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Some things really rile me. They get under my skin and irritate me like the itch of a hundred mosquito bites.
Today is a public holiday throughout South Australia for the running of the Adelaide Cup.
Ridiculous if you ask me.
The Adelaide Cup is, at best, a second rate horse race when compared to say the Melbourne [...]

It’s two weeks into the New Year and I haven’t posted here since Christmas Day. Some of you might have been wondering about where I’d gone over the last three weeks.
Truth is, I’ve been rather busy. It seems that the Christmas - New Year period gets busier every year, and more crowded with events. This [...]

Christmas greetings to all of my readers.
I have gone on an interesting journey with my writing this year and many of my loyal readers have travelled with me.
Significant writing achievements this year include:

Having several short stories, poems and articles published.
Winning first prize in a poetry competition.
Completing the course work for my Master of Arts in [...]

It has been a few weeks since I last posted an article here.
I am taking a short break from writing before getting back to full steam again in the New Year. Everyone needs a break from their normal activities, a time to relax, do things differently or just slow down for a while. Writers are [...]

Well - to be more precise - we HAD a kangaroo in our garden.
A few days ago we were surprised and delighted to have a visit from one of the local kangaroo population. They normally keep to the scrubland up the hill from our place but this one decided to wander down to visit us.
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