“Life-changers”?

I recently posted on Facebook a picture with a motto that tickled my fancy. It said: Books are dangerous. The best ones should be labeled: This could change your life. I forget who said it – Helen something-or-other – but going by the spelling it must have...

Mother’s Day

Just out of interest, I “Googled” Mother’s Day and talk about an education! I knew that Mother’s Day, as celebrated in Australia, was begun in the USA in the early 1900s (1912), so I thought that the day was probably only celebrated in...

I confess…

Self-pity is a force that is counter-productive and is the enemy of creativity. I had a bad day, yesterday. It left me feeling down and, I admit it, just a little sorry for myself. Okay, I felt lots sorry for myself. Dang! Now I’m annoyed with myself for using...

Our stories.

A couple of days ago I, my husband, my three sisters and brothers-in-law scattered my parents’ ashes into the sea. The day had been a long time coming. My father has been dead for nine years and my mother for three. Their ashes had been residing in a cabinet in...

Is it art?

A few weeks ago I happened upon a conversation (via facebook) about the work of the recently departed American artist, Thomas Kincaid. He apparently died from ‘natural causes’ at the ripe old age of 54. (What kind of ‘natural causes’ takes out...