– With Dr Susan Merrell
…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 […]
