Author Archives: sheg4184

Prague Revisited

Posted on 30 December 2018 by sheg4184

The rain has driven me off the somewhat slippery cobbled streets of Prague, and I am sitting in a corner of a rather elegant coffee shop on Rybinska with a flat white coffee and ‘torn pancakes with cinnamon sugar’ accompanied … Continue reading →

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Christmas Markets

Posted on 24 December 2018 by sheg4184

It is a Sunday morning in mid-December. We are in Köln (Cologne) in western Germany, wandering along the Rhine,  with our hands buried deep in pockets, and scarves wrapped almost up to our eyebrows as an icy wind whips around … Continue reading →

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“‘Tis the Season to be Jolly”

Posted on 13 December 2018 by sheg4184

Trelissick House is a three-hundred acre country estate just outside Truro in Cornwall. Built in the 18th century by the Lawrance family, has had a chequered history, having been bought and sold several times over the intervening centuries.  Today it … Continue reading →

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A Blustery Day

Posted on 5 December 2018 by sheg4184

‘I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen’ ~ A.A. Milne  Woken by the foghorns on Falmouth Harbour early this morning, we faced a grey and gloomy day, warm for November, but with mizzling skies. The … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Armistice

Posted on 29 November 2018 by sheg4184

“They do not know that in this shadowed place It is your light they see upon my face” ~ Mary Borden There was no forward planning whatsoever, but by pure fluke we ended up in the UK for the centenary … Continue reading →

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A Jewel on the Costa Brava

Posted on 11 November 2018 by sheg4184

One of the joys of living in central Europe is the ability to flit from place to place with cheap airlines. So, when a good friend announced she would be celebrating a significant birthday in Catalonia in October, we were … Continue reading →

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Ducks & Dumplings

Posted on 3 November 2018 by sheg4184

We have been blessed with an Indian summer in Europe this year that did not pack its bags and head south until the middle of October. Since then, Autumn has kicked in with a vengeance (making up for lost time?) … Continue reading →

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A Weekend of Food & Waterfalls

Posted on 24 October 2018 by sheg4184

My One & Only and I have always loved wandering through the woods on a fine day, and this weekend was no exception. With guests in town and the rain holding off, we headed for the wild woods of Luxembourg,. … Continue reading →

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“Really Traffic” or “Jurassic Prawns”

Posted on 18 October 2018 by sheg4184

i could not find the ballads or read the books dedicated to writing the grief we fall into when friends leave it is the type of heartache that does not hit you like a tsunami it is a slow cancer … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Memory

Posted on 20 September 2018 by sheg4184

Ten years ago, I was writing a thesis on rural Food and Wine Festivals. It gave me the excuse to spend a lot of time in several lovely wine regions, like Orange in New South Wales and the Clare and … Continue reading →

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