Author: Maureen
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Admiration – it’s not about the outer layers…
In my life of golden opportunities, of seemingly being in the right place at the right time, I’ve met some amazing people. Too many to acknowledge in one blog-post, but worthy of mention, collectively. So what kind of person elicits my admiration? It isn’t about how someone looks, what kind of car they drive, or…
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A New Marathon – A New Story…
Okay, let’s get something clear right from the start – this isn’t about running, or even walking, a marathon. This is about writing a marathon, if that’s a thing. Maybe it’s about to become a thing, because I’m about to breathe life into it, at least here on my website. I’ve jumped on, and fallen…
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I Want my Bestie Back!
We were thirteen years old and it was our first day of high school. Just out of the comfort zone of our own towns, we congregated in the playground of a school we had no business being in. It was the 60s – the early 60s. The Catholic schools we’d each been part of until…
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I Moved Away To Follow A Dream… You Stayed To Follow Yours
If we were having coffee right now… like we used to in the old days… we would be wondering where the years have gone. Wasn’t it just yesterday we would drive to town after work, order a coffee, and dissect the day? What worked, what didn’t – and whose day was more stressful? We would…
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When Music Touches Your Soul…
Most of us have a range of stress busters to fall back on, whether it be self-medication or prescribed pills, a workout in the gym, or indulgence in an alcoholic bevererage. The bottom line is, we all need something. I’m no exception. For the best part of my life I’ve not let too many things…
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Biography of an Anzac Bugle
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m currently studying the Diploma of Family History through the University of Tasmania. For the final assessment in Place, Image, Object, I had to write about an object that has been handed down, and/or is treasured by our family. I decided to write about my grandfather’s record-player cabinet…