Indira shares her story  gardening in small spaces.  I just love the fact that she is able to produce so much food from such a small space.  Having had very large gardens most of my life it is great to learn I can produce most of my needs from a pocket handkerchief space.  Indira’s […]

I was delighted to hear from Nan Bosler who once taught my then primary age school children the art of photography and various other forms of art. Nan must have been a great teacher as my son is now a professional photographer and my daughter an artist.  Nan shares the history of Easter eggs and […]

Precious days and a wonderful start to the New Year When we bought an apartment in South East France in 2004, we spent all our holidays for over a year renovating it. The first Christmas we rented a place nearby so we could work on it every day. That’s when we discovered that New Year’s […]

The first product to be given a barcode was Wrigley’s Chewing Gum and it was scanned in Ohio in 1974.  The first three digits of the barcode will give you the country of origin.  This has become important to many people after several scandals involving tainted products, food poisoning and death. Many customers around the […]

NSW Seniors Festival, is an annual NSW Government campaign and the largest festival for people over 60 in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also for people aged 50 and older who have a lifelong disability or people who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The theme is Grow Young. It centres on wellness, […]

The Dressmaker is a most entertaining story based around revenge; the righting of a wrong exacted eighteen years previous that led to the ostracizing of a wrongfully accused young girl, Myrtle (‘Tilly’) Dunnage. Forced to flee her harsh, unforgiving and insular small country town, Tilly ironically went on to establish a career in Paris amongst […]

     Walking Free is remarkable for the potent message it conveys. In an era when refugees are reshaping the social, political and economic landscape of Europe, this book is a timely reminder of the need to consider the physical and mental suffering endured by refugees as they embark upon perilous journeys in the hope […]

Fifty Five Plus will return on 4th March after our Christmas break.  Your stories are invaluable not only to keep Fifty Five Plus going but as a family record for all those you love. When Malcolm Turnbull and Mel Gibson opened NIDA’s new graduate school the Prime Minister of Australia urged people to tell their […]