…concurrent events such as retirement, redundancy, menopause and death can exacerbate the problem. Sure, but so could dropping the iron on your foot. As the year draws to a close and many sons and daughters complete their education and get ready to fly the nest, mothers may be wondering “what now?” – or maybe they […]
This is the story as told to me by Julian Moti and as I experienced it. Dr Susan Merrell is a political commentator/journalist with 11 years experience commenting on politics in the Pacific. Her no-holds-barred commentaries and political analysis have enlivened the political debate in Melanesia in a context where politicians are rarely held to account […]
Summer in Provence means lavender – fields and fields of breathtaking swathes of mauve flowers waving in the summer breeze to the seasonal music of Provence – cicadas (or ‘cigales’ as they’re known in France.) Lavender flowers bloom in Provence during high summer – bursting into life anytime between June and August depending on weather […]
It was a few years back that I was there … So what was I doing at a health retreat? No alcohol, no caffeine, no fatty foods for five whole days – sounds like hell doesn’t it? It was anything but. By way of explanation: I married a modern-day, male version of Typhoid Mary – […]
Ever seen a white-flowering Jacaranda tree? There’s one in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens (Location C). It’s at the end of a line of colour that starts with a blazing red Illawarra Flame Tree, followed by a huge Jacaranda of the purple-flowering variety and in its lee a spreading Michelia with creamy white blossoms as large as […]