Volunteering – My Story Volunteering – the word conjures up sausage sizzles, cake stalls, second hand shops, car washes and ticket selling. Not for me I thought. I was retired, fit and healthy but I was busy looking after husband, David, playing golf, gardening, walking my two dogs, going to movies with friends, sewing, reading, […]

  Indira shares her story  gardening in small spaces.  I just love the fact that she is able to produce so much food from such a small space.  Having had very large gardens most of my life it is great to learn I can produce most of my needs from a pocket handkerchief space.  Indira’s […]

The first product to be given a barcode was Wrigley’s Chewing Gum and it was scanned in Ohio in 1974.  The first three digits of the barcode will give you the country of origin.  This has become important to many people after several scandals involving tainted products, food poisoning and death. Many customers around the […]

  I had never heard the phrase ‘doctor shopping’ until visiting a doctor in a local medical centre. When asked the question I was momentarily flummoxed and then I truthfully answered NO. However, this motivated me to think about doctors, who is right and for what purpose and who do I feel comfortable with. Having […]