Tagged with Aussie

Friendship, love and dementia

Today (tonight in Scotland) I am tired from too much fun, too much noise, too much laughing, and a little crying on the inside as I have struggled to keep up with my young friends over the weekend. As we left one young friend (one of our ‘other’ sons) and his delightful wife at the train … Continue reading »

Warnie, I’m a failure!

I’m obviously not a true blue Aussie, and definitely not a real Adelaidian. Yesterday I accepted an invitation to the cricket with my Dear Husband (thanks for this lovely term, Robyn V) to the One Day International match between Australia and India (I had to ask what type of match we were going to and … Continue reading »

The WIIFM Principle, friendship and Australia Day

Since I’ve joined the wider global community through online networking and blogging, and since speaking at the Alzheimer’s Australia National Fight Dementia campaign rally and appearing on the ABC TV 7.30 Report, I am gathering many new friends, people who have seen my story and want to follow or be with me in some way … Continue reading »

Fatty poombah…

Well, my blog is barely here today, and my chat for Project 366 on my Conversation page has not even been thought about yet. When I got out of bed this morning, sometime later than I had planned last night, I felt like giving up. Lately the edge has gone from my striving and energy to keep … Continue reading »

Football and religion

Ok, so those of you who know me in person, and have known me for a long time will know that I didn’t like and wasn’t interested in Aussie rules football. My love for that style of sport was Rugby Union, and underneath probably still is. However, living with two sons and a husband, and … Continue reading »