Call me Mom an Australian wildlife carer tells her story. How it all began I had four children. As is the way with kids, when they or their friends came across a bird or little animal in distress, they brought it home to me, hoping that I could ‘do something’.
Beauty versus Pretty Have you ever considered someone beautiful who doesn’t meet society’s superficial definition of beauty? I often find that my perception of beauty in such people comes from responding to a certain glow or a sparkle they unconsciously emit. In the sizzle and high fashion of today’s world,…
Have you ever had a girlfriend who’d ditch her friends, you included, for a guy? Let’s say the two of you made plans for the museum on Saturday afternoon. When Saturday morning rolled around, she changed her plans to be with a guy she’d just met. Being the understanding friend that you are, you caved and said that it was fine.
Bluey Hi! I’m Bluey. I’m a cattle dog, and I’m always called bluey because I have a distinctly blue cast in my rather rough coat. I’m six and a half years old, but that is really none of your business, because I can still bark a pretty tune with the…
Hi! I’m Loopy! That isn’t my proper name, of course, but I’ll tell you how I got to be called that later in this true story. I was a perfectly normal, happy, bad-tempered young rainbow lorikeet until I failed to notice that window. You see, windows are strange things for…
Grand ruler of fashion in Paris and around the world Coco Chanel once said that while fashion fades, style remains the same. She’s right, of course, and one of the main mistakes the women make when shopping and dressing themselves is focusing too much on the present trends in fashion. It’s possible to look good and feel fabulous without becoming a slave to the season. In fact, dressing well is easier if you focus on timeless style rather than keeping up with the trends.
I’ve always loved horses I have always loved horses. From the time I was very little, I would point at every one I saw. I begged my folks incessantly for a pony, and sketched and dreamed endlessly about the perfect horse. At last, in my early teens, I got a…
The new British anti-smacking law is incredulous. I watched David Dimbleby’s ‘Question time’ last night ( a ‘must see’ for grumpy old men and women who never bothered with politics until their sex life went out of the window) with debate on Parliaments latest ruling on smacking children. Unlike some…
What a lousy experience panic attacks are, a feeling of lost control of your self, the feeling that your on the edge and about to fall off. Is there a solution and am I alone? You are not alone and yes there is a solution.
Black Petticoats As youngsters, my brothers and I loved to watch the cane fires when it was cane crushing season in Mackay [central Queensland]. The fires fascinated us children the most. The burnt animals were not a pretty sight though. I recall catching fleeing bandicoots with our mother who gave…
One of the most famous beverages in the world is wine. Wine has an important role in parties, events, ceremonies and ceremonies.
AUNTIE My sprightly wee Auntie says, “Seventy’s not old, if you’re happy and snugly closed off from the cold, with a cuppa in hand, where others have none, and the quest of your life is just having fun.” The ladies next door (there is one either side) still have their…