by P.G. Davies | Sep 2, 2024 | blog
Recently I went with some friends to the Pink Pig for dinner. The oldest wine bar in Adelaide, it is somewhat sneered at by the Adelaide bourgeoisie, but it serves the best steaks in Adelaide and therefore Australia. I have said this to several people and upon...
by P.G. Davies | Aug 15, 2024 | blog
A recent article in The Australian covered the trigger warnings given to the audience in a recent production of Macbeth. Long warnings were given about ‘coarse language, explicit depiction of violence and blood, sexual references, discussion of warfare, discussion of...
by P.G. Davies | Jul 4, 2024 | blog
In Woodstock I recently caught up with two brothers of my age, who are family friends as our fathers were best buddies. In our twenties we would endlessly make fun of our fathers after their reunions as they grumbled and griped about the modern world. We now agreed...
by P.G. Davies | Jun 27, 2024 | blog
I have been staying in Tenby in Pembrokeshire where I rented a top-floor apartment overlooking the harbour. It had a large roof terrace, which was big enough to hold a party for twenty, and it was enclosed by a brick wall of midriff height. This had the advantage...
by P.G. Davies | Jun 18, 2024 | blog
I was just hours away from catching a flight to Sydney en route to London, when Her Indoors rang in a blind panic from France asking me to bring a blouse and skirt to France. Hers not mine. While she was on the phone I vainly searched through her cupboard. After...
