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Okay, I’m outing myself – when I was young, I was a little in love with Billy Joel. Even after I’d moved on, his early stuff could always transport me....

Sometimes lessons in parenting can sneak up un us and in this case, arrived for me just in the nick of time. I'd been invited to a lunch where I...

It was during Covid that a brand-new set of twin girls burst into our lives. There is no history of twins on either side of the family, so none was...

The other night Martin and I had dinner with two couples we've known forever.As Paul stood over the barbecue, he mentioned that after he’d assembled this brand-new Weber, he’d found...

What’s the link between the woollen jacket I bought in Madrid on our recent holiday, and The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader, longlisted for the 2023 Ara Historical...

We’re on Foehr, the island in the North Sea, where Martin’s parents spent their later years. Our kids used to call it the Snow White Island. Thatched-roofed cottages and fields...

Q: What do Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, and I have in common? A: We both like dogs that talk.

So, I’ve recently finished my second memoir. After my first book came out, I thought I’d never need to write another word about my own life. But inevitably, new events conspire...

LOCAL AUTHOR SHOCKED!!! Here’s what happened next… Sydney author, Elizabeth Lancaster, expressed utter dismay that she could still be drawn in by clickbait headlines.