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Yesterday my darlin' brought home a delightful little kitten from the scrap metal yard. Typical of him, the big tough man - with a marshmallow heart, he couldn't resist! She is about 2 months old,...

A drive in the country sure does wonders for your aching spirit. We left here and took the back road from Nana Glen up to Bucca. There's Lower Bucca, Central Bucca , Upper Bucca and even Old Bucca -...

A few days ago I wrote about his errant son who causes me so much angst. I've been trying really hard to think kind thoughts, be pleasant to him, telling myself to take it all in my stride etc etc...

This is a poem I found on a UK site. The last few lines will bring a tear to your eyes. MRI: for Tony  Mechanical Message Sender,Beep… beep… beepingSteely, cold grey — treacherous...

I just woke up from my afternoon nap. Glorious until I tried to get out of bed and discovered someone had stolen my legs while I was asleep. A few stretches and fortunately I'm ok.Anyway, while I was...

You've heard of the quick step and the two step, you've possibly seen 'Last tango in Paris ' or 'Dances with wolves' but you haven't seen anything until you've watched me get rid of a leech.I'd just...

Friends, some advice, please!All is not well in paradise.My partner's youngest son (23 going on 17) lives in a granny flat on the property. You have to walk past his front door to get to ours....

While sitting outside the pub the other night I overheard a young girl recounting a visit to a friends place. She said ' there was this totally random dude sitting on the couch'. I've never met any...

Don't you just love those wonderful MS moments?There I was in the club, playing the poker machine.(slots?) and I just put in $10 and the note completely vanished into the machine, like it's supposed...

My partner says I'm brave and I've tried to dispell this myth as best I can. I am not brave. I am scared and sad but if I give in to these feelings, then MS is the winner. If I appear brave it is...

I think the grass grew six inches over night. That one lovely thing about living in the sub tropics, everything is so green.The rain finally stopped over night. There's been flooding further north...

Apart from writing here I've started writing my memoirs. It's good for my brain, trying to dredge up events from long ago and far away. I figure that one day I will not be able to recall much detail...

Rain rain go away....It's been pouring here for several days, while the rest of the country swelters in a heat wave, we're drowning.There's a bit of a lull at the moment and the kookaburras are...

To take down a christmas tree you need to have the agility of a monkey, the stamina of a mountaineer and the patience of Job. I dont possess any of those qualities - AND I have MS.The coloured balls...

My legs are a pain in the arse.Ok, I dont have any pain at all but they are so uncooperative. When I wake up in the night my brain says 'turn over' and my legs say ' whaaa???' I feel as though I am...