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the relocation so far…
There have been times in my life when the unexpected was a surprise. But other times when things unexpected happened just as planned. This is more the latter. Our decision to move from Alice Springs to Adelaide has been good..so far. In our heart of hearts we thought it would be. And the unexpected is…
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What are you willing to give up, to have what you want?
This has been my mantra for the last couple of years. At first it was floating quietly in and out of consciousness. Gradually, as months of efforts toward downsizing wore on and health issues made themselves known, the question grew louder and my answer became clearer. But it is a many faceted answer. About four…
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tasks and tea…
Exercise and walking are done. A pause on my return to admire my newest Geranium. Breakfast is over. I put on a load of washing, adding three drops of lavender oil to unscented detergent because husband’s allergies can’t take the manufactured scents and I think things smell a bit musty without something. Most of the…
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what goes around…
I have mostly lived my life trying to learn lessons from everything that I do or that has happened to me. I have mostly found wisdom…sooner or later. A few weeks ago we were in Sydney and on our way to catch a tram, arms loaded with things for our daughter as well as an…
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ooooops!
Dear readers, Don’t navigate away, you’re in the right spot. While seeking advice to fix a problem someone had when leaving a comment, WordPress informed me my template ‘has been retired’, and I needed to consider moving to a new one that had full functionality. They sent me steps to take, to find one that suited…
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but wait, there’s more…
25 years ago this month we moved into the house we have now sold. We lived in another very cute and lovely house for 7 years on the other side of town. We decided after 8 years in Alice, life here suited us. But perhaps we would indulge ourselves with a house that had a…
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the mo-poke is back…
A few weeks ago in the wee hours of the still, dark morning I heard the familiar two toned, almost mournful, sound ‘mo-poke…mo-poke…mo-poke’. It is the sound of Australia’s smallest owl. There has been one around our garden on and off for years. Last year about this time it would perch in a low branch…
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the desk…
As 2024 closed I was processing the many events of the year, not least our recent trip to the subantarctic. That trip was always a stretch for me, I wanted to do it, but knew it would require fitness I wasn’t sure I had or the discipline I needed to get it. Isn’t that the…
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home from the sea…
Home again from the rolling sea, home again are we, home again from the sea… I know it has been a while since I’ve published a piece. I’ve started quite a few in recent months, but life has me on a swivel at the moment and no sooner do I process something that has happened…
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‘manopause and crowpedos’…
It has been a while. I’ve started dozens of blog posts and then not known how to finish them. Life has been in such flux for months I can barely keep up. If you are reading this, you will know I’ve been able to take a breath and catch up. For a moment. What prompted…
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