Australia Day 2019

Australia Day is here again. It will open old wounds and create new ones. I personally don't want to enter the discussion. It's a topic that ends up in tears. The more I read into it, the more I...

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Trumps sword of Damocles

...and with great fortune and power comes also great danger...! Now I have to put a disclaimer upfront. You see, I'm not politically active per se. But I have a keen interest in what is happening in the world of...

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Not all are long necked in a Tower of Giraffes

Here in the African jungle things are always different. We have George here. George is a giraffe. But not just any giraffe. For as long as George can remember he was different. At first it didn't matter to George....

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They want me to celebrate

There is no right and no wrong. We celebrate for all occasions. We celebrate brith, growing up, adulthood, unions and death. There is a celebration of the seasons we go through. A new year, if you want to call...

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We go shopping at Christmas

We're off to the shops and the annual Christmas shopping. Everything is planned to the minute detail. There is nothing that can go wrong today. The shopping list is written and the car is ready. Today is the day...

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A window for all of us

A window. It's quite a simple thing if you think about it. A window lets you see out without being in the elements. Grand idea. But it also lets others see in. A window is a two way street....

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A Loudmouth Purple Ladybug belts out Purple Rain

You might say you have seen it all, but wait until you read this story. If I tell you there are purple ladybugs out there, you might go; meh, nothing special about that. That's right. Here it gets more...

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I want a reptile dad, I want, I want, I want!

Sebastian comes home from school and straight away there is noise in the house. They must have covered something about reptiles at school. Or he has seen some on the way home. All I can say is that I...

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Homage to my favourite Artist – André Franquin

This is a small homage of my favourite artist, André Franquin. He was in my eyes a genius. Yes, was. Franquin died on January 5, 1997 in France. On the other side of his life he was born on...

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A pillow must be the most delicious thing ever

There are a lot of delicious things in life. Cup cakes, lollies, biscuits, et cetera. But not everything needs to be sweet to be delicious. Here is this young fella. Ruffle the border collie cross. Like Russel just more...

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