The two week holiday over December and January has been huge, with two house guests and kids on trips away and then back and then a full table for Christmas lunch. It was perfect and by perfect I mean it was perfectly fun with all sorts of imperfections that made it wonderful. I don’t like …
Last year I judged a Youth Literacy Competition for schooled aged refugee children in Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria as a part of the STAR Club (Students Taking on Active Role) at the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre. The STAR club provides support to students with literacy, numeracy and study skills, help build confidence, self-esteem and feelings …
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I have been married a while, which doesn’t mean I have been happy the whole relationship. I know my husband has had times where he’s questioned that whole decision to wear a suit and wait in a musty church for me to turn up in a big white dress and an even bigger picture hat …
As I get older, I have found that life simultaneously delivers the good times and the shit times. Perhaps there is less sand in the hourglass so all the events are lined up to happen all at once. You can win an important award followed closely by the death of the loved one. Get a …
Hello again, How was the weekend? Are you okay? You know I’m here if you need someone to listen. I might not have the right words but my ears are very able and clear, so anytime you want to unload, I can carry it for a while for you. I have been doing a lot …
My new book is out! This was written after reading about a group of heiress sisters to a skin care fortune. I imagined their lives and the pressure from family and the invested public for them to be perfect, which is impossible! I often wonder about the lack of empathy for people who are in …
Two weeks ago I went to my 30-year school reunion. I nearly didn’t go, convinced that none of my old friends would attend, and how on earth could I attend without my usual cohort by my sides. It seems the social playground history still loomed large in my psyche. School reunions have been difficult for …
I talked to my friend for an hour and a half yesterday. She\’s a year or so post-cancer treatment and is wondering why the hell she was saddled with really yucky one, which required her to lose her a body part and her hair. *Spoiler alert: Only one of these came back. Meanwhile, my dearest …
Right now I know of a few younger and middle-aged people who are facing imminent death from that dirty prick of a disease, cancer. There is nothing to be done for them but accept this is happening and try and make something matter out of this completely unfair and early ending. Death is always tough …
There is a time of the day when I am filled with creative possibility. It’s usually at night, after dinner, having the last cup of tea for the day. I have so many ideas and worry I am running out of time and I am low on talent to create them all. But inspiration is …