Recent content by Nichola

Chloe LOVES going for a ride on R2! One day I accidentally left the brakes off, and she went gliding across the room - completely unperturbed! 😄

I felt disappointed in myself when, at 65, I had to use a four-wheeled walker because of neuropathy and arthritis. My balance is affected, because I can hardly feel the floor beneath my feet. So I don't walk, so much as totter! Without the walker, I would probably fall over. Because of his...

So, I ask for clarification, and you use it as an opportunity to be a smart arse. Were you bullied at school or something?

But the joke doesn't work. It's not just the 'r' that makes the change. They would need to change the 'i' to an 'e'. But I suppose someone will shoot me down for pointing it out. Call me Mrs Picky, but I like a joke to work...

The sign says '$5 entry fee, refundable on purchase', What if you browse, but don't find anything you want to purchase? Does this mean you don't get your $5 back?

Yes - I suppose self-awareness is key. Plus, it's as good to remember that we can be forgetful due to stress in the moment - I find that if I'm physically tired, I'm more likely to forget names or words.

Of the many things that can go wrong with us, as we age, I think one of the things I most dread is dementia. The thought of being betrayed by one's own brain seems far worse than most other physical disorders (ok, may it's up there with cancer). I suppose I'm 'lucky' in that my oldest son is...

There's a song by Elton John called Tiny Dancer. The lyrics are as follows Hold me closer, tiny dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Hold me closer, tiny dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You...

Good for you. I know exactly what that jealousy is like. Even my best friend (female) that I had known since schooldays, was considered a threat! And it would have been very easy just to give in to this oppression. I didn't. I put my foot down. Even so, it was necessary to be vigilant, always.

Actually, we didn't start broadcasting colour tv until 1975, not 1967 as stated above.

So, on the one hand you suggest putting the 'past in the past', but in the same breath you want to 'blame the culprits The English'. If, as you say, 'today's Australians had nothing to do with the invasion or the stolen generation', are you suggesting that I, as an eight year old English...

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Yes. There are heaps of different lizards in Italy.

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do'. Spoken by the HAL 9000 computer in Stanley Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

I see that Coles' own brand peanut butter is a product of India. Surely we have plenty of peanuts of our own?