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The opposite side of the above article, I was born in 1955 so am part of the late Boomers generation, I was raised by parents from the 1% and am aware of all the things covered in the article, my parents had very strong memories of the war years in the UK and made sure we were raised to...

No never again brings back bad memories of cheap wood pannelling and exposed brick work as well as bright orange counter tops in the kitchen, loud patterned carpet and wallpaper and many other memories of the seventies styles in the house that were an absolute nightmare to change to the decor...

I will be seen trying to decide which one that I want on our next trip to Aldi, they all sound yummy and for the advertised price well worth a look YUM

Some of the long standing reps would still have stock so that was probably one of those trying to offload her stock cupboard, Skin so soft was one of the most popular items in the product line and some people are still trying to get their hands on some, myself included !

So very sad for Les who must be so lost after the passing of his beloved wife, the story around his devotion to the garden sadly reminded me of my own father after our Mum passed away, he continurd to work without fail every day on their garden especially the plants that Mum loved the mosthe...

Years ago I was struck down by a mysterious allergy and it took some intensive investigation to find out the cause, a friend who was a nurse and I went around the garden checking my reaction to various plants, thinking that must be what was causing the big red itchy welts on my hands, arms and...

The American wage system is very much different to ours, they do not have fair work commision standards or anything like that. however there is a legistated minimum wage that applies to all employment and most Hospitality companies use that to pay their staff but it is barely above poverty...

Remember how often people complain that burgers from Maccas do not look anything like the advertising, Dominoes are the same, when we moved here the first Pizza we bought was from Dominoes as they were the only Pizza place in town prior to then, Worst Pizza I have ever Had, nothing at all like...

I am not sure about whether or not Tupperware was pyramid selling company or not but I can confirm that Avon was not, I worked as a Sales Manager For Avon Australia for a number of years and was not paid by commission from any of my reps I was paid a Salary and that is the difference, Avon was...

When very much younger I worked in the hospitality industry for quite a few years, mostly hotels and a couple of restuarants, while tipping is not the norm in Australia, I was always happy to receive tips from happy customers, it validated my hard work and dedication to give the best customer...

If you had seen what was left of the carefully tended hanging baskets that I mentioned you would have been upset as well, the complete destruction of those beautifull plants that were completely pulled apart and left lying on the ground just so they could collect some cocoanut fibre for their...

Maggies are not my favourite neighbors, I had some beautiful hanging baskets in full bloom at the beginning of September they were gorgeous to look at with some having flowering hanging vines nearly touching the ground, they were completely destroyed in one mass attack by the local Magpie...

bonfire night or Guy Fawkes is a different celebration, he tried to blow up the houses of Parliament and so for some reason him not succeeding is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks on November 5th every year. Halloween has its origins from All Hallows Eve the time when the dead walk the...

True Äll Hallows Eve"is an old English tradition Also celebrated in other countries, The Americans typically chose to make a "big thing"of it and turn it into the festival it is now, Ho Hum!!

After years of renting and just "Putting up"with design flaws that made life in the kitchen a misery we had the chance to build our own home, knowing exactly what I wanted in our home I put pencil to paper and designed what I considered to be the perfect floor plan for that new home, I thought...

I remember both grandmothers having bits and pieces of this dinnerware but nostalgia alone will not tempt me I dislike anything green unless it is alive as in plants etc so its a no from me.

I have been a fan of wooden salt and pepper grinders for years but the price to replace my 30 year old grinders was way too high, so I kept on using them till my husband found the new tallAcrylic ones at a recent shopping trip to Aldi, I was not convinced at first but we purchased them any way...

Thank you Vicki for your very kind words. I am very stubbornly independent and so cannot see any walking aid in my future but I appreciate your advice, i just need to be more carefull where I am going I can see me walking into things because I am concentrating so much on where my feet are going...

I have always been extremely clumsy, and able to trip over my own feet without any trouble, this was not so much of a problem when younger as I could easily pick myself up and carry on as if nothing had happened, now however it is a real problem, with 2 damaged knees I find it impossible to pick...

This kind of service is used in the UK as well as the USA, as usual Oz is a little slow to bring this kind of much needed service to our own triple zero emergency services but it looks as if they have caught up even if only NSW at the moment the ability to save lives as this service will...