Oh my god….if you wait long enough, anything and everything can happen! I’ve been living in Sydney for almost three decades and yet I have to fly back to Adelaide if I want to enjoy some of the best Adelaide Icons. If you’re from Adelaide, you know what I’m talking about. Balfours Pasties, Woodies Lemonade [...]
Turn up your radio!
Had a dream about this absolute classic song last night. Don’t know why. But who cares – it’s made me reconnect with this fabtastic song from Australian group Masters Apprentices. I can’t hear this song without wanting to jump up and start dancing as if I’m a 60s go-go dancer! Oh, and dig that crazy [...]
At the Fritzoneum, Lobethal
The day after Christmas, we were invited to go to Lobethal to visit friends David & Ben. They spoilt us rotten with food, drinks, presents, home-baked goodies and more. They also had three lovely little dogs that I just adored. David & Ben live in this big ‘ole house on a huge block of land [...]
Attention: Ex-Adelaidians: Balfours in Sydney
Okay, so I only had to wait 27 years to be able to buy a Balfours Pasty in Sydney. And it isn’t even a full-sized one, but a Balfours Party Pasty. Still, wow….I can buy Balfours Party Pasties in Sydney!!!! And for those that love them, Balfours Party Pies and Sausage Rolls too! Are you listening ex-Adelaidians. Finally [...]
Pearl’s A Singer
I’ve been travelling down memory lane to some of the one-off hits I loved as a teenager growing up in Adelaide in the 70s. We had a TV show every Saturday called “Music Express” which was two hours of pop videos. They played all the expected hits but sometimes a few things that ended up [...]
What were you watching on TV in 1976?
You’ll need to click on the image above to see the full sized version and to read the program listings. This is an actual scan of a TV Guide issue dated May 8, 1976. TV Guide was an Adelaide-only magazine that competed with the national magazines – TV Week and TV Times. It was smaller, [...]
A brief sojourn in Adelaide.
I’m back from spending the weekend in Adelaide. it was my Dad’s birthday and I wanted to go out with him and my brother. Unbeknowns to me, my niece and her partner were also in town and staying at Dad’s place. So it was a great family lunch at a nearby pub with a couple [...]
Balfours Boys
Yoda and I braved the crowds at the post-Christmas sales in Rundle Mall today. I got a couple of shirts for work and a fun new hat to protect my delicate dome from the intense Adelaide sunshine. Yoda bought some bright T-Shirts and shorts for his upcoming cruise. Yoda will be cruising around Western Australia [...]
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