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I like that the older you get the less you have to work at getting every other man and his dog to appreciate that fact. It
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Most times when you’re growing up I can’t help thinking how little we pay attention to the details in our lives as they unfold. I was thinking about Miz who was my literary mentor many years ago now. She’s since passed away having accomplished for herself the title of novelist. She always told me,
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Sometimes making sense of everything can give you a headache, wouldn’t you agree? So here’s the thing, why do we feel we have to have an explanation for everything? Whatever happened to the delight of wonderment? My friend Lucas, his old flat-mate Bec and I pondered this very thing over dinner one night.
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The wind is playing havoc with hair, children’s moods and my cat Molly. She’s turned into a minx. Let me clarify. Instead of being a mild-mannered cat with decorum to boot, she’s behaving as if she were a kitten half her age (3) and broken a piece of blue pottery that I had
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My friend Jase and I have interesting conversations most of the time. He’s my go-to guy when I don’t want to second guess a guy. I just want to know from
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