An expat Brit in South Australia
Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
Deveronvale is not McLaren Vale – but there are similarities… Banff Bay and Maslin Beach. Scotland in winter, South Australia in summer. Which is which? It’s about freezing in Deveronvale in the northeast of Scotland- about thirty degrees colder than South Australia at the moment. The towns of…
Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
Bakewell, the “ancient capital of the Peak District” in the north of England, is home to two pastries- the Bakewell tart and the lesser known Bakewell Pudding. Said to be the result of an incompetent cook’s error, using savoury rather than sweet pastry to make a jam pie…
Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
The car’s thermometer read forty-four degrees (44°C). To open a door was to open an oven full of baking, or to stand before a giant hairdryer. We expect a few days like this each summer, when the choice of restaurant, coffee shop or bar is determined by which…
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