I’ve just completed seven weeks of being the primary carer for my wife as she recovered from major surgery. It has all been about giving the body time to heal. It’s been a surprisingly easy journey for me although I’ve had to broaden my range of cooking skills....
Waiting patiently is never my best attribute. I grew up in the instant coffee, tea-bags era and the internet, ”on-demand”, “here when you want it age” suits me just fine. But I’m waiting. In the Waiting Room no less as my wife, Cynthia, paces impatiently. In fairness...
My four-year-old grandson never learnt to walk. That was just a stage on the way to learning to run because he runs everywhere. Except when he is riding his bike! He actually taught himself to ride in the aisles of Kmart – without trainer wheels! It’s a recent...
I hit a kangaroo. I truly did not see the kangaroo until it collided with the car. It was travelling at full speed and in a single jump it was plumb in front of the car. It’s one of those incidents that leaves you asking, “What if I’d been 10 seconds later, or...
We all make promises. Some are considered. Some are rash. Some we live to regret. We can regret breaking them and we can regret keeping them. I broke mine and walked out on my first marriage after 11 years of trying to make it work. My parents kept theirs and stayed...
