Everyone should know about it! I was advised to have a 10-20 retirement year plan. I thought too late for me, but apparently it is never too late. It wasn’t too late for a lovely friend, who retired in 2015. She started about 10years earlier. She has been enjoying having time to herself, volunteering at…
During my second career, my second husband suggested we head to the Atherton Tablelands, which I have always loved because of its bucolic rolling hills. However, we needed to find a property, with beef cattle in mind, which provided an income. Problem was that beef properties were beyond our reach, but dairy properties were a…
The Offspring My family is important to me. This photo sees me as having reached the mother and aunt stage of my life. I have taken this special photo of my family: my nieces, nephews, and my son; the powerlifter. However, my four siblings are standing behind me. They have laid claim to my gorgeous munchkins. At having achieved the big sister…
I started this post to start writing. What to write about has taken some two months in the thinking. This was after some teacher friends introduced me to the world of podcasts over a cuppa. Although hesitant at first, the thought of learning this alien technology felt like too much of ‘a brain strain’. But…
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