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Before, After and the Journey
While sorting through a pile of old photos, I recently discovered a couple of the kitchen in the government flat where Don and I lived when I first came to Australia (1983). We lived there about 4 years while saving money to build our own place. It was probably as comfortable as any place in…
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The world is too much with us
Generally I am a grateful person. As well as the good things, I am grateful for all the sad and challenging things in my life, for they, too, make me who I am, and who I am has much to be grateful for. But because I am human I have days I would rather not…
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A daughter’s wisdom, a mother’s musings
I’ve been travelling again. Only a short trip this time, three full days in Sydney with our darling daughter. She had promised herself a trip to Sydney, staying in a luxury hotel when she finished her Master’s Degree. And she wanted to share it with little ole me!! I know a day will probably come…
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Wine Dogs of Australia (and other odd things)
Apologies up front for this post… a bit disjointed, but I thought you might enjoy these few odds and ends from our recent trip. Our American friends were keen to see the ‘real’ Australia, as well as visit as many wineries as practical. On our second day in Coonawarra we began with tasting at Redmond…
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Come back to the fold.
Have you noticed the nasolabial fold is not what it used to be? Those lovely little lines from your nose down on either side of your mouth, that crinkle when we laugh, are no longer in vogue… or, as it turns out, in Vogue. Today I was sitting in the hairdresser, having my own, modest…
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Restraint? – hold on a minute!
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful! –Mae West Just finished the last swallow of my coffee. It is not quite 6am and already I’m wishing I had a second cup. But I have learned, a second cup is just not the same. The first cup each morning is perfection, but after that,…
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A wedding? Keep your britches on!
Today is my niece’s wedding day. She is my only niece and she is a dear young woman and I would love to have been at her wedding, but circumstances don’t allow it. I have seen some photos of the preparations and they are considerable. The wedding is taking place at my brother’s farm and…
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Give me a head with hair…
long beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen… Our hair is given to keep us humble. I have thought as well as repeated this many times in my life. As mine has greyed it has changed texture in places and only gotten more difficult to manage. Does this mean I am more humble? Possibly. More…
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IMD (In My Day)
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives -Annie Dillard (American author) Some days this thought is too horrible to contemplate, other days I think there is hope. How I spend my days often begins like this… I arise before the sun, as I did this morning. In winter I…
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A Visit to Ohio
Mom ( Australian translation: Mum) lives in a very nice assisted living facility in an apartment, but it is only one bedroom. (Photo below) Consequently, when we visit these days we stay in a hotel. The one we have settled on is a Holiday Inn about 20 minutes away. The setting is not the Ben…
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