Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Monday, March 9, 2026

Rain is atumblin’

68mm of rain today.

BGWLBH and I spent the day in the bay - she, working and me, having “me time”.

We drove home at 3pm and the road was closed at 4pm. Whew! Just in the nick of time.

There have been storm warnings sent out via text and predicted wind gusts of 120kph! That’s pretty scary. The weather that hit us from the north has headed out to sea and now there is new weather coming from the south.

Spag bol for dinner, followed by lime/passionfruit meringue tart.

Now it’s time to sleep.







Nite all.

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Tis The Season

Footy season is back!

After round one, Adoring Husband leads the footy tipping competition by 2 points. He is very smug about it. Let’s see how long he retains the lead.

We’ve received 26mm of rain since 9am today. It’s very wet and Harley is NOT happy about it. The garden IS very happy about it!

This week, I had a day in the bay, I got my sketch book out …

It’s not done and I doubt that I will finish it because it’s very confronting getting up close and personal with your wrinkles and saggy bits. I’ll see how I feel later.

I’ve rebounded every day, I have recommenced my morning habit of warm lemon water, I made a lime/passionfruit meringue tart …

It was delicious!

I’ve tended my garden, I made a new batch of colloidal silver, I precooked some meals to freeze for the week and I watched all of the NRL games as well as some golf.

Number One Son commenced Uni in Perth and is being arty farty as well as trying his hand at creative writing.

The infection in Adoring Husband’s leg has healed well, but he has gashed both of his legs while working in the garden, so there are other wounds to be concerned about. Honestly, it’s never ending!

That’s about all I’ve got.





Nite all.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

What’s New?

Nothing is new.

My garden is growing well and I still haven’t taken a photo - must do that tomorrow!

Harley is still perfect.

The weather is hot with intermittent showers, and apparently will get wetter as the week goes on.

I’ve not done anything productive, other than cooking meals.

Distractions like online games, YouTube videos, catching up on Australian Idol, Netflix movies etc have helped the hours pass.

I have a list of jobs that need doing around the house but am struggling to find the energy, motivation and strength to do any of them. I’ll get there eventually. If I want them done properly, I have to do them myself - I have left those jobs in other people’s hand for years now and quite frankly, it’s farcical.

No meditation this morning because The Gypsy was not well.

Now I think I shall curl up for sleep.





Nite all.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Life Goes On

Still nothing exciting happening here.

Monday was a quiet day on the couch (what else is new) and my only other activities were playing with Harley, tending my garden and cooking dinner.

Today was meditation day and even though it was a struggle to get out of bed, I was still 5 minutes late. Apparently, all but one person was late to class!

I enjoyed 2.5 hours with The Gypsy afterwards. We had a LOT to catch up on because we hadn’t seen each other for two weeks.

Adoring Husband had a doctor’s appointment to have his stitches removed, so I had to ride my trike to class. I had a head wind on the way there, which was a struggle, especially because it’s been quite a few weeks since I last rode.

Thankfully, it was a tail wind on the return trip.

AH was home by the time I arrived and BGWLBH was in the Bay.

At 1pm, I sat down to eat my lunch and watch a fluffy movie, followed by Australian Idol catch up.

AH had a little nap on his chair.

This afternoon, I felt quite unwell and it was a real struggle to move myself off the bed to cook dinner. I managed to throw a stack of food in a baking pan and put it in the oven for an hour. At the end of the hour, I steamed asparagus and carrots with garlic and butter to have with.

I came straight to bed after dinner to nurse my tender tummy.

I did NOT win OzLotto $40million tonight. Sad but true. I had big plans to help so many people.

Now it’s time to sleep.


Nite all.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Daily Doings

Tomorrow I will take photos of my vegetable garden. It’s doing very nicely!

My days have consisted of gardening, Harley play, laundry, making fresh batches of colloidal silver, garden research, watching movies, cooking, decluttering and napping.

Adoring Husband’s leg is still looking infected - maybe a slight improvement.

The weather has been very hot. 

Now it’s almost 11pm so it’s sleep time for me.









Nite all.