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BRIGHTON BEACH SCULPTURE WALK, ADELAIDE
The temperatures are soaring here in Adelaide, so first thing in the morning is the best time to get out for a walk. Earlier in the week...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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AMAZON HAS SHUT ME DOWN
Hello, I'm letting everyone know that AMAZON has removed my book from all its platforms as I supposedly hold two accounts in the Kindle...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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FRENCH + ENGLISH = FRANGLAISE
French and English decor abound in this beautiful store in Unley, Adelaide, Australia

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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Discovering Australian Beasties & Beauties in Adelaide
Walking out the door yesterday morning I turned to pull it closed and jumped 20 feet in the air. A large, hairy Huntsman spider crawling...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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ADELAIDE'S GRAND OLD DAMES
The particular area where we stayed in Adelaide is known for some of its most beautiful, old and historic homesteads. One street is...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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SUMMER SALAD
It’s so hot here today - 30 deg at 9am and going to be 36 later For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, try this delicious salad...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 9, 20211 min read
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Normanville, Star of Greece & Greater Adelaide
Adelaide has been showing us her best in temperatures that are mild, according to Adelaidians but plenty warm enough for me in the mid...

Annemarie Rawson
Jan 6, 20211 min read
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Hallett Cove and Largs Bay, Adelaide
I belong to a Facebook group known as WLM (We Love Memoirs) and before Christmas, two of those from the Adelaide sector and I met up for...

Annemarie Rawson
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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MY FRENCH PLATTER - Book of the week on We Love Memoirs Facebook site
Hi there You might be interested to see this little snippet where I had a brief interview on the Book of the Week slot on We Love...

Annemarie Rawson
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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ADELAIDE - HAHNDORF, MT LOFTY & DOWNTOWN
In between visits to hold and cuddle our grandson and family, we’ve been meeting up with some of the extended family for coffee and beach...

Annemarie Rawson
Dec 15, 20203 min read
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FAMILY TIME IN ADELAIDE
I’ve just put a Christmas cake in the oven which will take a couple of hours so I thought it a good time to ‘chat’. I know I’m late...

Annemarie Rawson
Dec 5, 20203 min read
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ADELAIDE HERE WE COME
Having waited seven and a half months and wondering whether we’d be able to get to Adelaide for the birth of our first grandchild, we are...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 29, 20201 min read
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TRENDY PONSONBY, DOWNTOWN & US
Last night we sat down to a special dinner put on at the new Park Hyatt hotel by friends. A group of us has been friends for 24 years and...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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SUNNY TAURANGA & MT MAUNGANUI
Hello from sunny Tauranga and Mt Maunganui... well, it is sunny today but we’ve had two days of pouring, miserable rain and it was...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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FRENCH FOOD, FISH & CHIP DINNERS & SUNDAY MARKETS
Given our interest in settling in Havelock North, friend Ginny has driven me all over to give me a good view of what is on offer here and...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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CATCHING UP
I’ve swapped luxury living in Auckland for luxury living in Havelock North, staying with our old friends, Ginny and Dave. I’ve got her...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 20, 20202 min read
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OLD FRIENDS AND RESORT-LIKE LIVING
It’s such a privilege to be back in our home country of New Zealand and to have the freedom to be out and about and meet up with old...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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A WELCOME HOME
It’s luxury staying at my sister, Jill’s house. Her home should be photographed for House and Garden it is so beautifully furnished. Plus...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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WE'RE OUT!
First NZ barista coffee. Cheers NZ, thanks for welcoming us home. Big shout out to NZ Army and The Pullman Hotel staff and security for...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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MY FRENCH PLATTER reaches a sales milestone
********************** WOO HOO! ****************** Thanks to all of you, I have just ticked over a very heartening sales milestone of My...

Annemarie Rawson
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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