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I'm a list maker. I have to be, because I have far too many interests, and I'm easily distracted. Housework is a dirty word and not one I use a lot. Who wants to be doing repetitious and boring stuff when there are so many other interesting things to be doing? But sometimes, like when I can't find the phone, I have to clean up. A bit.And then again, half of the...

I'm in Queensland, where the cleanup after the floods is now underway. Food has been in short supply, and this morning I was overjoyed when I saw that the supermarket had bread, milk and eggs!! Imagine being absolutely thrilled by the sight of such basic items! But on Friday, these things were very, very scarce, because roads were still cut by flood water, and trucks couldn't get...

The Queensland floods have caused havoc and heartbreak for many, and it will continue for a long time. Right now, the water has subsided, but homes which were flooded, are now covered, floor to ceiling, in a thick, dark, smelly mud. Everything, walls, furniture, appliances, all covered in it. It looks like a chocolate factory gone mad. How they will make these...

 The History Of The Apron I don't think our kids Know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing Hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying...

This year, I've been very slack about exercising, and was disgusted with myself. I KNOW what I should be doing, I KNOW what I can do, and I also know that because I'm entirely alone, and 76 years old, I MUST keep up the exercise or lose mobility and independence. But still I didn't do it. I moved house in January, and that ended a three year period of intense uncertainty, because the...

On one of my Yahoo groups we were discussing the dress code for the Red Hats Society, which I just joined. One member of the Yahoo group said she had seen a photo of a friend in her Red Hatters dress, of purple outfit and a red hat, and said it was *a doozy*. Someone sent in a reply asking for the meaning of *doozy*, so I replied, giving the Oxford Dictionary definition of the word, plus a...

Some time ago, I bought a balance ball, one of those things you sit on while doing a range of exercises. Last week I decided it was time I started using it, so armed with a book by Denise Austin, I anticipated great results. The book said to get used to the action of sitting on the ball and maintaining balance. Easier said than done. Okay. Sit on ball, arms folded over chest and...

While putting on my makeup this morning, I had one of those moments of enlightenment which make you stop and think. I have always put on my makeup as part of my morning routine, immediately after showering and dressing, and I don't see any reason to change that, just because I'm in the senior age group and live alone. But this morning I suddenly realized that what had once been a mindless...

I'd be at loggerheads with fans of cricket or football if I said I can't stand either of these activities! But that's how it is, and it puts people's back up. Why do we allow other people's opinions to have such an impact on us? Differences of opinion can start wars and often generates a lot of violence. When my husband died, my daughter's words to me were "That should be you down that hole,...

Yesterday I suddenly realized that if I were my employer, I would not be happy with my performance. If I were my boss, I'd be hauled into head office and I'd say to me, " I don't like your attitude. Fix it, or you're out. You're playing the Victim, which you are not". Then I'd tell me, " You have everything at your disposal to make a success of anything you set out to do. You have...