As seems to be the custom at this time of the year to review the year just about to end, I am very clear about the biggest lesson I have learnt this year. This was a year when I lost my best friend in June in tragic curcumstances in the USA, only a week after...
It’s Christmas Day and what better way to spend some of the time today than to watch one of the best movies ever made. If you can spare two hours today, then watch It’s a Wonderful Life! (Spoiler alert! At one time Google used to offer the entire movie on...
Earlier this year in March I wrote about how my Xmas cactus plant was blossoming with flowers, 9 months too early. Well, I noticed a week ago that the plant was flowering again, 5 weeks before Xmas! A reminder that this plant is called Christmas Cactus as it flowers...
This is thanks giving week and as is the tradition in the USA and other countries around the world, people will celebrate with their families and loved ones. As you spend time with your loved ones over the coming days, just what are you grateful for in your life?...
It is Diwali time and once again a time to celebrate Diwali with family and some friends. It is always a special time, though like at Christmas it can have its challenges too. “Diwali” means the festival of lights and it is a time of rejoicing. It is the...
I have just received a stunningly beautiful thank-you card from some friends who recently came to mine for lunch. Isn’t it just wonderful when people go out of their way to show their appreciation? There is a beautifully handwritten message inside the card...
