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In Her Chair…

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Desertrose

In her chair, listening to the priest quietly murmuring last rites as her final earthly breaths cut through the silence of the night. The only other sound, the clock on the wall marking time in the remaining minutes and seconds … Continue reading →

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Some things are just weird.

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Desertrose

I walked out of my bedroom today to go and shout upstairs to my husband who was working in his office up there, to please bring the vacuum cleaner downstairs next time he came down….and that is when I turned … Continue reading →

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Ghosts : I am both a skeptic and a believer.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Desertrose

Last night Shai (my now 19 year old daughter) and I sat and had a long discussion for the first time about our experiences which occurred for a period of nearly two and a half years in the previous house … Continue reading →

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Wheels are rollin’……

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Desertrose

YES! We’ve got a house! We move in next weekend. Oh my….all that stress, all that pain….but we’re ok now. I hope anyway. Who would have thought that in this day and age – in Australia that there would be … Continue reading →

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I saw a ghost!

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Desertrose

Or at the very least, something I just cannot explain. Ok, I’m going to be really cool about this. No hysterics, no freaking out, just calm and collected…. I was sitting on my bed today. (Broad daylight) I can see … Continue reading →

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Of life, love and marriage…

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Desertrose

Today, instead of talking about food (thank God they say!) I want to simply meander around through distant and sometimes murky puddles in my head. A little fill in…. My parents divorced when I was ten years old and my … Continue reading →

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Less STUFF – more LIFE!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Desertrose

I love the concept of this. The idea seems so liberating. How we complicate our lives by having so much STUFF. The bigger the house the more we try to put into it. Is it really worth it? It’s a … Continue reading →

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