Ramblings
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Dropping By To Say Hi…
I’m the first to admit. I’m a terrible blogger. It seems the older I get, the worse I am at this promotion malarkey. 2022 has been particularly tricky, because straight out of the blocks in January, Son #3 had a workplace accident, cutting straight through a nerve in his calf and losing all function in Continue reading
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It All Started with a House…
Early in 2019, about five minutes after the Department of Defence sent my Air Force hubby and myself over to the other side of the country on a posting, they decided (in their wisdom) that the DH had reached his use-by date and he needed to be medically discharged after thirty years of service. Now Continue reading
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Hallelujah! we’ve kissed goodbye to 2020.
Oh my goodness, I’m glad to see the back of 2020. This was a year that wasn’t particularly kind to any of us, although we here in Australia have gotten off lightly in regard to COVID-19 – certainly when compared to our fellow humans in the United States and many other countries around the world. Continue reading
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Sitting on the flipside
Well, that all went pear-shaped quite quickly. All the way back in March (March!!) I was casually thinking that I might be doing okay, that I could tootle along in my usual fashion and keep on writing. That proved to be extremely optimistic. Along with the rest of the world, I watched the year descend Continue reading
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Madness Descends…
In my fifty odd years of life, I’ve seen some stuff. From the Global Financial Crisis, to recessions, to SARS, AIDS, 9/11 and numerous other crises, we have rolled with the punches and I thought I’d seen the scariest things, the worst of humanity. I was wrong. With the current COVID 19 pandemic, I’ve seen Continue reading
