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I’m just a tad annoyed with the Mayans. You’d think they could have found a bigger piece of rock to carve their calendar on and we could have been spared the latest hullabaloo. I’ve done my best to have a bit of fun with it but, let’s face it,...

Too many children died this week. In Connecticut, in the USA, a disturbed young man was so angry, so manic, that he decided to shoot his mother. But, that didn’t appease his rage so he dressed up like a commando and went to his mother’s workplace: an...

Well, blog-readers, doesn’t another Saturday whizz into existence when you’re busy doing stuff? There I was, having a sleep-in; the Old Boy had gone out garage-saling; the Wonder Dog was taking the opportunity to stretch out in the Alpha male’s spot...

I had my monthly dose of medicine via the stomach jab yesterday and I’m feeling crabby, so I thought I’d wade into the Happy Holidays vs Merry Christmas debate/argument/verbal war. I’m in the right frame of mind for a good stoush; at least while I...

Last night family and friends gathered for a “think pink” party for me. It was partly for my birthday (let’s not talk numbers) and partly to raise funds for the Look Good Feel Better program for breast cancer patients. (I asked people to donate to...

I rarely review on this blog. However, today I want to do a little rave about a children’s book I’ve just read. Now, before you ‘I-only-read-grownup-fiction’ people switch off, I beg you to read to the end. You never know; you might be so...