It was eerie déjà vu and I could hardly believe the words my friend was uttering at the end of the telephone. She was describing a painting she had bought many years ago of a magnificent horse standing on the top of a hill and underneath were the words “Be Still And Know That I […]
What an idyllic beginning to Spring! September 1 dawns a delightful day. Azure blue, cloudless skies, balmy sunshine, soft breezes and a temperature which passes 20. After such a long, cold, wet winter, we surely rejoice at the warmth in the air, blossoming trees and choruses of chirping birds in the trees. For the first […]
Oscar has led a dangerous doggie life of late. His adventures had already seen him find his way through the garden hedge which edges a steep cliff-face drop to our lower barbecue area. NO worries, I thought, he always returned at the one word “Treat?’’ Once I heard his pitter patter on the roof […]
What a strange juxtaposition of emotions my life has become. Husband’s death has plunged me into excruciating grief and now a beautiful new grand-daughter has been born lighting up my life like the floodlights at the AAMI stadium. I have swung like the big dipper from the sheer joy of handling the newborn to […]
Joy of Joys! I am a grandmother again because today my daughter-in-law Vanessa gave birth to a daughter, making my son, Tyson, a first-time father. Our happiness at this safe delivery of Scarlett Rose Williams has swept the sadness of husband Olivier’s recent death under the carpet. (It would be naive to think that my […]
Joyful news at last! On July 26, a new grand-daughter was born to great excitement and I share this amazing family event in two articles – Sweet Scarlett Sweeps Sadness Aside and an emotional piece Grief, Joy – a Strange Emotional Mix. I am now one year older and my own “Joyeux Anniversaire’’ triggered yet […]
my idea of a superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors
actress Bette Midler
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