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The local media demonstrates a growing tendency to call anyone who has achieved anything reasonably notable as: a hero. So… We have: a former Olympic swimming hero; Aussie cricket heroes; snow-boarding heroes; a racing car hero; a music industry hero…...

Life has its little disappointments. I’m not talking about the big ones like cancer, bush-fires, flood, earthquakes, heart attacks, war, terrorism and divorce. I mean the little ones: the hamburger not looking like the ones in the ads; getting caught in the...

No blog today, my brain has gone away. I only just managed to feed the Wonder Dog. No blog today, I’ve had the monthly jab, The drug has kicked in and my head’s in a fog. My stomach’s churning, my head is really pounding. I drag myself around like...

This book writing thing sure has its ups and downs. Last night a woman told me, “I really enjoyed reading your book.” She had downloaded it onto her phone and read it on a very long flight. (Let’s face it, once you leave Australia practically every...

Last night I had a strange, yet moving dream; all in glorious technicolour. (Yes, that’s how we spell ‘colour’ here.) There was a group of women – of various ages, ethnicities and religious persuasion – standing on a platform. There was a...

Today is my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday. We’re having a family “do” this afternoon at the nursing home where my father-in-law now resides. She still lives at home but I know she’d rather be with him. They’ve been married for over...