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In Australia, I used to wear my aprons to death.

In Japan, it seemed as if aprons were part of women’s ‘haute-couture’ … a ‘housewife superstar’ in Japan, would have maybe up to 20 aprons, ranging from the work day variety, through to the top of the line: the beautiful white linen variety that covers her kimono on spec...

Paid and unpaid JOBS that I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

1. Mother’s help

2. Nursing assistant

3. Recruit WRAN

4. State Enrolled Nurse

5. Shop assistant

6. Document Control Clerk

7. Director /Secretary of a small business

8. EFL Teacher

9. Mum to two beautiful sons

10. Housewife superstar

11. Free taxi driver from pub to pub to pub...

The Canticle of the Creatures … Saint Francis of Assisi

Most high omnipotent good Lord, to Thee Praise, glory and honour, and every benediction …

Praise be to Thee my Lord with all Thy creatures.

I am always trying to figure what it is that drives me to be the kind of person that I am. I do this in a search for self knowledge, understanding, and hopefully the peace and serenity that I desire.

'Is there something wrong with me?' I constantly ask and nag myself. 'Is this how I should behave?' 'Is this 'normal' behaviour?' On and on I doubt my...

Who am I?

They often tell me I stepped from my cell's confinement calmly, cheerfully, firmly, like a Squire from his country house.

Who am I?

They often tell me I used to speak to my warders freely and fri...

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,

But to be fearless in facing them.

Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain,

But for the hear...

Many evenings, Ronald and I watch TV programs about brides, weddings, wedding dresses; as well as cake decorating, and many other cooking shows also.

It has struck me as very strange to be able to sit and watch such programs, mainly because for years in both Thailand and Japan, I had only really watched rented movies. Of course, in both Thailand and Japan, I ha...

Dietrich is around four years old.  He is a pale ginger and white cat.   He is Ronald and Jaysen's cat.  He is supposed to be more Jaysen's cat, but what I see in the relationship between the three of them ... then he is more Ronald's cat.

Dietrich has spent most o...

' ... I am created to do something, or to be something for which no one else is created; I have a place in God's counsels, in God's world, which no one else has; whether I be rich or poor, despised or esteemed by others, God knows me and calls my name.


God has created me to do some definite service; He has committed some work to me which has not been committed to another.   I have my mission - I never may know it in th...

Yesterday, Ronald and I met Bill.  Bill is associated with Ronald's church, and he came to visit us, in order to welcome us to his parish.

He stayed with us for around two hours and we chatted our way through a number of topics, including: church, spirituality, family, work and travelling.