My Retirement Income Plan – Going from a Corporate Career in the IT World, to Being a Full-time Author. Early in my life, I used to write – I had an article published in a national magazine when I was 15 – and I used to write stories, just for fun. Then, somewhere along the […]

It was November 1974 and a small group of student musicians had gathered on the veranda of a terrace house in Queen Street Woollahra to perform at the annual Queen Street Fair. The house (no. 77) was the home of dilettante musician and would-be entrepreneur John Godfrey. He had a broad interest in music, history […]

I have been looking back over the years at holidays that didn’t quite work out as I planned. Thankfully many of these had very funny moments and I believe if you can laugh all is not lost. Recently my husband and I went to the south of India. We researched and planned an exotic mix […]

Many of you will know what it’s like to leave a place you call home. I have lived in Milton Keynes for just over 40 years, and it has been a home, though I don’t have a place that I call home or feel is home, except wherever I am with my loved ones. As […]

University of the Third Age is a wonderful and inexpensive way to learn new skills, meet like minded people and keep fit.  I have participated in Balance & Bones which is a great work out and  very aptly named.  This program is recommended by physiotherapists and health workers.  I also highly recommend the yoga classes […]

The BBC followed Ashra and her family from their home in the U.K. to India as part of the Documentary ‘Passengers’ recounting the story of Indians arriving in the 1950’s.  Ashra shares her story: Its been at least 5 years since I lasted visited India, the place where I was born and lived my first […]

Maybe ladies our age should plan less exciting holidays but  Judith and I hoped for  adventure as we flew into the small airfield on Tanna Island in the Vanuatu chain. A driver in a battered 4WD, was waiting hopefully at the airport for passengers. “Welkam, Claude nom mi. Iu lookee long Tanna Island?” (Welcome, I’m Claude.  […]

This event is on my bucket list and I intend to mark it on my calendar for next year.  Now in its 12th year and gaining international prestige it is a festival filled with spectacular diversity.  The feature   painting is from Warlukurlangu – Nyirripi The Festival runs from 10th-12th August from 10am to 4pm and […]