The Joyful Memories from Gifts of Love
I took advantage of the recent gloriously summery weather to catch up on some washing, starting with the towels because they take the longest to dry. As I hung them ...
Life Worth Living Project, Beauty, Friendship, Wealth
How to Choose What To Do First
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I have so much to do that I’m not sure what to do first. Or second. Or last for that matter.
What is Love?
I’ve been watching a few romances lately, and I can’t help asking, what is love? Bearing in mind the standard romance book/movie/song storyline where a person meets another person, falls in ...
Stress Free In-laws Dinner Party
I have to start by saying you can’t have a stress free event when your guests stress you out. That makes today’s Stress Free In-laws Dinner Party a somewhat questionable proposition. ...
The Pleasure and Pain of your Mother’s Realia
The last of my mother’s effects recently arrived in the post. It’s a queer feeling. Particularly given her wind-up musical jewellery box pings now and again in a slightly creepy fashion. ...
Dealing with Assisted Death
Following a multi-party, Upper House inquiry into “end of life” choices; Victoria may become the first Australian state to permit assisted death. Not the first jurisdictional State; the Northern Territory’s Rights of ...
In Memoriam Gwendoline Busby (1927 – 2017)
Gwendoline Dimes was born in the East End of London in 1927. She survived the poverty of the Depression and bombing during the Second World War but never really got ...
Why You Are Lost Without Your Family Photos
As you know, I have been making arrangements for my mother’s funeral, and I spent almost a whole day looking through family photos for pictures of her. They will be ...
The Melancholy of Ghosts Passing in the Night
I’m back at home. I’m tired and a little jet lagged. I don’t yet fit back into the Alexandria shaped hole I left, and it feels like I have slipped ...
Friendship, Beauty, Pleasure, Wealth, Wisdom
Alexandria’s Adventure in Morning Routine
The morning routine above starts ...
The Important Place of Free Will in Destiny
After he read my post about Destiny, Toseland accused me of being depressing. Not exactly the reaction I was hoping for, but it does lead rather nicely into a somewhat ...
For Better or Worse, Life goes on
My Aunt’s funeral is over and according to popular wisdom I have said my goodbyes and should move on, but I don’t want to rush forward yet. As they say, life ...
How Not to Regret Your Life…
My Aunt’s funeral is this week, and as you can imagine that sort of thing makes you think a little more about the prospect of your own death and what ...
The Ghosts of Christmas Past are Alive in the Supermarket
I’m not sure if you have noticed, but the ghosts of Christmas past are sneaking up on us again. Perhaps if I left the house more often I would have ...
Wibbly Wobbly Family Timey Wimey
Three Generations c. 1880-1900, via State Library of Victoria We just got home from a mad dash back to the town we grew up in (as opposed to our hometown, where we live ...
Planning for the Virtue of Friendship: #3 Family
Before we get to planning for family let’s do a quick recap. The virtue of friendship relates to the development of excellence in relationships, and this combines aspects of household, relationships and ...
Planning for the Virtue of Friendship
I know I promised I’d get into planning for friendship with creatures in this post, but as I got going I realised I had to talk about what friendship is ...
Value #3: Reassuring Relationships
At this point. I have decided that flourishing is my main goal, followed by a safe and secure shelter in the form of a happy household. My next requirement is for ...