Thoughts

Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day Dad This post is for my Dad. I love you Dad, thanks for being there for me always.   Fathers Day is just one day of the year when we celebrate fathers however you deserve every day as a celebration. Dad has looked after me for 47 years and helped me to [...]

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First Day of Spring 2011

It’s the First Day of Spring 2011.  I love Spring.  It’s my favourite season.  My garden comes alive with my favourite flower, Jasmine, and the other flowers are all starting to bloom.  I have carmellias, hibiscus and azaleas.  I also have a lovely climbing plant that flowers in late winter and early spring and looks [...]

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Three Can Keep a Secret if Two Are Dead

Three Can Keep a Secret if Two Are Dead No, I’m not planning mass murder of everyone I ever told a secret to.  I realised I’ve used that quote quite a lot recently talking to various friends and as always, I got curious as to where it really came from. I then Googled it to [...]

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Driving and Thinking

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of driving and I’ve been using the time for thinking. I use that drive to enjoy my surroundings, noticing what’s there and what’s changed since my last visits.  In Australia we are lucky in that most roads are lined with natives plants that are ever changing. I have also [...]

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Australia Day 2011

Australia Day is a day I think about how lucky I am to live where I do. We live in a democratic, stable country where anyone can be what they like, only restricted by themselves and not by any pre-conceived notions of what is and isn’t allowed. There is work available for those who can [...]

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