My apologies for my tardiness. Life has been extra busy over the last few months and between supporting the launch of John's new novel and prep for a family wedding there has been little time to catch up on my blogs. Hopefully that will begin to settle over the next few weeks. As mentioned in my previous anxiety series post #2, our alarm system, AKA anxiety, can be overly sensitive. It can trigger at the slightest whiff of a threat, or as many people experience, even at the

Smoke alarms are one of life's sometimes irritating necessities, although very essential for keeping us safe from incidents like the photo to the right (No-one was harmed in this particular fire). During a recent visit to Victoria one of many funny moments involved a renegade smoke alarm - the type that is overly sensitive, and inconveniently, doesn't have a reset button. In the very low temperatures that are typical of a winter's day, it was not uncommon for the smoke alarm

Frosty morning at Bairnsdale Recently I had the joy of spending time with a part of our family in another deep south state. There is nothing better than these precious times, which sadly end too soon. What is the saying? “Time flies when you’re having fun.” I do look forward to next year’s jaunt into the colder state, with much anticipation. What did I enjoy, you ask? Well to start with there is much to be said about being able to don six layers of clothing and still feel a