Recent content by MariaG

I don't have a yard, as such. There is a tiny square off the front porch that is smaller than a 3rd bedroom. It is surrounded by a brick fence, and, doesn't seem to heat up. Coming from an ethnic background where cement was king, there is no way I would back pedal to concrete, so, we kept the...

Maybe the power to be should think about adopting a DIMWIT carriage where they can all be thrown in together. Those things do not belong on public transport.

Shame Dame Edna has left us. She would have loved cropping the Gladis..Gladis.

Bless him.

This study says that study got it wrong. That study told us we got it wrong. The next study will say you are all wrong....blah, blah, blah When I read things like this, my mind goes to the hundreds of thousands of dollars, or maybe millions, paid each year to fund research. KA-CHING!!! Who do we...

I have a huge problem with the concept of Halloween. I dont get the idea of letting kids wander the streets and beg strangers for lollies. In my mind, this has disaster written all over it. Some parents accompany the children, however, many more dont. Just buy a bunch of lollies and give the...

Well. Looks like daddy needs to be dobbed in to granny. Granny should be told why any future money gifts, if they eventuate, should go to you. Then you put the grown up girl pants on and open up your own bank account. Some parents look at having kids and supporting them is a investment in...

Good on her. It's nice to see someone is ready and willing to take the circumstances of their clients into account.

Hmmm. Must have kept a bunch of swimmers frozen in a dish when he was younger. I am sure he would be happy and ready to live every day as if it is his last.

We went through this when my mum passed. We had 2 years to sell the property from mums death to avoid CGT. However, there are exemptions. My first course of action was to go straight to a tax agent. Made things very easy. We did not oat CGT. Dont try and sort it out yourself as it is a minefield...

We always cooked fish outside on the BBQ. Not to quell the senses of over sensitive complainants, but to keep the smell out of the house. Food smells affect some, not others. I have a nephew who has a nose like a blood hound. Everything disturbs him. No way would I worry about keeping him...

The price of progress.

I remember the day i discovered liquid paper. It was in my mind, a wonder to behold.

It is in the educating. When we were in the car, anything beyond calm conversation was not accepted. We never travelled by plane, however the same rules applied to bus, train, ferry, and, also dining out. We grew up easily accepting what is acceptable behaviour. My family followed the same...