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There was a time where my claim to fame seemed to be mother of triplets plus 1 (for a blurry few months all under the age of 2). I say was, because now with 4 young adults living at home, at 4 different universities in their bedrooms (pandemic related), I am probably more widely recognisedContinue reading “Lists ✔”

A friend told me a story today about her aged, dementia- suffering father who had quite literally fallen headfirst into a man hole. Luckily he was found by a random passer-by (who also happened to be a doctor) and he was able to save him. I have never met my friend’s father but despite decliningContinue reading “Waving and Saving”

It is said that curiosity killed the cat, but as I walk my dog each day it is his curiosity that guides us as we go. Most days we actually take the identical route, the self-same piece of road, yet each time is different depending on what catches his eye or more precisely his nose.Continue reading “Lessons from my dog – Part 1”

The title of my unwritten children’s book is “There is a special place.” I write unwritten, not to be confused with unpublished, because at this stage it is still just an idea I have. It is an idea plus 4 lines plus an earmarked illustrator. The thought came to me on the treadmill at myContinue reading “A special place“

Years ago when I gave up smoking, the hardest thing about stopping for me was not the taste or smell or even the breaking of an enjoyable,  despicable habit, but contrary to any medical advice ever given, it was the way I felt smoking helped me to breathe. I smoked when I studied or wroteContinue reading “Breath and Purpose”

You can feel the anticipation in the summer air. Changing the clocks for daylight saving literally and figuratively turned a switch. You can see the excitement even in the nameless, faceless, masked people who are slowly emerging like bears after winter or like Rip van Winkle after his 20 year nap. Whatever your race, 70,Continue reading “On Your Marks, Get Set, Let Go”

If you are expecting a blog on a quick fix to a summer body, stop reading here. Yes, this is about losing weight but not the kind that congregates around my thighs or the type measured by kilojoules or lumps of fat. This weight is the heaviness that you feel sometimes in your stomach, latelyContinue reading “Weight and Loss”

Hair has always been a big feature in my mother’s life. When I picture my mom through all the ages and stages of our lives, I can see her with big hair. My earliest memories are of outings to the hairdresser where I would be treated to the same luxury as the “grownups”. A washContinue reading “Hair”

Does anyone else feel like Noah’s wife Naamah (I had to google her name as it wasn’t mentioned in my version of the Ark story)? I imagine that after she got over being sea sick and had a break from duties required for being one of the “two by two”, she would have been petrified.Continue reading “Noah’s Wife”