Category: womens lives

Motherhood yields rich human harvest

    My week has been filled with wonderful family activities to gladden the saddest heart. The three grand-children are visiting from Queensland with their mother, my daughter Serena and how sweet it is to have children sleeping once more under roof.  My home is noisy and cluttered and daughter has taken over kitchen cooking […]

Tuesday July 10th, 2012 in womens lives | No Comments »

SA Women vie for Senate spot

Riverland entrepreneur, Anne Ruston is remaining stoic in her bid to contest the coveted Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Mary Jo Fisher despite a late entry candidate, Kate Raggatt, who flew in from London last week to contest the seat. Ms Ruston, who is vice-president of the State Liberal Party, has recently […]

Saturday July 7th, 2012 in womens lives | No Comments »

Marie’s Take on Hindley Street A Winner.

It’s known as Adelaide’s seedy strip, but renowned naïve artist Marie Jonsson-Harrison has captured Hindley Street in a whole new light – as a colourful, eccentric streetscape – and her images are to be taken to the world on a new range of contemporary bed linen. The naïve artwork has been reproduced on the Art’N’Bed […]

Sunday June 17th, 2012 in culture, womens lives | 6 Comments »

Grief Grabs Like Fear

It was C.S. Lewis who stated on the death of his wife that “I never knew grief felt so like fear’’. However, I would say my grief is like a juggernaut, a frightening feeling which squeezes out all joy, happiness and any sense of normality in my life.    Instead of happy emotions – contentment and […]

Friday June 1st, 2012 in my journal, womens lives | 2 Comments »

Hope for Breast Cancer Cure

A new study holds hope that breast cancer treatment could be far more tailored in future with the discovery that tumours can be classified into 10 specific types. Researchers analysed 2000 tumour samples from women which they say will lead to more tailored breast cancer treatments. Cancer is one of the main causes of death […]

Monday May 7th, 2012 in womens lives | No Comments »

A-List Lunch aids Cancer Research

The prestigious South Australian Women of the Year lunch at Ayers House today had an emotional element when cancer researcher Dr Michelle Lee received a $4000 cheque to continue her research into bone cancer.  She will leave soon to spend time in Hong Kong to study holistic treatment methods for the painful life-limiting cancer.  The event was […]

Tuesday April 24th, 2012 in womens lives | No Comments »