Category Archives: Getting older

The longest Uber drive EVER!


At the moment though we are travelling overseas….well, trying to get home! My husband frequently flies to the Philippines for work and sometimes I accompany him. Here’s a little story that might just give you a chuckle. We just missed … Continue reading

Posted in Anxiety, Australia, embarrassing, Getting older, Humour, husbands, Life, life experiences, Public toilets, Travel, travel blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

First Adventure in our New Mode of Travel


In recent years my husband and I have done a fair amount of travel overseas, but now we are embarking on a new life of adventure… Exploring and photographing Australia whilst travelling in a caravan! Not full time mind you, … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, camping, caravanning, Getting older, Humour, husbands, Life, life experiences, Nature, photographers, photography, scenery, Travel, travel blog, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

The wind.


When I was a little girl growing up in Africa I would sometimes on windy days, stand in the vegetable garden at the back of my grandparents property with my arms outstretched towards the sky and command in my most … Continue reading

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Hot sweaty flash of misery.


I don’t understand how women going through perimenopause and those who are menopausal, yet still in the throes of this God awful thing are not beating their doctors over the head with a blunt instrument. Honestly, how women going through … Continue reading

Posted in Cruises, Getting older, Hashimotos disease, health and well being, hormones, Humour, husbands, insomnia, Life, life experiences, Ocean, Perimenopause, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Been a slack blogger!


Ok, so I’ve kind of fallen off the planet for a while. Slackness…and being swallowed in the vortex of time, which just moves TOO darned quick! My apologies for not at least keeping up with some of my favourite bloggers … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Blogging, Cruises, Getting older, Humour, husbands, Life, life experiences, Marriage, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Of life, love and marriage…


Today, instead of talking about food (thank God they say!) I want to simply meander around through distant and sometimes murky puddles in my head. A little fill in…. My parents divorced when I was ten years old and my … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, being thankful, Christmas, Family, Getting older, happiness, Home, Life, life experiences, Love, Marriage, memories, Parenting, Parents | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Getting to the bottom of things.


I’m feeling a lot better today. Whew, not quite as bloated and full of hot air. I think the problem is… I suspect, and have done for some time that my digestive health is not as it should be to … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, culture, Diet, Doctors, Family, Food, Getting older, health and well being, Life, Natural remedies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

UFO spotted over the central coast of NSW!


Latest breaking news… “Unidentified flying object spotted over the central coast of Sydney” “Witnesses report seeing a strange object in the sky, resembling a woman, with spinach trails following her ascent!” Oh my GOD! I am just one giant fart … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Diet, Family, Food, Getting older, health and well being, Humour, Life, life experiences, teenagers | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Designer Vagina’s


Nope, no picture. Now that you’ve picked your jaws off the floor after reading a title like that…please let me warn you that this blog post is something I feel particularly passionate about.  Not, vagina’s per se, but the whole … Continue reading

Posted in Body image, Children, culture, Doctors, embarrassing, friends, Getting older, happiness, health and well being, Life, Religion and beliefs, society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

How to “twerk”. (I urge you to learn.)


Well I’ve learned something new today. Twerking. I’ve only just discovered what this word means because of the flurry of Miley Cyrus gossip going on in regards to her (porno movie practise), ahem, “performance” at the MTV Video music awards. … Continue reading

Posted in animal behaviour, artists, Dance, Entertainment, Getting older, Humour, I don't fit in, Life, Music, Parenting, teenagers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments