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Ekhidna Wines
A sunny day. A back road in McLaren Vale. A vast fig tree giving off a juicy scent of summer. An open air space tucked in among the grapevines. The view is sublime, the staff are terrific – cheerful and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged calamari, ceviche, Ekhidna, GSM, Linchpin Shiraz, Matt Rechner, sea trout
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Shakespeare in the Rain
On a prime position, in the southern foothills above the Adelaide plains, sits a beautiful house that looks more like it belongs in the lush green English countryside than in the hot, dry southern hemisphere. Built in the late 1930s, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Lifestyle, Local Culture
Tagged Alys Daroy, Britt Plummer, David Daradan, Hayward, Kate Van der Horst, Melanie Munt, Michael Baldwin, Michaela Burger, Paul Westbrook, Shakespeare, Shakespeare South Australia, Shedrick Yarpai, Twelfth Night
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What Price to Pay?
What on earth did we all talk about before Covid? Every conversation these days starts with the latest update. In every newspaper or TV report there is high drama about the latest figures and the latest advice on crossing borders. … Continue reading
Octopus Dreams
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’ Thank you, Daphne du Maurier, for that exquisitely poignant, nostalgic and melancholic opening line. It’s an iconic and instantly gripping beginning that every wannabe writer must envy. I went not to … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine, Lifestyle
Tagged Greek cuisine, Imam bayildi, Mazi WInes, Meze Mazi, octopus, pica pica, tapas
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
At last, the sun has finally decided to herald in the spring and the streets of Adelaide are carpeted in deep violet jacaranda flowers. I am suddenly, and belatedly, aware that it is already December, and Christmas is but a … Continue reading
An Abundance of Wine & Song
We drove across the Fleurieu recently, to meet our daughter in McLaren Vale. Unfortunately, it was unseasonably chilly, so my plan for lunch on the lawn at Chalk Hill was scuppered by a general consensus that it was far too … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Aglianico, LizBiz, McLaren Vale, Petrucchi, Sabella's
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Colonel Light’s Vision: an old chestnut or a model for the future?
Through this exceptionally long, wet winter, I have spent a lot of time immersed in the history of South Australia, researching families and individuals who played a significant part in founding our state. Edward Gibbon Wakefield, for example, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, History, Local Culture
Tagged Adelaide, Ayers House, Belair National Park, Colonel William Light, David Speirs, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, George Kingston, Glenthorne National Park, Martindale Hall, National Trust of South Australia, Park Lands, Professor Norman Etherington, Stephanie Johnstone
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Masks begone!
The irony of my blog’s name struck me anew this morning. No borders, only horizons? Uh huh. Not much truth in that, these days. Not that I’m complaining. South Australia has been spectacularly well protected from the horrors of a … Continue reading
Namaste & G’day!
Last week I caught an Uber back to the Cubby Hole. For once, my taxi driver knew the street – ‘it’s just around the corner from my uncle’s restaurant,’ he assured me. Hoping I didn’t sound too un-p.c. I said … Continue reading