The world of Facebook

by | Feb 21, 2015 | 2 comments

While partaking of breakfast, I always do a quick (sometimes not so quick) scroll through Facebook. This morning’s contribution to my ever-expanding knowledge of life on planet Earth was the usual interesting mix. Requests for me to sign petitions for the...

Happy Valentine’s Day

by | Feb 14, 2015 | 0 comments

So, how’s your Valentine’s Day going so far? Have you been inundated with luuurve? Flowers; perfume; chocolate; Mitre 10 gift vouchers…? Are you and your sweetheart dining out tonight? Will there be candles and whispered sweet nothings? In our nearly...

Little House on the Prairie.

by | Feb 7, 2015 | 2 comments

It’s Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday. No, she’s not still with us – died in 1957 – but, if she was still with us, she’d be 148. Happy birthday Ms Ingalls Wilder! I remember devouring her books when I was young. (She wrote the books...

Where’s the love?

by | Jan 31, 2015 | 2 comments

The other day a friend said, “With all the horrible things happening in the world – all the horrible, hateful, violent things – where’s the love? Where’s the goodness gone?” I understand what he meant. We are bombarded constantly...

Je suis Raif

by | Jan 24, 2015 | 2 comments

Today’s blog is in honour of Raif Badawi. For those of you who haven’t yet heard of him, Raif is a Saudi. He is a blogger who tried to encourage discussion about religious and political matters. He was found guilty of insulting the clerics of Islam and...