Bush-Walking with the Grandkids

According to the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney and its eastern seaboard neighbours had the wettest March since 1975. It was getting to where I considered buying a raincoat and wellingtons. Of late though, our autumn weather has been spectacularly pleasant. Today, for example, is 22'c / 71'F with clear, sunny skies punctuated with …

Staying Connected to the Grandchildren in the “Real World”

What do you do when you run out of food for the seventh time in seven days? Why - you send the grandchildren home while you still have grocery money left of course!!! Yes, dear readers, the The Annual March of the Grandchildren has taken place again. As suspected last year, the eldest has moved on from …

Sharing a Message of Hope and Inspiration for 2016

Everyone has a story to tell. I had no doubt about that before I Belong to No One was published, and in the six months it has been out there in the big wide world, that belief is re-enforced every week. Often times it will the most random sentence which sparks a memory in another person, and …