How Does Your Garden Grow Dearest?
To my darling Frenchman, Olivier, If only you were still here dear to see how the garden is continuing to bloom and bring me pleasure. Remember the discussions we had about how we would choose irises...
View Article“Suffer the little children”
My heart weeps for the victims of the Boston bombings. Particularly, I cannot throw off my sadness for the Richard parents of that little eight-year-old boy, Martin, who died and their daughter, Jane,...
View ArticleWhen a grandchild is born
There is no point in wishing to be young again. I ponder this profound fact in the hairdresser today while having another colour to cover my rapidly increasing grey hairs. I am impatient to finish...
View ArticleIRON LADY’S LEGACY LIVES ON :
In this laissez faire society of ours, it is hard to understand the hatred which spews forth in Britain upon the death of Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The poor woman is...
View ArticleI’m a cool, cute, cream-colored Citroen
It’s a good thing these builders are sociable blokes. Not only are they doing an excellent job restoring our ‘white room’ and building a French-style fireplace for us, but they have invited me to join...
View ArticleOooh La La To Lovely Adelaide
For me, this has been an exhilarating week of girlie stuff: a strange French woman staying in my house, a glorious garden party with heaps of girlfriends, a girls’ night in delightful accommodation,...
View ArticlePentagon visit a coup for Pamela
High level military connections continue to serve up surprising treats for Dr Pamela Schulz, chair of the Defence Reserves Support Council of SA. What could be more exciting than an informal visit to...
View ArticleMasters Cricketer Man of Match in US
South Australian masters cricketer Roy Schulz proved a mean bowler in Australia’s national over 60s cricket team in its tour of the United States in May. On the last day of the International Cricket...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry ON in KI
It is a delightful, calm Friday evening on the ferry to Kangaroo Island and we are laden up for a holiday from heaven with adult children and adorable grand-daughter Scarlett, a nine month old bundle...
View ArticleIn the Company of Women
It was a lightening decision to travel to Perth in May for the Biennial International Congress of Lyceum Clubs as a means of coping with the first anniversary of the death of my husband, Olivier.....
View ArticleFamily, friends help turn a new page
Hello everyone. June heralds half a year already and time to send out my writings for the last few months. I have so much for you to read on www.nadinewilliams.com.au, you are sure to find something...
View ArticleCelsius earns Wow Factor for Fine Dining
There is only one word to describe a Saturday evening 7-course degustation with matching wines at Celsius – “Sublime’’ ! Celsius chef Ayhan Erkoc (funny name, but don’t let that put you off) is a...
View ArticleGod Bless Lilly-Grace
June 23, the date Olivier would have turned 75 was always going to be difficult to endure. And, yes, there were tears, but there was also joy in the family celebration of the Naming Day of my...
View ArticleA “potted” collection of French Cookbooks
With such a proliferation of glamorous cookbooks in the marketplace, the “Bible’’ of them all – the new English edition of the French encyclopedia of cooking, Larousse Gastronomique is on sale for a...
View ArticleMyriad Memories of St Remy de Provence
Time for reflection on sweet memories of my favourite village in France. Here is a photograph of me on market day in St Remy de Provence in 2004, and it is so exciting that I will be there again in...
View ArticleMy Sister, My Self.
Have I told you about my younger sister – my only sister – who was born on my 16th birthday? What brings her to mind is that I wrote a message in her birthday card tonight telling her that she is...
View ArticleScarlett is a happy scamp at 12 months
Today is my darling grand-daughter Scarlett’s first birthday and I can hardly wait until tomorrow for her first birthday party. This chubby little lady makes my heart burst with love each time she sees...
View ArticleMarie seals gift for Sir Richard with kiss
When naïve artist Marie Jonsson-Harrison lived on the farm at Balaklava, she not only honed her skills as a top professional, she also day-dreamed about the scope of her work. She thought one day she...
View ArticleDon’t Blame It On The Kids
Don’t blame it on our kids! New research has found that the financial disadvantage women face in retirement has nothing to do with whether or not they have a family. The research paper, What’s choice...
View ArticleMemorabilia? Mess or Matter?
Author Nate Berkus in his new book The Things That Matter asks a poignant question which has me pondering about how to rid my life of clutter. “Does Your Home Tell the Story of Who You are?’’ he asks....
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