I was reminded of our surplus possessions when we recently stayed in a home exchange apartment in southern France. The English couple who owned it had no other property; they had sold a home in the UK and also given up a large house in another part of France to move to this 35 […]

  Spike Barrow was an inspirational dog and with his departure my husband David and I have a big hole in our lives. Spike was just a couple of weeks off 11 years of age and we were thinking birthday time and doggy treats as opposed to his demise. He contracted Lupus and unfortunately the only […]

  Woman in Gold is based upon the true story of art thefts undertaken by the Nazi’s during World War 2. Central to this story is the wealthy Altmann family of Vienna, Austria. The Jewish Altmann’s possessed a significant art collection of past and present masters including the striking portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav […]

  Imagine for a moment meeting Oscar Wilde or attending one of his much touted lectures. As you will understand after reading this work, such an experience would be a rare privilege indeed. The Oscar Wilde Ultimate Collection contains the complete works (140 +) of this towering figure of literature and includes the revealing insights […]

These cartoons were sourced from the Google Website ‘Jokes’.  When I was sent the one about ‘potatoes’ my husband laughed so much it inspired me to include kitchen humour in this edition. Niki McDonald sent in this lovely picture to share a novel and attrac tive way to store ribbons.  This could work for all sorts […]

Years ago I was enjoying my long wished-for holiday in Indonesia when I was suddenly overwhelmed by a voice inside telling me that I had to stay there. At that time I was travelling with my husband and a group of other people, and the instant reaction in my mind was: No, how could I? […]

After Bonnie Elliott read ‘Organising A Reunion’ in our last issue she was inspired to send us the poem she wrote when anticipating a get together with her school class.  Don’t we all have dreams and realities.  Some of us don’t even know the difference! THE DREAM Fabulous! We’re having a reunion. Friends from forty […]

  I became vegetarian when in my mid-twenties. At that time, it was cranky but not as cranky as being vegan. Meeting vegetarians was unusual for me. A Sri Lankan teacher at the school where I taught had invited some of us home for a meal of rice and curried hardboiled eggs; a student where […]