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Getting High

Getting High

Is there no end to the challenges of parenthood? All I can say is that I’m glad that I stopped drinking when I did, because now I am able to separate my own stuff from everyone else’s. So, last week my 15 year old son got caught smoking marijuana.  To say my husband...

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A Right to Swipe Safely

A Right to Swipe Safely

As the title of this week’s blog suggests, I am appalled by recent reports about the dangers of dating apps such as Tinder. A Four Corners investigation that was aired on Australian television last week revealed the extent of the problem and has impelled me to...

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A Year in Blogland

A Year in Blogland

I’ve just returned from a week by the sea where I got to recharge my almost-depleted battery and read a whole book all to myself. I’ll share the title with you as I do believe it is a good ‘un. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is beautifully written and...

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No Vice in Miami

No Vice in Miami

It’s the end of yet another school term, and we’ve taken off to spend a week at a friend’s beach house. There is something very calming about walking barefoot along the sandy shores as the waves gently wash away the worries we brought from the city. We hadn’t had a...

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Cynical and Drunk

Cynical and Drunk

It’s been fifty years since Joni Mitchell’s song ‘The Last Time I Saw Richard’ was released. I became a fan of hers in the 80s and regularly listened to her album Blue as I stared into the depths of my wine glass. The words ‘cynical & drunk’ became stuck in my...

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Cheques and Balances

Cheques and Balances

I heard a tragic tale the other day of an expectant father whose business had gone under as a result of COVID-19. His wife was pregnant with triplets after years of assisted fertility treatment yet the father-to-be threw himself in front of a bus. On the surface, the...

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