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Brace Yourself!

Brisbane Writers Festival 2023 This time last week, I was watching Irvine Welsh in conversation with John Birmingham (author of, “he died with a falafel in his hand”) discussing Welsh’s 1993 novel “Trainspotting” 30 years on. It was an excellent session, funny, insightful, entertaining, irreverent. It took me back to my late teens/early 20’s whenContinue reading “Brace Yourself!”

Brace Yourself!

Keep On Trikin’ It’s summer in Brisbane which means it’s scorching hot and revoltingly humid. Some days stepping outside feels like being slapped in the face with a hot, wet blanket which envelopes your body in a soggy, warm embrace. It’s also the wet season. We haven’t experienced a proper wet season in years andContinue reading “Brace Yourself!”

Brace Yourself!

New Year 2022!! Wow! Well, here we are in 2022, and it’s February already! How did that happen?!! I intended to be more regular with my blog posts, but the last few months have been a bit rough. I slouched wearily and warily into the new year. Fearing more of the same. All I couldContinue reading “Brace Yourself!”

Billy’s Blog September 12 2021

Billy the Chonk It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on our beloved Billy. He is big and chonky now. We’ve got his weight up, no more ribs or spine sticking out. And he’s now on a maintenance diet. We gradually reduced how much we were feeding him and his weight seems to beContinue reading “Billy’s Blog September 12 2021”

Brace Yourself – Lockdown August 2021

So, here we are in Brisbane facing another week of lockdown. It doesn’t affect me greatly, although it means that I won’t be starting with the exercise physiologist. Bit of a bummer because I’m really keen to get started but there’s plenty I can do at home, and I support the lockdowns 100%. You canContinue reading “Brace Yourself – Lockdown August 2021”

Brace Yourself

I have Wee Cankles I was born with a hereditary neuro-muscular disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), pronounced (shark-o mah-ree tooth). The name is unimportant in terms of understanding the disease. It is named for the 3 Doctors who first described and wrote about it in the 1800’s, Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Dr. Pierre Marie, and DrContinue reading “Brace Yourself”

Billy’s Blog July 20th 2021

Billy’s Village We’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”. Well, sometimes dogs need a village too! Before he came to us, Billy had been with another foster family. Unfortunately, his separation anxiety was causing distress for him and the family when the family went off to work during theContinue reading “Billy’s Blog July 20th 2021”