: About Me

I live simpy and practically because I find that the extra pressure to keep up with the jones's and the like is unrealistic, I give to a lot of charities because I feel not only does it help others it helps me too, I try to understand where others are coming from and often find myself drawn in to conversations of many questions.

I teach people to be their best, I help people to understand, I teach people to use appropriate manners, behaviour, etc to help them get along with others more successfully, I help teach others to live simpy but fully and I enjoy the world we live in today and try to make every day count towards a better tomorrow.

My passion is ...

to help people achieve their best and to share my knowledge

I know too much about ...

living simply and enjoying what life has to offer

My parents always told me ...

to appreciate what you have, to enjoy them and to always listen with an open mind

My favorite memory ...

Living on a farm and learning how to work with nature

Why I write ...

to express my views and to help others understand that simple things in life can be the most fulfilling, rewarding and luxurious of all

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read widely, watch a variety and listen to different music so that I can better understand the world I live in and share with others

My first job ...

dairy farmer

My best moment ...

Meeting my husband of 19 years, in the most unusual place

My inspiration ...

My children, to help them to understand the world better so that they can pass on that knowledge

Creative Writing > Memoirs Good-bye: True gardening stories relating to love, life and gardening

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As I sit here on an old milk crate that I use as a chair while I weed the garden, my thoughts wonder often of my mother who loved gardening, and enjoyed the solitude and the reward for her efforts in the garden, and how I used to sit there as a child complaining of helping her weed the vegetable garden, or prune the fruit trees, or take wheelbarrow loads of green waste down to the compost heap. I remember many afternoons in spring in the hot tropical days of North Queensland, Australia, and the feeling of rains coming and an almost panic mode to get the gardening done before the rains set ...

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