I know it makes me sound like an old person when I talk about "young people" ... but I really don't understand them. Which makes me sound even more like an old person. Example: my kids keep calling me. This freaks me out, because no one calls me other than scam artists. I tentatively answer... Continue Reading →

If you're anything like me you spent yesterday glued to news reports about "Liberation Day". Wow, what a cluster fark ... and a terrible blow to global economic stability. Although, there were amusing moments, such as when tariffs were placed on obscure islands. Norfolk Island, for example, was startled to discover it had been singled... Continue Reading →

DD departed yesterday to attend three overseas conferences. He'll be gone for two weeks. I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday because we had dinner together at a local Indian place on Tuesday night, then he headed off early on Wednesday morning. So I'm adjusting to daily life with no him and no kids.... Continue Reading →

Did you know there are physios who specialise in vertigo? I didn't until my lovely blog follower Kerrie filled me in. I've been dizzy for a few weeks, with the occasional swoon, so I finally decided to find time between vet visits for the moodle to book a physio visit for his owner. It was... Continue Reading →

It was great to meet up with the eldest over the weekend and get a glimpse into his new Melbourne life. He’s loving university, working on his art in the on-campus studio and the independence of living away from home. On Friday night I took him out for a cocktail and dinner, then on Saturday... Continue Reading →

I don’t like wasting money. Well, maybe on fashion. I love fashion so it’s exempt. Though I prefer to buy it on sale: Oh, and maybe on holidays. I love holidays, especially cruises, so they are exempt too. Though, again, I prefer to buy them on sale. Watching this current Uber Eats generation, for example,... Continue Reading →

I've been stung by the political version of an Irukandji jellyfish and can't shake the catastrophic feelings. The poison from the highly venomous jellyfish causes you to develop Irukandji Syndrome, which fills you with a sense of impending doom, along with extreme pain. I am terrified of the little creatures, which are smaller than a... Continue Reading →

The festival of the youngest's birthday continued on Monday night with a very special tradition: teppanyaki. And this year we had a new guest at the U-shaped, chipped Laminex table, the youngest's boyfriend Josh. It was Josh's first-ever teppanyaki experience, which included being showered with fried rice from a bowl tossed at him by the... Continue Reading →

Not-so-fun fact: Maltese terriers’ tracheas often collapse as they get older. It’s a genetic flaw. The breed doesn't have enough cellular rings of cartilage in its windpipe, which can lead to breathing difficulties. My dog Charlie is part-Maltese and his trachea partially collapsed on Friday morning. I am on intimate terms with Dr Google, so... Continue Reading →

Consumer group Choice chipped the Australian Government this week over its promise to deliver “the strongest ever protection” for travellers in its new aviation consumer rights charter. It turns out airlines will not automatically be required to provide refunds for weather-related flight delays or cancellations, with Choice senior campaigns and policy adviser Bea Sherwood noting... Continue Reading →