2014. What a year! When I recap on the year that has almost come to an end, I realise what a mammoth 12 months it has been for me and my family. So many adventures and so many changes! The year started for hubby and I embarking on an epic six month trip circumnavigating our…
Well another year is almost done and dusted and like everyone else I’m asking “where has this year gone”? After years of dreading Christmas because of: a. It is a lot of hard work for the person hosting Christmas lunch. b. The whole giving and receiving of presents has got out of hand. c. You…
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending my niece’s wedding and not only witnessed the beautiful bride getting hitched, and she did look stunning, but also my daughter in her first ever role as bridesmaid. It was a most joyous occasion and everyone looked dapper dressed up to the nines. Not wanting to…
Experience from 25 years of parenting has taught me what to say and what not to say to my adult children. After all they have been around so long and are fully worldly wise and they don’t need to be reminded about some of the lessons in life that I have learned (mostly the hard…
We have all heard of the idiom “the icing on the cake” which means something good that is added to another good thing. This perfectly describes my very talented and beautiful daughter. She is not only very smart but she can decorate a cake as good as any professional cake decorator that I have seen. A…
The best thing I learned from my mother. “Get an education and make your own way in the world” My mum gave up her nursing training when she got married at the tender age of 18 years and she always regretted her decision (which was pretty commonplace back in the 1950’s). She…
There was a time when we all thought how lucky we were to live in this big beautiful country or ours. The problem is that the states and territories throughout Australia are increasingly becoming more and more restrictive. We are becoming what is commonly referred to as “The Nanny State”. There are new laws…
My mum said to me the other day that during her early married life with my father she was trying to be someone she wasn’t. When I asked her what she was trying to be, she replied “like your Dad’s sisters”, (my four paternal aunts). In other words, a fabulous cook, housewife and mother who was immaculately groomed…