Life is full of light and shade and as you know I prefer to focus on the positive, always looking for the laughs in...
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Western Australian Consumer Protection Awards 2017 winners
It takes a lot to get me to a breakfast event these days, so when I tell you that I was thrilled to get an invitation...
Movie Review: A Street Cat Named Bob
When I got the call to review this movie I wasn't too sure on a couple of counts. One I'm more of a dog person and two...
Free Author Talk at Mundaring Library: 50 Ways To Grieve Your Lover
Please excuse the interruption but I thought I'd let you know I'm giving another talk about 50 Ways To Grieve Your...
How Christmas lights helped fight war (Emergence Creative Festival)
Last week I went to the 2016 Emergence Creative Festival which brings together a diverse range of Perth creatives ......
2015 A Year Of Reality
December signals summer, last minute panic and hopefully a few moments of reflection. As I ponder the year that was, I...
Disabled People Don’t Drive Sports Cars, evidently
In 2011 I wrote this piece for an ABC website and unfortunately some recent events have proved that it’s still...
Citizen Band inspires at WA Art Gallery
On my way out from seeing the Brett Whiteley exhibition at the WA Art Gallery I was lured into an insignificant...
Brett Whiteley pondered The American Dream
I finally made it to the Art Gallery to see Brett Whiteley’s most iconic painting The American Dream, American...
Win tickets to Perth Fitness & Health Expo
Spring’s just around the corner and that means summer which means swimming, which means bathers, which means love...
The secret life of ice rink penguins (Job satisfaction)
Monday, the working week has begun and for some strange reason I can’t help pondering about the penguins I saw working...
Tips on how to overcome grief or loss #1
This year represents the tenth anniversary of the passing of my partner and eight years since I wrote 50 Ways To...