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“Is it beer o’clock yet?’

Posted on 12 October 2020 by sheg4184

What could be more Australian than drinking beer in a shearing shed?The specific shearing shed I have in mind is on the Fork Tree Road, where it squats high on a hill above Carrickalinga, looking straight out over the deep … Continue reading →

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‘Where would we be without water?’

Posted on 30 September 2020 by sheg4184

I grew up in the driest state on the driest continent in the world. My childhood was full of drought warnings, water restrictions and murky brown bath water pumped all the way from the River Murray.Anyone with a television in … Continue reading →

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‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’

Posted on 29 June 2020 by sheg4184

While the beaches in England are chock-a-block with holiday makers – for let’s face it who can believe in the myth of a killer virus on a toasty summer day? – here in the southern hemisphere, winter has set in. … Continue reading →

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Vines with a View

Posted on 12 December 2017 by sheg4184

Don’t you love those rare days that drift on and on, and seem to stretch like elastic? No rush, no master plan, just endless time. This close to Christmas, such a possibility seems highly unlikely, but three wonderful days in … Continue reading →

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