I Must Confess: I hate having a January birthday. Yes, earlier this month I celebrated another birthday! According to one article I read, I'm now considered a "senior" rather than "middle aged" but my response to that is a great big raspberry: PFFFFTTTTTTT. But I … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons I hate having a January birthday
Rants & Ramblings
Scooters, Gophers and Granny Mobiles
I've heard them called all three - hopefully you know what I'm talking about, but just in case here's a pic: Needless to say - they're dangerous! Nearly everybody you speak to has a story to tell of a close call with one ... Close Call #1 When Mr 27 was a lot smaller, … [Read more...] about Scooters, Gophers and Granny Mobiles
10 Things NOT to do on a Wet Weekend
Has anybody else noticed that these days we seem to get "severe weather events" or even "rain bombs" instead of boring old rain?! Everything has to be so extreme! Here in south east Queensland, we've had an incredible amount of rain over the past few weeks. According to … [Read more...] about 10 Things NOT to do on a Wet Weekend
The Naked Flowers
There is just something special about being given a bunch of flowers, regardless of whether they come from a supermarket, florist, or somebody's garden. (Even better if they are delivered to you at work, to make everybody else jealous!) The husbear sent me a gorgeous … [Read more...] about The Naked Flowers
My Christmas Confessions
And that's a wrap - Christmas is done and dusted for another year! You may have seen pics of the Middle Aged Family on social media, looking 'picture perfect' - but what was happening behind the scenes?! Christmas Confession #1 I didn't send a single Christmas card … [Read more...] about My Christmas Confessions