My father Frank
My father, Frank, has reached the grand age of 91, which is the first thing he tells anyone he meets. He immediately follows with the statement “I’m travelling very well for an old bugger.’’ And yes,...
View ArticleBastille Day – Heads could roll!
French president Nicolas Sarkozy can’t seem to take a trick right now. About two out of three – 64 per cent of the French public dislike him and disapprove of his actions as President. Not only did...
View ArticleFrolic around France
Myriad things trigger Francophilia fever in July, not the least being celebrations of France’s national day Bastille Day on July 14. Coverage of the Tour de France provides a nightly nostalgia trip...
View ArticleAboriginal Art becomes English class act
By SERENA WILLIAMS One of the nice things about being a grandparent, I imagine, is watching your children coming to the slow realisation that parenting is a muckup, not a conspiracy!! By which I mean...
View ArticleMoving moments
Moving Moments We are on the move. The time has come after 12 months of the usual harrowing, time-consuming, finicky process of deciding to demolish and build another more functional, safer retirement...
View ArticleBoeuf en Daube a la Provencale from Christine Wilkinson of Lavande French...
BOEUF-en-DAUBE A LA PROVENCALE: (cooked in a cast iron pot on top of stove.) Adapted from a recipe from DK Books publication Provence Cookery School by renowned French chef, Gui Gedda and Marie Pierre...
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