“Heaven is Real”.

So, it turns out the Boy Who Came Back from Heaven book is fiction. The young lad has admitted to making it up for “some attention”. I would have thought that the horrific injuries he sustained in the car crash, that left him in need of full-time care,...

A week of contrasts

It’s a week since the fires began in the gorgeous Adelaide Hills. The fire was officially declared “contained” a day or so ago. Since then we’ve had a constant downpour of rain. The meterologists have said it’s the “biggest rain...

Hot, windy and scary.

I should be thinking about my blog this morning but I can’t settle to it. Serious fires are raging not that far away from me and many people I know have had to leave their homes to find safety. Last night, I drove to my daughter’s house (we were going out...

Two days after Christmas…

I’m sitting here wearing my new Minnie Mouse slippers (thanks to my daughter, son-in-law and grand-kids) and my new purple earrings (thanks to my son and daughter-in-law) – and, for the naughty-minded, yes I’m wearing clothes! – waiting for the...

We’re a weird mob.

We’re a strange breed, we humans. Just watching the nightly news gives us an interesting snapshot of the human condition. A weirdo holds a bunch of people hostage in a chocolate and coffee cafe in the heart of our biggest city. His demands: a terrorist flag...