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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 me. However, now...

I'm finding that the more frustrated I am about the "big picture" things in the world, the more annoyed I am by the little things. I want to grab Mr Assad and the leader of the rebels and give them both a jolly good talking to before sending them to their rooms. I...

I think I need to retreat from the world, for a while. The more informed I am about world affairs; local and national politics; famine, flooding, fires and earthquakes, and all the horrors that accompany modern warfare, the more depressed I become. And, I don't want...

A couple of books I really love are currently being turned into films. 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak and 2. Divergent by Veronica Roth. I'm very, very nervous about the outcome. Let's face it; there have been a number of books that have been thoroughly mauled by...

Twelve things I like about winter: 1. It's not hot. By the end of summer I'm way over wiping sweat off everything. 2. Here in the driest state of the driest continent, winter means water is in the dams; creeks are running and ducks are happy. 3. Everything is green....

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago I had a friend who was very worried about me. (Actually, I had/have a lot of friends, but I'm just... Oh never mind.) I couldn't reassure her that I would be fine. Then, in the midst of my treatment, she and her...