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Saturdays were the highlight of the week. Dinner sat round the table, Dad always cooked on Saturdays giving Mum the day off (he always made such wonderful concoctions from whatever had been left over during the week), then it was into the lounge room as a family for Dixon of Dock Green or Z...

My home is all electric, I've lived here for about 9 years and I can't remember a power cut in all that time. Maybe the odd off then on when they've been working on the grid locally but nothing of any significance, However, to be prepared for such a possibility I have invested about $40 in one...

I've always been torn. I was adopted as a very young child so should I research my biological family who for reasons only known to themselves either couldn't or didn't want to raise me, or the couple that took me in, loved and raised me and gave me the values I live by today?

My bed is only properly made on sheet changing days. Other than that the bottom sheet is occasionally pulled taught again but the duvet is left folded back until needed. As a child bedmaking duties were always the first chore of the day, opening the bed up and the first chore after lunch was...

Can we please have a break from all the politicking? It's all I've heard for the last few weeks and to be perfectly honest I'm over it. Opinions are like ar**holes, every body has one and no two are alike!

It's widely known that the plans for succession are put in place from birth and updated on a regular basis, the palace has confirmed that.

The plans for Williams elevation to King have been in place even before Charles was crowned.

Many years ago we lived in Perth with two cats. One was a home body and rarely ventured far, the other was the scourge of the neighbourhood, often bringing home her prize catches to lay at the feet of her home buddy. One day he had obviously had enough of this and we saw him disappear over the...