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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Letter To My Sixteen Year Old Self

Hello again! I'm back with a lovely regurgitated and tweaked offering! Why not?  I stumbled upon yet another blog link up over at Life Through The Haze. It sounded like something I'd be up for. And when I read the prompt for this week, I knew I had something in the archives. So I've updated...

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Organised Or Tidy?

A month or so ago I went to a de-cluttering workshop. It was quite interesting and worthwhile. So I thought I would share some of my thoughts about it.  I've alluded to the fact before that I struggle with housework and organisation. However, I'm trying to be somewhat better at it.  Or,...

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Which Anniversaries Are Special?

Hi there! Here we are on another MAGNIFICENT Monday! Everyone's favourite day of the week. When it's a public holiday. Today isn't. But you probably already know that if you're at work. And may I say, you have made a most excellent choice. Procrastinating from work by reading my musings....

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Then And Now

Welcome to another fabulous Friday! My second favourite F word. You all know what the first one is!FOOD! Duh. Don't know what YOU were thinking. Anyway, it's time to join in yet again for Friday Reflections! I decided to merge two of the prompts because I thought they tied in neatly together.  They...

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Ten Things I Like About Me

Hello there! It's Monday and the merciful end of the school holidays! Once again I'm joining in for Life This Week.  Today's prompt is: 10 Things You Like About You.  I had to think about it and I was struggling.  I eventually came up with this list: 1.I have a cute sense...

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