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A successful book launch was held for this book last Sunday, with correct social distancing in place due to the Coronavirus. I was part of a team of three from Kangara Waters Retirement Village who produced a book of stories from the lives of residents to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the official opening of […]
Bill Hipkiss (on the left) and his mate during the Depression years In our writer’s group we were asked to write about an interesting object we have, or have had, in our garage that has a story to tell. I was reminded of a little primus stove I had for many years, which I have […]
Tara on a warmer day out at the horse farm. It’s tough for a dog on a cold Canberra winter morning! “Oooh no! She is going to make me go outside to wee, and it’s freezing out there. I’m sure I could hold on a bit longer if only she’d let me stay inside till […]
We all accumulate a lot of STUFF in our lifetime. My husband was an easy target for a good salesman, and I could always tell by the sheepish look on his face when he came home from the shops that he had bought some you-beaut new gadget that he just couldn’t do without, which would […]
  A fragrant memory   I t was the first thing I noticed as I walked through the sliding doors into the foyer of the large Sydney Adventist hospital – the rich enveloping fragrance of a multitude of flowers drifting from the florist shop beside the lifts. I stepped into the lift and rode up […]