The first time it happened I was only 10. I was swinging from one of those rope swings under the tree in the back yard when all of a sudden a Magpie swooped, landed on my head and started to scratch. I screamed. It flew off and I ran inside. As my Mum consoled me I cried: "I'm not a bird's nest". Well, you can only imagine how much teasing fun my siblings had with that! … [Read more...]
How to retire well
She was born in 1234. It always stops people in their tracks. “Date of birth?” “1234” she replies with a smile. The first of February 1934. My Mum is 80¾ years old. With a birth date like that it’s not hard to understand her love affair with numbers and patterns. … [Read more...]
