After our overnight stay in Adelaide (see last week’s post here), we headed out to our accommodation for the next 3 nights in the Adelaide Hills. We had rented a lovely Airbnb house with a wrap around veranda and expansive views across the valley towards rolling hills and vineyards. Hahndorf is a very pretty settlement …
I came back from a long weekend in South Australia with my daughters a couple of weeks ago. The trip was partly for my birthday (which was in March!) and partly for my elder daughter’s birthday at the end of last month. Thanks to Monsieur and my son-in-law for holding the fort back in Perth …
Unbelievably it’s now June, which here in Perth represents the official start of winter or Makuru (June and July) in the Noongar calendar. A quick update about this year – I had to go over to the UK in January to help clear out my dad’s flat because, following a health crisis last year, he …
This year just seems to have flown by – so much been happening these past few months especially with some family issues over in the UK. Hence I’m off over there again in a couple of weeks time to help my brother sort out my dad’s flat and get it onto the market. After a …
I have a few more photos that I’ve been meaning to share from my 24 hours in Paris with Mlle (in September 2022). Monsieur and I are setting off in just over a week for a month-long trip to Europe, including a couple of days in Paris. I’ve promised my 11 year old granddaughter I …
This past year seems to have flown by in a whirl of “busyness” and I haven’t even posted a festive goodwill post yet. So this is a little round-up of the past couple of weeks including our traditional visit to the Christmas lights in our local suburb, ….an enjoyable family Christmas outing to the “Monet …
Hopefully no one has been waiting on lunch since my last post about the first part of our Parisian trip last year (see here). Anyway, after an early start in London, journeying to Paris and exploring the area around Notre Dame, breakfast seemed a long while ago and Mlle and I were feeling in urgent …
I’ve blogged about Perth Zoo before (see here) but thought the following photos were worth sharing. We’ve been having a lovely Indian summer for the past week or so here in Perth and it seemed a good opportunity for an outing with our daughter and granddaughters. The deciduous trees have gradually turned from green to …
Last year I wrote a couple of posts about my trip to the UK at the end of August/early September (see here and here). Whilst most of the two weeks was spent up in Yorkshire visiting my family, I enjoyed a couple of days in London with my daughter, Mlle, before she headed off to …
A bit late for Christmas but just in time for the New Year! A few photos taken around Christmas-time here in Perth – a far cry from the heatwave of last year where we sweltered through relentless days of 40 degrees plus. This year, it’s been far milder with strong south-westerly winds. We’re not complaining …
Le Chic En Rose 