The sight of bloodied children on stretchers, news of so many dead, photos of utter devastation, images of thick dust and rubble now the only remains of centuries old architecture - have been haunting my days and nights. The scenes of desperation as small teams of people tear through bricks and …
Are you Living The Good Life?
As I've been trawling the Perth city streets in search of a new place to live, I've thought a lot about what makes a place, a suburb or an area really desirable or not. Actually, scratch out the word 'thought' and insert 'drawn blood'. I've agonised too much. I'm always in search of elusive …
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When I was growing up I was reliably informed by an elderly relative that the colour black was only for funerals. Over the years I've struggled with black because of this deep seated aversion which brings up sepulchral visions for me, and yet black suits me well and I always feel great in …
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What health checks should I have after the age of 50?
This is a sponsored post by Health Insurance Comparison I don't know about you, but as I've moved into my 50's an awful lot more time seems to be spent getting health maintenance checks done. I like to think that's what it takes to keep this vintage model on the road, and I'm a strong believer in …
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Magical Moments with Mum for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is coming up and despite it's commercial nature I'm always keen to acknowledge my wonderful Mum. All too often my reflex action is to send her a lovely card and a big bunch of flowers (because she lives in England) and I thought this year it would be nice to show her how much I love her …
Why I’m chucking out my tarts trotters : Shoes Story
One of my chief aims with Lifestyle Fifty has always been to encourage women to grow older creatively and to take charge of their lives. And the 'taking charge of life bit' made me take a good long hard look at all my tarts trotters lined up (not so) neatly in my wardrobe - scratch that, I should …
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