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Let Them Eat Pie!

Posted on 16 February 2020 by sheg4184

‘Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie…‘ ~ traditional nursery rhyme Back in the fourteenth century, long before fridges and freezers came into existence, there was pie. Pie crusts … Continue reading →

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Recapturing Charmian

Posted on 4 February 2020 by sheg4184

In 1964, the Australian born writers Charmian Clift and George Johnson returned to Sydney with their three children after fifteen years abroad. Over the next five years, Clift would write more than 250 essays for The Sydney Morning Herald and … Continue reading →

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Oh, What a Feeling!

Posted on 30 December 2019 by sheg4184

The week before Christmas, the One & Only and I took the Toyota, Bruce, for a run to the Yorke Peninsula. A simple, short break was required before the Christmas mayhem kicked in. The road north out of Adelaide is … Continue reading →

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Nine Lessons & Carols

Posted on 22 December 2019 by sheg4184

‘The air was dry with summer heat, and smoke was on the yellow moon…’ ~John Wheeler The temperature gauge is swooping up to the century as we gallop into the third week of December. It’s a far cry from last … Continue reading →

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Road Trip

Posted on 17 November 2019 by sheg4184

I have just returned from a road trip to Melbourne, to reacquaint myself with the Australian landscape. In my shiny new, burnt orange Toyota Corolla that I have baptized Bruce, I have chewed up the miles with glee, driving through … Continue reading →

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Paella with a Pinch

Posted on 21 October 2019 by sheg4184

Moments away from packing our bags and heading home to Australia, we first needed to fulfill a promise made in Rome over two years ago, to meet our dear friends in the south of Spain. Airbnb provided a super little … Continue reading →

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RIP Carlos Celdran

Posted on 12 October 2019 by sheg4184

It was with real sadness that I read the news of the death of Carlos Celdran in Madrid this week. As the story broke, there was recognition and regret on the Facebook page of every friend I had in Manila, … Continue reading →

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Changing Seasons

Posted on 12 September 2019 by sheg4184

A one-time bandstand on the beachfront. Pale blue sky, wisps of cloud. Vast merchant ships line the horizon in orderly fashion, like a game of battleships. Wooden groins, dusted in mossy weed, are half submerged in a rising tide. The … Continue reading →

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Windmills

Posted on 31 August 2019 by sheg4184

Patience. The windmill never strays in search of the wind.’ Andy J. Sklivis It’s been the perfect weather for ice-cream this past couple of weeks. The summer days have been long and gloriously warm. On our hill, 35 metres above … Continue reading →

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Burnt Toast

Posted on 26 August 2019 by sheg4184

‘My mother burns toast as surely as the sun rises each morning… I am nine now and I have never seen butter without black bits in it.’ ~ Nigel Slater The Other Palace is a terrific little theatre only a … Continue reading →

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