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Jam donuts are yum but my all time favourite at school was a vanilla slice. Unfortunately they don't taste the same anymore

My husband has a lifelong disability which confines him to a wheelchair. I injured my back in 1975 and now at 70 have arthritis in most joints. A new supportive mattress would make a big difference to our everyday lives and keeping up with the grandchildren!

I can remember my Mum using cloth nappies with my younger brother (6 years my junior) They were always soft and fluffy and very absorbent. When I had my own daughter I also used cloth nappies as at the time disposables were not very reliable. Zinc and castor oil cream was the goto to prevent...

This took pride of place on the phone table that had a little seat attached for those longer conversations. It was always handy and was a good record of all those we had to ring. It beat scrolling through mobiles which of course did not exist.

How would you like to not be able to enter a building because of one or more steps? Access to public buildings eg government, shopping centres, even small shops and cafes should be a normal expectation. When I started working in the hospital system in the 70's many many places were not...

As I no longer have a car I did an online order on Sunday. I ordered the 200 pack Dilmah teabags (on special but they were out of stock, The person who picked my order gave me a 100 pack instead - still charging me for the 200 size. After getting nowhere with their automated system. I rang...

My brother absolutely loved these things and had a Roy Rogers silver hand gun to "fire" them. They were noisy and smelly and I hated them!

Nowadays people use their mobiles to take many photos at any time. Back in the day we had to organise the camera, make sure we had purchased a roll of film and then carefully loading it into the camera ready for the big outing or event. It was usually a few days wait to get them developed and...

When videos first came out my husband who loves all things electronic just had to buy a video machine. We were so excited and $1200 later (!) we had our very own Sony taking pride of place in the lounge room. A lot of early video offerings were pretty ordinary to say the least but we did have a...

I have really enjoyed the regular Seniors Discount Club newsletters with so much information, puzzles, jokes etc plus a real feeling of camaraderie between members. I will probably never meet you in person but feel there is a real kinship with others. As I get older it sometimes feels that we...

I am sorry for your loss. When my Mum died someone said to me then that all your memories of her are with you and she will always be there.

You need to carefully screen which surveys you want to do. Often because I don't have any children under 18 living with me or because I am a senior I am automatically not suitable to do the survey. One of the best things we discovered is Scan n Go (IRI) where you scan the barcodes on your...

This year in May we welcomed a beautiful baby granddaughter into the family. She is such a delight that you can't fail to return her gorgeous smiles! We are very blessed.

I think many people these days young and old take their spelling from American influence in movies, video games etc. Also from abbreviations used in texting. So many do not have any idea how words are spelt correctly and they also do not read books any more. What a magical and enjoyable...

My Dad's philosophy when he reached 70 (3 score years and ten) was that he was now on "bonus time" and he enjoyed every day after that. I reached that milestone this year and I agree with Dad. We may be a little slower and a bit creaky but we have 2 gorgeous granddaughters to spend time with...

The most precious gift of all - hoping you and your family have another wonderful Christmas.

My greatest Christmas was watching our 7 month old baby girl unwrap her presents and then promptly playing with the wrapping paper! (the gifts took second place that year!)

I like it - love how you have put news items in sections too. Keep up the good work!

Countless governments over many years have been aware that Australia has an ageing population. As governments of all persuasions have not prepared for this eventuality it is now we the seniors who are being made to feel a nuisance and that we are consuming too much of the budget. The majority...