Download “Swimming Against The Current” Ebook When asked to try to make sense of 93 survey responses about alternative education choices (aka progressive and as it turned out, more specifically the Our Choice stream) I thought it would be an overwhelming task, a little like herding cats! But as I read through the answers to [...]

Ah yes, fun and games at Daughters school… hhmmmm (Her) STEINER school operating out of the historic Abbotsford Convent faces closure after local residents successfully rallied against its expansion into an adjacent paddock. The Sophia Mundi Steiner School sought to build five new classrooms on Abbotsford Convent land next to the Collingwood Children’s Farm. Read [...]

How’s this for a stroke of luck? Last weekend was one of the few celebration days for my birthday (don’t ask!).  I decided that I would treat Daughter and I by having a sleepover at the 5-star Hotel Windsor in Melbourne. Onto to wotif.com I went, securing us a “Superior Room” with 2pm check out [...]

I discovered this in a book I read recently, and really liked it. Something to reflect on over the season to be jolly! Happiness Pie Recipe (from “Belly Dancers for Beginners” by Liz Byrski) 1 cup of Confidence 1 cup of Love in a pan of Happiness mix the above add a pinch of Tenderness [...]

To clarify, and to her credit, I’m always proud BUT this morning in particular took the cake! After being awarded the “gun” trophy for mixed softball at her school awards, we settled back to listen to the rest of the proceedings. The President and the Secretary of the local U3A (University of the Third Age [...]