Author: Carmel Glover

It was easier last time. All Anne and I did was visit a travel agent, buy our tickets on the Marconi, follow the agent’s

I thought you’d like to know how I got on this morning. I left it till not far short of closing time … for

(This is an overflow from the ‘Spain’ blog. I would like to hear people’s opinions on some underlying issues.) Quite often people support their

And just as well because I dragged myself out of bed in the dark at 5am to watch. Australia is through to the second

It’s not that I’m superstitious or anything, but I’ve decide it’s not a good idea to sing your Mac’s praises to other people. Several

It wasn’t how I intended to spend the last weeks of the year, but sometimes things just happen, don’t they? Like when the shelves

I’ve always liked men, enjoyed having them around, and on the whole preferred life with them than without. But I’ve never really thought of

Some of you know my friend Lysa. She’s married to Del Miller, and very lucky he is too. Today the postman brought me a

I’m sure you were all glued to your TV screens last night watching the Australia vs Japan watch in the soccer World Cup. But

Here’s a great article from The Age (Melbourne, Australia) journalist Graeme Philipson: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/06/12/1149964442162.html I wonder when the tipping point will be reached. But, you

I wrote the following to a friend a few days before Christmas It’s become increasingly difficult to maintain my belief in Christmas, and sometimes

Well here you are people – the announcement you’ve all been waiting for. Or maybe not, but I thought I’d try a bit of

Ya win some, ya lose some http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/aussie-robot-dogs-are-world-champs/2006/06/19/1150569256168.html

It is said that what you focus on grows. So, seeing as Christmas is coming (and I still believe in Christmas), I’m going to

When I was a small child, some aeons ago, Australian mothers used to tell their children that if they ate their bread crusts their

It’s not every day that you meet someone so incredibly talented as Keith Lo Bue (a quite amazing American ‘˜jeweller’ now living in Australia),

One of my creative heroes has died … Henri Cartier-Bresson. The man was as fascinating as his photographs. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/05/1091557994857.html

Yesterday, a majority of Australians voted to return the John Howard government with an increased majority. Not only that, they gave them a majority

Retirement, I mean. Well, I haven’t really ‘retired’. Officially I have, but that’s so that I get the financial benefits of retiring. In reality,