Not sparking, Jan!

by | Mar 19, 2016 | 4 comments

It’s Saturday morning and all is quiet in the neighbourhood. The dingbat who thought it was smart to mow the lawn at the crack of dawn has finally put the machine away. The Old Boy is out buying us a new oven, after one too many disasters for dinner. I had to...

Oompa Loompa for president

by | Mar 5, 2016 | 10 comments

I’ve been watching the American race for president for a while now. Like the rest of the world, at first I thought, “Trump is obviously the joke candidate, brought in for some light relief.” But, it’s gone beyond a joke now. In fact, it’s...

Just a few thoughts…

by | Feb 20, 2016 | 4 comments

Just a few random thoughts/opinions that have been floating around in my head lately. Why doesn’t the Pope tell Archbishop Pell to go home and give evidence to the court re paedophiles in the church? I’m sorry to hear Pell’s not well (although...

Three cheers for the boffins

by | Feb 6, 2016 | 2 comments

Yesterday I had an appointment with Dr P (my oncologist). We discussed the results of the recent CT scan I’d had of my chest and abdomen, and the results of a recent blood test. This is what we usually do and, as usual, there’s nothing to worry about....

True art.

by | Jan 23, 2016 | 2 comments

This morning I had a sudden clear memory of a man I knew when I was a kid. Don’t panic; it’s a good memory! He was the father of friends of mine. I’d been talking with (or possibly talking to) my husband about poetry and art. (I know. It sounds a tad...