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What a wonderful innings Emmy has had before dementia became obvious. It was a joy to see her and witness the love between the three generations. How lucky she was and still is. As I approach 80 with a family scattered across the Globe but daily in touch, and my 82 year old husband becoming the...

OMG!!!!! There will always be some who complain about anything. There are 24 hours in a day and Coles opens 7 days a week. Surely you can organise your shopping otherwise than after 8pm. Something is radically wrong with your lifestyle or you are so downright lazy that you will only shop for...

Absolutely irreprehensible and downright greedy! Back in the 60s I worked in restaurants in the UK to pay my way through Uni. My tips were 75% of my income and the only way I survived so I ensured my customers got great service, friendly banter and smiles, plus I ensured my regulars got the best...

I sent my daughter in France a birthday package, all registered online through Australia Post and handed in and postage paid at our local Post Office, back in mid-October . It contained a handbag, matching spectacles case and a pair of earrings bought from an indigenous store in our town. I...

My bucket list 15 years ago was to equip a village soccer team in Bali when I went there after the bombings. I was so saddened but impressed by the beautiful, kind people who were now without jobs, schooling or social assistance, due to loss of tourism through no fault of their own. Within a...

I used to have a small herd of goats and when it was time to take one of my girls to be serviced by the handsome buck at the nearby goat dairy, I would put her in the back seat, secured with the dog's harness. We often got 'toots ' and laughter from passing truckies. Once I stopped for petrol...

I have great difficulty drinking water as often it won't stay down and it is embarrassing and unpleasant if I regurgitate. It has been this way since I was a child. However I ensure I drink enough and keep it down by adding either a dash of lemon or lime juice or mix it with Blackcurrant fruit...

Oh for Heaven's sake!!! Is that all she can find fault with? I could write pages on complaints about things we found frustrating in the States. Get a life!

I thought everyone knew this. I have been doing it all my life. Whenever I get beautiful bars of soap as a gift I place them in my clothes drawers and I am reminded of the special friend every time I open the drawer.

I was warned about 40 years ago never to eat grapefruit. I am also unable to eat bananas, pineapple, any sort of melon, papaya/pawpaw and honey. I was once the functions manager at the Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast, in its heyday and even though I never ate or drank or touched anything...

Due to Covid our little volunteer charity school in a Balinese village had to close and the landowner took possession of our buildings - a classroom and recycling centre. Now we must start all over again. My resolution is to try and get enough donations for us to find another site in the...

What happens when you move house? Have children? Do they get microchipped too? Do you have to get it removed when you leave or change address?

As someone who suffers with swollen legs and feet during a flight, (even getting dvt on one occasion) I must walk up and down regularly. However I would never dream of doing it while the cabin crew are working or needing the aisles for service. It is surely just common sense and courtesy.

I so agree. I get the horrors when I see such poor use of our wonderful ENGLISH language because people are so brainwashed by American TV shows or are they just too lazy to speak and write properly? Come on 'Seniors Discount' writers - I think most of your readers are Seniors who prefer correct...

What happened to the best 'readers' stories of the year? Who won the Christmas memory competition?

Whinger and Ginger should do what they promised - get out of the spotlight but on incomes (including annual allowances personally from King Charles in the millions) and up to $90 million from Netflix for this series, plus Harry's spiteful book and whatever interviews Meghan can cram into a...

Well that Hooray! That's solved my Christmas present list. The family are getting chocolates, multi-vitamin tablets, laundry detergent, toilet blocks and toilet rolls.

How many times has he been allowed back after such gross inappropriate behaviour? such men who can't handle drink or keep their trousers closed should not be allowed to attend social events even if their male colleagues turn a blind eye or regard as just being a 'bloke'.

They don't have excessive amounts and not every day.

It makes me laugh when people state, "We are vegan and only eat plant-based natural food". Unless you are eating absolutely raw grass, nuts, fruit etc, everything is processed in some way to make it palatable. So called plant based 'meat' is artificial and so heavily processed to make it edible...