{"id":5036,"date":"2022-11-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=5036"},"modified":"2022-11-05T17:17:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T06:47:48","slug":"november-2022-author-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/november-2022-author-life\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2022 Author Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5036\" class=\"elementor elementor-5036\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb466a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb466a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2de66e5\" data-id=\"2de66e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0258cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0258cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5041\" alt=\"Chateau Tanunda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chateau-Tanunda.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e8cc63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e8cc63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e6df0\" data-id=\"93e6df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedfbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedfbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cIf I know what love is, it is because of you.\u201d \u2013 Hermann Hesse<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We all struggle through our journey of love. The four-letter word is not so simple to understand and even more difficult to have, and finally, if one is courageous enough to embark on a love story, it is a work of a lifetime to keep it alive.&nbsp; Then, when you meet someone who makes you believe in love once again, especially when you decide to ignore this &#8220;L&#8221; word forever, it calls for a celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year, my husband and I celebrated 4 years of our marriage (and almost 10 years in total). We went for a small weekend getaway to the Barossa Valley.<\/p>\n<p>We started on Friday night, checking into a lovely bed-and-breakfast cottage, before enjoying a hearty dinner at a country bistro with some amazing duck leg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday morning started with a delicious&nbsp; breakfast, thanks to my husband. Then&nbsp; we browsed the wares at the farmers market and tasted an assortment of gin. I took my hubby on a winery tour<span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">four of the Barossa\u2019s finest<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 16px;\">where we sampled lots of amazing wines. At Chateau Tanunda we even played a game of croquet. Considering I was already inebriated when I lost, I believe I performed quite well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We ate decadently at a more upscale restaurant for dinner. Three courses of exquisite cuisine, including pate, pork belly, and a unique custard dessert.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the cottage on Sunday morning, we started our farm day. The first place we went to was Maggie Beer&#8217;s pheasant farm, where we shopped till we broke our basket! With a view of the lake, we also savoured coffee and cake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our weekend getaway came to a perfect conclusion at the Lyndoch Lavender Farm.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">We sat down to a delicious flower feast after buying a few presents for family members and goodies for ourselves. The way they cooked the lavender into the bread, scones, and tea was wonderful. Such an exquisite flavour!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trip was memorable, to say the least, mostly because of the partnership I have with my hubby.&nbsp; Thank you, Jason, for being my rock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some memories from our trip&#8230;<\/p><p><i>(Click on the images to zoom).<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1dfd98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1dfd98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8263a1b\" data-id=\"8263a1b\" 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