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Handy Hint for falls at home I am over 70 yo,110kg, have fibromyalgia and two knees with no cartilage, so need considerable assistance to get on my feet if I fall. This has been compounded my husbands failing health as he is now unable to assist. Lift equipment is pricey, and calling friends...

Casual Ghost Gum Image Credit: Supplied This Ghost Gum made me smile. It looks as if it's taken off its bark coat and thrown it over its shoulder.

The joy of finding treasures Sometimes the world feels very mundane, same old, same old. You are one of millions buying the same thing, watching the same movie, reading the same book, experiencing the same 'adventure'. You might like being part of that big scene, sharing the experience, but...

When comments about Race are not Racist ATTENTION ALL "WOKE" PEOPLE; This is the Oxford Dictionary's definition of racism "Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior." It is NOT wondering what...

Save heaps on Incontinence pads Always Discreet incontinence pads are $4.25 on Amazon (compared with over $8 everywhere else) AND if you are eligible, you get free postage AND you can have it scheduled for regular delivery so you never run out. (We have an Amazon Prime subscription for...

Pointless "creative" ads Do companies get some kind of benefit or tax break for advertising or using advertising companies? Why else would they spend perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars making an advertisement that ends up with a name or logo but does not even give you a clue about who...

A Nan's photo gift idea During the year I take lots of photos whenever I see the family. Additionally I keep the best of the photos they post on social media. About this time every year the photo companies and photo developing places have sales on "create it yourself "calendars and I make a...

Melting Pot - Blue Mink How many of you remember Melting Pot by Blue Mink? Let me remind you of the chorus: What we need is a great big melting pot Big enough enough enough to take The world and all its got And keep it stirring for a hundred years or more And turn out coffee coloured people...

I was born in England six months after Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen and like most English children, I was raised with a reverence for the Royal family. On this sad day, I would like to resurrect a story from my childhood memories to share with you. One day, when I was about eight or...

Aphantasia: Missing my Mind’s Eye It happened quite by accident. My husband was driving along a country road late one afternoon last year and started counting how many kangaroo were in the paddock we were passing. I told him to keep his eyes on the road and he assured me he was. “Well you...