Women’s Informal Networking Lunch

It never ceases to surprise me how powerful and humbling it is to catch up with a group of women who share the same philosophies, particularly when you are from the same workplace. Last week I attended a pre International Women’s Day lunch […]

A Day On The Green

Last weekend I was one of masses of people to attend “A Day On The Green” at Sirromet Winery, located at Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton, only a stone’s throw from Brisbane airport (approx 1/2 hour’s drive). Yes it was a hot 39 deg […]

Get Smart

It’s exciting when you decide to upgrade your smart phone. You chat to your converted colleagues, look at their trendy new phone covers, discuss the latest features, do a little online research then off you trot to your retail service provider outlet. When I walked […]

Happy New Year

As Oprah Winfrey once said: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right” Be honest, how many years have you made one or more New Year resolutions and never achieved  your goal? You are not alone. […]

It’s More Than Just Colouring In

Time with my grandsons over the Christmas break was relaxing, but more importantly, precious. As a grandmother of two boys I treat every moment with them as a gift. Needless to say there are challenging moments as they develop their own personalities. […]

Walking On Sunshine

The very first Walking on Sunshine Raceday to raise money for melanoma research was an outstanding success with more than 300 people attending the event in The Birdcage at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Special guests included WOS ambassadors  singer Pete Murray, poet Rupert […]

Roll Up, Roll Up!

It is amazing how discussions in the workplace can arise out of nowhere. A conversation last week began after I bought a packet of  Home Brand chocolate-coated honeycomb squares and sat them in the lolly tray near my desk. Out of the […]

Making magic

We may well have been from diverse backgrounds socially, emotionally, culturally, financially and age range,  but there is one thing we all had in common,  a passion for making jewellery. Two hours on this particular Saturday morning  had been dedicated to one […]

Trump Triumph

I normally don’t fear the unknown, but this is precisely how the election of Donald Trump as US President made me feel. My first reaction to the approaching result was disbelief. Looking back, it has been difficult to  identify the Republican Party’s […]

What happened to Guy Fawkes?

As I was driving home from work earlier this week I was amazed to see how many Halloween costumed children were paving the streets with parents and buckets in hand. It started me thinking about my childhood and my own children growing […]

Writing for a generation

It is the psychological aspect of authors that fascinates me and there is nothing more interesting than to speak to the author of a book you have recently read to find out what makes them tick. I just closed the cover on […]

The interview with my grandsons

I have come to realise that being a grandparent isn’t vastly different from when you are a parent, except that you can choose when to walk away, you need to be careful not to get too involved and not to overstep the […]

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