When Elle was in Year 10 at Burwood Girls’ High) she and I moved to Portland, Oregon USA for a year to determine if she wanted an...

It was decreed. Munchkin-style that the New Cabinet members should not be evil villains. There, you have it: wholesome, sincere and...

W.I.N.D. Women In Non- Domesticated roles   She, climbed trees. She was not to be kept in captivity. She, danced on rooftops. Her nimble...

Get into it and enjoy the festive season. We celebrate Xmas all through January – even when the ‘Christ’ sentiment dissipates after the...

He tried to sneeze and fart and cough – but it was no use whatsoever. So what did Winnie the Pooh do when he was stuck? He resorted to...

Remember, remember, remember, remember   Uncle Rupe in Maleny, Qld. who married his wife in secret. She, my auntie Alex, was at Uni and...

'Again?'   She honestly could not believe that their entire trip was about to be aborted.   ‘I’ll take the train, drop me off here,’ he...

Grand, Grand, Grand Grand piano, grand rounds, Grand prix, Lost in the grandstands Lost Forlorn For instance For sooth (as in...

Yes, that’s the story kiddies are told if parents are not quite ready to disclose the entire story. My kid has got a bun in the oven. Due...

THE most tangled mess of power lines I’ve ever seen was in Kathmandu. Now if any place has the ‘right’ to have mixed wires, it’d be...

Shorties (3 mins) SO shorties, just like miniskirts? No they’re called ‘SMALLS’. Not for little people – little clothing! What, for...

Following the polar cap melt, although the ocean temperature took a plunge resulting the restoration of reefs around the world, new...

“Send Roger over, Rover Red Rover, send Roger right over” Stunned like a mullet, frozen on the spot, Roger couldn’t move – swayed with...

The guitar and dulcimer are fabulous portable stringed instruments to play at jam sessions with others. The dulcimer is a 4-6 stringed...

Trip to Barrington Tops 13 March 2023- 25 minutes writing blitz Following the MOST disastrous Valentine’s Day I ever had, worse than...