The Month That Was November

Hi there lovelies! Hasn't the year just flown by? Here we are in December and Santa is well and truly on his way!  But before we bring on Christmas and ALL THE FOOD let me tell you a bit about November.  After four years of ad hoc blogging I finally started an online blogging...

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News I Will Never Forget

Every now and again I emerge blinking and bewildered from my bubble. The little cocoon of obliviousness I have concocted in order to mosey along in this mad, mad world.  Mostly (I'm ashamed to admit), I don't watch the news. It's a self-preservation thing. You see, I'm a bit wobbly....

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Taking Stock

Hello, gorgeous people! It's me again, popping up here whenever I feel like it! I accidentally typed 'pooping', but I changed it. Although that probably works, considering the general quality of posts here... Related: I've finally done something I should have done YEARS ago. I signed...

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Are Exams Important?

 Hello, people! Welcome to another Monday! That glorious and beloved day of the week. People love Mondays! The same way they love root canal. Do you know what I'm saying? Anyway, once again I am joining in the fun for Life This Week over at Denyse Whelan Blogs.  I missed...

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10 Things I'll Be Remembered For

Hello again, dear readers!  You forgot all about me? I'm sure that's not possible! Is it? Of course not! Even when I'm no longer around, I'm sure I'll be remembered fondly by many of you. While I have no plans or intentions to go anywhere for a very long time, recent events have certainly...

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The Month That Was October

Another month done and dusted! I'm glad something is. Dusted, that is. My house certainly isn't. But it's all part of keeping up with the trends now that Halloween is apparently a thing in Australia. Cobwebs and dust FTW!  Anyway, what can I say about October?Well, curiously it is the...

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A Halloween Story

Hello folks! I'm a little late to the Friday Reflections party. Oops. But we all know that the party doesn't start until I get here! Right?  Oh. It did. How rude. Anyway, here I am regardless.  May I present to you a lovely little Halloween story?  It's total fiction. I'm...

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Conversations with Belief

Hello again.  Here I am with some of my disjointed, ad hoc thoughts about belief...  When I was a girl I liked to believe that there really could be fairies hiding somewhere among the flowers in the garden, just like the ones I read about in Enid Blyton books. I believed in the old...

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Two Months Until Christmas

Hello there gorgeous blog reader! I am delighted that you are back here again.  It's Monday, which always comes after Sunday and before Tuesday. I figured I may as well take my Captain Obvious to the next level. Why not? Rhetorical question... So anyway, here I am. Back to entertain...

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21 Random Facts About Me

1. My parents named me Vanessa after seeing Vanessa Redgrave in the movie Camelot. Almost everyone calls me Ness, except my parents and Mick who stuck with the Vanessa thing.  2. My hair used to be straight but now it's curly because I had chemo. Sigh.  3. My favourite drink is tea. 4....

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