Category: Musings

RIP Prince Philip. A closet Aussie?

A few Royal musings… Conservationist, controversialist, champion of young people, ladies’ man, larrikin – as the world mourns Prince Philip, Monarchists and Republicans alike can agree that the Duke was a bit of a dude….

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Dirty deeds down under…

Is it time to take the Men out of Mensa? If you’re an Australian conservative politician, then the answer’s yes. While women in Britain have been holding vigils for Sarah Everard and exposing “rape culture”…

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Soap Oprah – Whose side are you on?

Harry and Meghan, The Palace or Republicanism? So, now the blood has soaked into the shagpile, what did you make of the Soap Oprah? I’ve been in Britain since the broadcast and let me tell…

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The low down on high heels

I confess – have a foot fetish; I adore designer shoes. Well, if you put your foot in your mouth as often as I do, it’s simply got to be well shod. As I’m only…

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Is the holiday romance over-rated? Some Valentine’s Day musings, or amusings, hopefully…

Love is such a powerful drug it really should be classified as a Class A addiction. And research shows that the best place to score the love drug is on vacation. According to a recent…

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What a shame that shame is on the wane

I was on the bus today when a maskless bloke put his muddy feet up on the seat. What I felt like saying was – “You really should grow an extra brain cell, as the…

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Time for a new genre for women of a certain age…

Many wanna-be-authors will be penning a new year’s resolution to finally finish that novel. The most important decision writers on their Literary ‘L’ plates must make is what genre tickles their creative fancy. Comedy is…

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New Year’s Resolutions 2021

After a nerve-wracking year, at least there’s one thing we don’t have to stress about –new year’s resolutions. Obviously, we can just use last year’s. Although, having consulted that dusty list, all my resolutions for…

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Goodbye and good riddance to 20-bloody-20!!

“Dear Life, I’m sorry we broke up. I want you back. Love Kathy.” I had such high hopes for 2020, didn’t you? Then the Covid catastrophe pole-axed the planet. It was as though fate had…

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Miscarriage – Breaking the Silence.

Meghan Markle has spoken out today about her miscarriage. “In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered…

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