November a social whirl
November must surely nudge March as the best fun month in Adelaide. Take my November social calendar as an example of a typical Adelaidean’s merry-go-round of fun. We didn’t need to be in Melbourne...
View ArticleCricket Champions at three score and 10
The recent Over 60s National Cricket Championships played in Adelaide last month revealed two local champions – Des Fuss (left from Moonta and wicketkeeper Michael Willson formerly of Kangaroo Island,...
View ArticleNew questions hover over Jacinta’s suicide
The tragedy of the thoughtless radio prank which led to the suicide of nurse Jacinta Sadanha is just awful. Greig and Christian when they apologised on television appeared crushed, tearful and full...
View ArticleGift-giving the spirit of Christmas
So this is Christmas. Trees with twinkling lights in so many windows, wreaths on doors, Father Christmases in every shopping centre and big red bows tied around street trees. Sometimes one spots a...
View ArticleDepardeau flees France
France’s favourite actor son, Gerard Depardeau has caused an outcry by renouncing his Frenchness and handing in his French passport because he is incensed at the socialist Hollande French Government...
View ArticleFamily Joy is the gift of Christmas
It is a pity Christmas comes only once a year because it brings such joy and happiness. Ours was a wonderful Christian family celebration beginning with the Christmas Eve children’s service at...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On Into 2013
As you read this, it’s your first reason to celebrate the dawning of 2013 because despite all the doomy prophecies, the world did not end. And despite the war in Afghanistan, Middle Eastern strife,...
View ArticleFrench court rules thumbs down for wealth tax
In a surprising update on France’s tax hike for the ultra-rich, France’s highest court has thrown out the controversial plan to tax the wealthy at a rate of 75 per cent, saying it was unfair. In a...
View ArticleOf Cats, Frogs, Madmen and Shearers
One of the finer cultural moments of 2012 was a poetry event at my book club. We had been asked each to bring a piece of poetry to be read and discussed in some length. One of Australia’s outstanding...
View ArticleWeight weighs In Well for Longer Life
Oh what a gem of news which proclaims that a few extra kilos are worth their weight in a bid for a longer life. It applies to men and women who are slightly plump and not the obese, who face a raft of...
View ArticleNew Year’s Friends, Fireworks & Memories
Hoorah for January, the best month of the year. Only New Year heralds a respectable chance to wipe the slate clean and, armed with resolutions, to begin anew on this adventure called life. The best...
View ArticleXmas Pudding and Trifle terrific treats
Is there anything as sweet and alluring to the eye than Christmas Day desserts? Ours were a delicious trifle which was a treat for the eye as well as the taste buds and a home-made Christmas pudding...
View ArticleMore Water Saves Mighty Murray
It is a once-in-a-lifetime moment at, arguably, Australia’s most controversial spot – the mouth of the mighty River Murray. Today, the mouth is open and a mere sliver of blue waters run from the river...
View ArticleDiversity in Aged Care
The Federal Government’s national ageing and aged care policies move beyond mainstream to diversity. The Federal Government has released its first national ageing and aged care strategy for Lesbian,...
View ArticleOswald floods Queensland with cyclonic rain
So much for the idyllic Sunshine State! Brisbane seems to be drowning in a cyclonic drenching and 80km winds lash relentlessly around the Queenslander house built on stilts where my daughter lives,...
View ArticleVive Les Mis et La Revolution!
Tom Hooper’s musical version of the Victor Hugo novel, Les Miserables,a classic tale of romance, morality and crushing poverty in revolutionary France, is spell-binding. This is due in no small measure...
View ArticleFrench women “wear the pants” at last
Paris chiefs have finally told women they can ‘wear the trousers’ after a 213-year-old ban on wearing such clothing was revoked as “incompatible’’ with contemporary French society. Back in 1800...
View ArticleFrankie is a champ at tennis
Whatever happens to ageing rockers? Ask Frank Sebastyan, former sensational lead singer of Frankie and the In Sect rock band and he will tell you his sporting success story. Forget about the...
View ArticleDying Well – Prof Maddocks tells how
A belated but hearty congratulations to palliative care Godfather, Emeritus Professor Ian Maddocks, who was named Senior Australian of the Year 2013. My heart jumped with joy at the news as I played a...
View ArticleHeat, Dust, Flies – and Fun
BY JEANETTE COOMBES Certainly, this is not my best look! No Akubra for me, but the fly net is a must at Mt Barry working on a cattle station in the far north of South Australia in January. The...
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