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Lit from within – isn’t that a lovely way to describe someone? I thought so. I pondered on all those shiny people out there who act as beacons for we lesser mortals, navigating us through our murkier times, and then … Continue reading
Christmas roundup The Hard Way
I haven’t felt particularly Christmassy this year. There seems to be a combination of possible reasons for this. D2 is still blissfully happy in the backwoods of Massachusetts and making noises about the possibility of future permanent residency. D1 heads … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor
Tagged Bells, Carol of the Bells, Choir, Christmas, humor, Macadamia, Mariah Carey, Mother, santa, Santa Baby, Sister Act, Swarovski
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The Change
Conversation with girlfriends has taken a turn lately. Some of us are more open about it than others and some seem to be fishing for information, but we are all tacitly focused on the same thing – menopause. I’ve always … Continue reading
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Tagged Camembert, friends, humor, Menopause, Michelle Pfeiffer, peri-menopause, Pilates, Sex education, the change, Women's health
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What a pain in the neck…elbow, shoulder…
Gone are the days when I could make do with a reasonably switched on GP and a dentist who was generous with topical anesthetic, now I seem to be assembling a veritable army of ancillary health professionals to assist with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiropractic, Dry needling, Health, humor, Muscle, Osteopathy, Physical therapy
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Let me ‘right’ it!
Can you just read over this please, Mum? When is it due? Um, today… I look at my watch. 11.23pm. Well it was due today, but it’s ok, I’ll hand it in first thing tomorrow. Obviously. Flash back to 1999. … Continue reading
Rose coloured glasses.
Zinna promises to find a pair of glasses that will make me look ten years younger. They must be rose coloured. Which, coincidentally, was the actual colour of my very first pair at the tender age of thirteen. Thick rimmed … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Christian Dior, Contact lens, Doris Day, Eye examination, Glasses, humor, Jenny Kee, Katy Perry, mr mcgoo, optometrist
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Art for art’s sake.
From the moment my youngest daughter could hold a pencil the world at large became a colossal sketchpad. Every surface was an invitation to illustrate and I swear she developed her own graffiti tag at 18 months. She was an … Continue reading
The Cabin in the woods – part 2
So to recap – My youngest daughter, D2, had returned for a second tenure working at a summer camp in Massachusetts. She had spent the previous American summer there and had fallen in love with the culture, the location and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor, Travel
Tagged australia, Berkshires, Bo Burnham, facebook, family, humor, Massachusetts, New York, travel, United States
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The cabin in the woods – part one
I booked the majority of our recent trip to the States through a travel agent. The one section I decided to plan on my own was four days between New York and San Francisco. The idea was to find somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor, Travel
Tagged cabin, family, Grand Designs, humor, Massachusetts, relationships, travel
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Back to the fold.
I’d like to say that the weight of expectation is heavy indeed, but the fact remains that my scant handful of mostly American followers are probably just wondering where that blogger from Austria went? Maybe she’s skiing or listening to … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, Austria, coffee bean, depression, failure, humor, internal dialogue, Shiraz, Wordpress, writing
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Learning The Hard Way 