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Proud Mary, Proud Mum

Posted on 23 February 2026 by sheg4184

‘I love the java jive and it loves me’ ~ the Inkpots, 1958 Proud Mary Café (PMC) has been a popular coffee shop on Oxford Street in the heart of Collingwood, Melbourne for over sixteen years. It was founded by … Continue reading →

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Comfort Food Rules!

Posted on 25 January 2026 by sheg4184

Pablo Picasso once said, most wisely, ‘Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.’ On the other hand, Mark Twain reputedly said, ‘Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after … Continue reading →

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“Wherever I wander, wherever I roam”

Posted on 9 December 2025 by sheg4184

Down in Normanville, we have had a brief day or two of heat, in an otherwise cool and windy spring. Nonetheless, the dulcet tones of a thousand corellas fill the Casuarina trees every morning, and Adelaide is awash with sticky … Continue reading →

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Needles & Pins

Posted on 14 October 2025 by sheg4184

Historical novelist Tracey Chevalier is probably best known for her second novel, ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’, a fictional account of the Dutch painter, Vermeer, and his model. This, you may remember, was made into a movie in 2003 … Continue reading →

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Mallorca Revisited

Posted on 8 October 2025 by sheg4184

It must be 25 years since we first visited Mallorca. All those years ago, a good mate had come back raving about this compact little island off the east coast of Spain. So, we decided to arrange a weekend break … Continue reading →

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“In falling seeds of rain”*

Posted on 23 September 2025 by sheg4184

For the past couple of weeks, we have been pottering through Scotland, from south to north, enjoying hairy Highland ‘coos’ and plenty of tartan. There’s barely a real Highland cow to be seen, though – just a multitude of the … Continue reading →

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The Wheels on the Bus

Posted on 5 September 2025 by sheg4184

It has been an extremely long, long-haul flight to London, and I am feeling gritty and grey as we drag our bags off the bus at Paddington. But the sun is shining between showers and sparkling in the puddles, and … Continue reading →

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A Beachside Boil: Flavour, Fun and No Frills!

Posted on 25 August 2025 by sheg4184

While the algae blooms, the sand dunes have been washed away in winter storms, and the Normanville jetty is looking decidedly shabby, since the end collapsed into the sea, the latest offering from Aqua Blue has certainly lifted our spirits. … Continue reading →

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Black Sheep Let Loose

Posted on 26 July 2025 by sheg4184

At the end of a strenuous semester of research, writing, travel, and hospital stays, I was delighted to receive an invitation from Mary & Hugh Hamilton to join them for a long lunch at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide, … Continue reading →

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Roadkill

Posted on 20 June 2025 by sheg4184

Such small, sweet, chocolate brown corpses,crumpled and bloody by the side of the road.So maligned by the residentswho snarl about invasive species and say‘they do enormous damage to native wildlife…’ On this remote archipelago of ground dwelling birds,where the immigrant … Continue reading →

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