Stage four feels like a six-week jail term. I had travelled reasonably well, global pandemic and all, in stage three. I had stayed somewhat sane and healthy and productive. My home office was pleasant … [Read more...]
LOVE LETTERS
Stories about love experiences, relationships, dating, friendship, family and pets.
Empty nest, empty heart
I am broken. The sea of grief is so unexpected, so engulfing, so deep. A black cloud has hung over my head, resting on my shoulders like a heavy wet blanket, since he left on a jet plane. My soul, my … [Read more...]
Six annoying things single women are told
I've been single for most of the last 20 years. During that time I've raised a baby boy into a good man, moved interstate twice, travelled to Europe twice, bought two homes and built a successful … [Read more...]
Dating in the dark
What are your aspirations in a boyfriend? That was the question posed to me last night by my favourite Tinder guy. What a great question! Tick. For the past decade, my answer has always been the … [Read more...]
The Tinder Trap
I haven't blogged in a while - partly because I'm busy studying online, but also because I have a new distraction. Tinder is my latest social media crush. This addictive little game-changer is now the … [Read more...]
Life and death for Chicken Little
I am the youngest (by many years) in a family of five children. Mum was 42-years-old when she had me, a baby that was never planned but couldn't be helped. My nearest sibling is eight years older than … [Read more...]
Waiting for personal spacecraft
There comes a time in every girl’s life when she is faced with the reality that she is middle-aged and, god forbid, respectable. I've had this realisation and still haven’t come to terms with it. How … [Read more...]