Family stories

Another Reason to Celebrate Christmas

As a Christian I know that 25th December, is ‘Christmas Day’, a day of celebrating the birth of Christ, but for me it is also a day to reflect on wha...

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What legacy will you leave behind

Recently I found myself going over old photos of the family, mainly to get one that related to my first daughter when she was 18 months. Doing this made me realise how the years have flown by....

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Digital Devised Grandsons

It has been a challenging time for me over the past week as the Nanma of two 'iPad, iPhone fanatical' grandsons, aged 12 and 8....

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Distance Grandma

Being one of the lucky parents that has the title ‘Grandma’: in my case I am called “Nanma” is a wonderful feeling, knowing that you have had childre...

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It was just a pencil, but it hurt

It is my Dad's birthday today, 4th September 2013 and he is 91.

I had the pleasure of sharing breakfast with him whilst visiting him from Coffs Harbour....

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Bathroom Cleaning Frenzy

During a trip to the supermarket I asked my husband to pick up some cleaning agent in the cleaning aisle for our ensuite bathroom....

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