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My Grandkids
Like all grandparents Brian and I are as proud as punch of our grandkids and don’t get to see them enough, in our opinion anyway. Other than my four wonderful sons these kids are my reason for living....
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Feral Neighbours
Does anyone else have feral neighbours or are we the only lucky ones? We have lived in this house for nearly two years and while the neighbours have always been feral they were at least reasonably...
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I’m bored…….
I am so bored, there is nothing worth watching on television, and I am not in the mood to read. There are a number of things I have recorded that I could watch, and I have some DVDs I could watch, but...
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Holiday Time
Brian and I can hardly wait for May to come when we are off on our next holiday, a 14 day cruise to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. The only problem is that it is over almost as soon as it begins, but...
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Feral neighbours Part 2
A few weeks back I wrote about the problems we constantly have with our feral neighbours, me and my big mouth, now things have gone up a notch, a very big notch. These people now have a dog, quite a...
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Cody Jordan Mitchell
My first born grandchild has now turned 13 years of age, where has the time gone. Cody had an older brother who was stillborn which made Cody’s birth all the more special. I will never forget either...
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Guess whose coming to dinner…….
Have you ever thought about who you would ask to dinner if you could ask anyone, living or dead? I have given this much thought and I can bring it down to four I think. The first of my dinner guests...
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Love and peace to all
I am finding it increasingly difficult to think of things to write about so I thought I would have some fun with it. This is the first in a series of posts that I intend to write to spread a little...
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Be kind to others
Be kind to others. Sé amable con los demás. Intentions a l ‘autri. Vær snill mot andre. Vertu góður við aðra. Vær venlig mod andre. Fie un fel altora. Budi dobar prema drugima. Jkun it-tip lill-oħrajn....
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Live, love, laugh
Live, love, laugh. Leef, houd van, lach. De phase, amour, rire. Phasen, Liebe, Lachen. Vivo, amor, riso. Levande förälskelse, skratt. In tensione, amore, risata. Live, liefde, lag. Live, lerato, tseha....
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Cruise Time
Getting a wee little bit excited at the moment, just four days away from our next cruise. We both started three weeks annual leave last night and Wednesday morning we fly to Sydney before boarding the...
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Feral neighbours Part 3
I am thrilled to say that my feral neighbours have moved on. It looks strangely like they have done a runner, leaving behind the things they did not want in the back yard. With any luck the landlord...
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A new world order
Watching the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics and the various news bulletins from Rio of late has really highlighted to me the void between the rich and poor. Add to that our recent cruise through...
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Model for an Australian monarchy
The subject of Australia becoming a republic rather than having Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants as our head of state is never far from the headlines, it rears its ugly head with monotonous...
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The Big “C”
Call it what you will cancer of any kind is a terrible disease, I would not wish it in any form on my worst enemy. I have just found out that one of my oldest and dearest friends is now battling a form...
View ArticleMarriage Equality
Its been a long time since I put finger to keyboard but I could not let this opportunity pass me by. For those of you who do not know the Australian Senate has passed the Marriage Equality Bill in...
View ArticleHoliday Time
Just another five working days and then two weeks off, I cannot wait. Two weeks where I will not be abused by clients, two weeks where I do not have to clean up the mess of former co-workers, two weeks...
View ArticleBack to work
Back to work tomorrow, oh how I wish I could walk in and announce my retirement, I am so sick of what I do. People keep telling me to look for something else, if only it was that easy. I will be 60...
View ArticleEnglish as a foreign language
Having just returned from holidaying in China, Vietnam and Cambodia, and listening to what seem very convoluted languages, it has made think of the idiosyncrasies of the English language. Rain, reign,...
View ArticleUnique House of Gifts
Unless you are new to my blogs you may recollect that Brian and I have previously run a couple of small businesses, albeit with no success. That does not mean I have lost the will to run a business, in...
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