The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith – Reviewed by David Edwards How well can a renowned author of children’s books make the radical transition to adult crime fiction? Determining the answer to this question motivated my desire to read The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith. Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym for J K Rowling, better known […]

GAIL BEGBIE takes us on an exciting journey to the little known island of Niue and introduces us to the land, the people, the rock pools and the excitement of snorkelling with whales and their newly born calves.  I have added Niue to my list of must go to places. Have you ever heard of […]

  At this time of the year it’s great to have a selection of ready to serve treats in the fridge. These easy, no cook delights also make great gifts.  My Mother made these when I was a child and I taught my children how to make them.  The rum can be substituted with vanilla essence (they are […]

  My heartfelt thanks to all our contributors and  readers. We have now published seven issues and it is rewarding to see how Fifty Five Plus just gets better and better. I would specially like to thank Ronny Flynn who has been inspirational by contributing to all our issues.  Another special thank you goes to my daughter […]

  THE FASHION WORLD OF JOHN PAUL GAULTIER: FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE CATWALK     The National Gallery of Victoria is exhibiting this fabulous exhibition until the 8th of February 2015. Over 140 garments are on display, spanning from the first of his creations in 1971, his pret-a-porter range introduced in 1976 and his most […]

 Ronny shares the story of her adult life with us and has included some photographs.  The last one with Brian, Kiran and herself was taken at Busselton in Western Australia during a family holiday in December 2014. Like many traditionally-raised girls, I expected to marry a man and have children as soon as possible. In my late […]

  My Mother organised one overseas holiday every year when I was aged between six and ten. These were so stressful I am not sure why she felt they were such an important part of our lives. We went to The Isle Of Man, Whitby, Blackpool, and Brighton after which she decided to stay closer […]

  These methods are all ones that I have used successfully. I am pretty good about moving things along that I no longer need. Of course there will always be pieces that are kept for sentimental reasons and others that are particular to a season, occasion or sport. One trap I fell into was keeping ‘wanted […]