Minneke’s Musings

I quite like aeroplane food… I know most people don't. It's not necessarily about the taste, but the fact that it is all so cutely packaged and neatly compartmentalised! There aren't usually many choices about what you can have, which…

“Cold showers”, my husband said. “I saw this video, and apparently it’s really good for you! I’m going to start doing it twice a day”. Sure enough, he did, convinced it was the new thing that would help solve some…

The fog had set in overnight, and by 11am it was still hanging around. We were driving in the car on our way somewhere, and were all a bit frustrated at not having had more than 150 metres of visibility…

As I began to walk through life, I saw beauty There was peace, There was quiet I was happy And then I walked a little further Someone told me about War There was danger But not here I was safe…

“Look Mummy! It's the man from the ice cream shop!” shouted one of our kids.Sure enough, there was the owner of the local ice cream shop, going for a walk with some friends! He came up and said hello with…

Have you ever walked into a hospital and thought, “Wow, why are all these people so sick and hurt?” I would guess not. Everybody knows that hospitals are where sick or hurt people go.   Have you ever been the…