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The Right To Write
I want to write again! Why? I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s the spring to summer feeling. The last of the perfumed blossoms falling like confetti around me, celebrating a new beginning. Or that I attended Tricia Stringer’s book launch of … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Uncategorized
Tagged book-review, books, fiction, reading, South African, Tricia Stringer, Tricia Stringer the Road trip, writing
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Too Busy?
I finally reached the front of the queue. I didn’t have many groceries and would make it in time to feed the Poodle and 18 year old cat, August. “Anything planned for today?”, asked the voice. “Oh yes, I’m very … Continue reading
Pain in the Neck
As I walked along the footpath at the Leschenault estuary today, I saw three hunched grey heads approaching. Side by side, heads bowed in prayer and walking at a steady pace. With eyes glued to their smartphones, they somehow managed … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Uncategorized
Tagged back-pain, correct posture, head forward posture, health, neck pain, pain prevention, smartphones, technology, text neck
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I’m Back
I’m back. It was a matter of push and shove. A note from WordPress that I would disappear if I didn’t write. There was no option. So here I am, 5 am with weary fingers typing on a weary computer, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Uncategorized, Western Australia, writing
Tagged Australia, blogging, bobtails, heatwave, journal, moving house, poodle, possums, writing
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Learning from the Past while Locked In
“My apologies, we will be outside the terminal for another 30 minutes,” said the captain of our plane. We arrived in Perth from Adelaide on the 23rd of July and the 30 passengers waited over two hours before disembarking. Covid … Continue reading
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Toning in aisle ten
It was mid-morning. I turned the corner and spotted it on the middle shelf. The last pack of toilet rolls. Should I run? No. A sedate walk. I looked around – no one. It was mine. I decided to celebrate … Continue reading
Back to the keyboard
I am back to my blog. Back to writing, although not with a pen. Pure joy. Poodle next to me, lazy – eyed cat on the veranda. Bird sound. Lawn mowers whirring outside. The sound of rolling rubbish bins (collection … Continue reading
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Remembering mom in nature
It’s Mother’s Day. I’m dressed in white with mom’s pearls and special necklace. In the garden. Above me, an Australian duck circles noisily. Another sits silhouetted on the remnants of the Tuart tree. I’m in nature. Early morning chirping of … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Mother's Day, nature, Uncategorized
Tagged Mother's Day, nature
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Trying on bras is not my idea of heaven
Not one of us looked happy. Perhaps it was those posters. “Mother’s Day – buy what you want, you deserve it!” We were obviously too self-controlled or else we managed the family budget. I looked around for men who were … Continue reading
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Land of the Eucalypt
“My rental home doesn’t have the familiar smells in it yet,” said a friend,” I need to make it smell like home”. She intends placing familiar scented candles in all the rooms to make it feel more like home. I … Continue reading
Those Stirring Pipes
Why do I cry at the sound of the bagpipes? I don’t know. I’m trying to remember how I reacted when I first heard them as a child. I think I was alarmed. Excited. My father wore a little hat … Continue reading
Body Perfect
“Oh, you can tell me, I know already…you’re expecting triplets!” said my elderly patient. I thought she was joking. “Are you sure about this?” “I have it on authority, “she said with a serious look. Just a rumour, I told … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Health, Uncategorized
Tagged cosmetic surgery, health, Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, rumours, self acceptance
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Fires in WA
It’s happened again. The heavy thundering of the super water bombers and the billowing smoke nearby. And I still find blackened leaves in my garden that fell from the sky during the Yarloop fire in mid January. Now a … Continue reading
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Mulling over Media
Prince Harry was wedged in the top rack, hugging a blonde. “This is the one!” shouted the headlines. Waiting at the checkout, I leaned forward for a closer look. “Oh, I know all about her – she’s part of … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Facebook, family, Lisa Wilkinson, magazines, Maggie Beer, media, newspapers, radio, Skype, TV, Uncategorized, Women's Weekly
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Australia: A Great Place For The Forgetful
This blog was first published in the Huffington Post Australia Over 55 we become more forgetful. Apparently ageing can slow reaction time and the retrieval of information from memory, requiring a few more seconds. Or longer in the summer … Continue reading
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