Fromages for Olivier
The Cheese platter for Olivier’s birthday – presented with quince paste: Before we tuck into the top selection of cheeses listed below, John Herbig recalls how the Quast family, who lived in Punthari,...
View ArticleJohn Herbig’s harrowing China story
It is one of those harrowing travellers’ tales which bolts one to an armchair instead of flying to explore exotic places. Mt Pleasant man, John Herbig and his wife Sandra, wanted one more overseas trip...
View ArticleFrench chanteuse a classic Femme Fatale
French chanteuse Caroline Nin is set to deliver a fabulous dose of Parisian Cabaret chic in her award-winning show “Scarlet Stories’’ at the Vanguard, in Sydney July 30/31. It will follow her...
View ArticleA watery romance
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Sara Gruen,Water for Elephants, the movie is a Hollywood-style feel-good romantic love story set against the gritty background of 1930s circus life during the...
View Articlebirthdays are beautiful
Birthdays are beautiful ways to celebrate life and love. This year was my first Facebook birthday, which added an exciting new dimension to the many “joyeux anniversaire’’ cards, telephone calls,...
View ArticleThe Cancer odds of 1 in 2 hits our home
Life has dumped a heap of dirt on us again with Olivier spending another 10 days in hospital with unmanageable pain. The hormone treatment has failed to hold his advanced prostate cancer, which has...
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