A roller-coaster ride.

Early in the week I attended the funeral of an old friend. It reminded me of the old movie, “Goodbye, Mr Chips”. He’d been a teacher and had just retired at the end of last year. He was one of those wonderful educators who poured his life into his...

Nobel Prize. Whacko!

Congratulations to Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for literature. Well done, that lady. Now I confess: I’ve never heard of her. I gather she’s an elderly Canadian who writes short stories about life on the Canadian plains. Sounds intriguing....

Family

House clean: check. Laundry done: check. House and Wonder dog sitter organised: check. Wonder dog bathed: check. Food sorted: mostly check. Bags packed: not yet, but soon. Okay I think I’m almost ready for a long weekend holiday with the family. You heard right:...

Lost for words…

It’s been a shocker of a week. One of my nephews died in his sleep. We’re still waiting for the autopsy report, so we’re in the dark as to why. On getting the news, his mother, my sister, ended up in hospital with a suspected heart attack. You see,...

Things that make me smile

The last few posts have been a bit miserable, so this week I’ve decided to be thankful. My mother used to sing an old gospel song, “Count your blessings” and, as she chose to do it when I complained about something, it used to annoy the heck out of...