Rhubarb. Some people love it, others hate it. I’m in the former category. I was given a whole...
Author - Susan Shanahan
Ten Quotes On Getting Older
As I grow older, I think about aging and what it means. I have found some quotes that appeal to me...
Skipping Rope Rhymes
Skipping or skip rope was a great activity when we were kids in the 50s, 60s and beyond. We played...
Lemon Squeezy
Thank goodness my lemon tree is fruiting. For ages the unripe lemons have stayed green as they...
Pearls of Parental Wisdom
For most of us, our parents said little pearls of wisdom to us when we were kids. We probably have...
Childhood Sayings
When I was typing the Easy Peasy Feijoa Squeezy Cake recipe for Grandparents, I thought of some...
Volunteering From Home
Do you want to feel like doing something worthwhile while you’re at home? Especially during the...
Recipe: Easy Peasy Feijoa Squeezy Cake
I know with lockdown that heaps of you are probably tired of baking and cooking but if you have a...
A Short History of New Zealand Education
With alert level 3 on the horizon, some schools will be preparing to reopen. That’s going to be...
Finding Goldie
Did you have a dog when you were young? Here’s a story about a very special, beautiful dog. One day...