tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2806675880309222836..comments2024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Chateau Downunder - Michelle LovricUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-87989460055652655532011-03-22T14:19:23.971+00:002011-03-22T14:19:23.971+00:00Now this is a work-related subject that's wort...Now this is a work-related subject that's worth researching!Sarah Taylor-Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507013836947182706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57815085150151257462011-03-22T09:56:45.589+00:002011-03-22T09:56:45.589+00:00Can't help remembering the immortal (and rathe...Can't help remembering the immortal (and rather rude) song from Monty Python:<br />"Aristotle, Aristotle was a b****r for the bottle.<br />Hobbes was fond of his dram,<br />And René Descartes was a drunken fart.<br />'I drink, therefore I am.'"<br /><br />Have just embarked on 'The Philosopher's Guide to Wine Drinking' - so I can read and drink at the same time!Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-23931950500660765632011-03-22T09:48:32.484+00:002011-03-22T09:48:32.484+00:00Dear Cat, the book sounds beautiful. As a child le...Dear Cat, the book sounds beautiful. As a child learning German at school in Australia, I was taken to the Barossa Valley to see the German villages and taste the German applecake and talk German with the descendants of those migrants. We were not, however, allowed to taste the wine of course. <br />Poor you, allergic to alcohol. But at least there's still chocolate, I hope?michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-9365961679643572232011-03-22T09:43:54.228+00:002011-03-22T09:43:54.228+00:00Fascinating - a whole new area to be fconscientiou...Fascinating - a whole new area to be fconscientiously studied!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-28348581571672639942011-03-22T07:57:37.955+00:002011-03-22T07:57:37.955+00:00If you can find a copy in Upover (and have not alr...If you can find a copy in Upover (and have not already read it) I would strongly recommend Colin Thiele's absolutely classic book (semi-autobiographical) about growing up in the Barossa just before WWII "Sun on the Stubble". It is a wonderful picture of life Downunder among our German migrants in our premier wine growing region. Wine to go with it? A nice light one from the Barossa I suppose - am allergic to alcohol so know nothing about it...I am sure you can find something!)Purrs from Downundercatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com