List 30 things that make you happy.

1. A good night’s sleep 2. The fresh crisp morning air. 3.The morning sunshine here is Melbourne.4. My Dog Lily waking up happy every day. 5. Taking Lily for a walk. 6. Good Coffee. 7. Peppermint Or Lemon and Ginger Tea. 8 Occasionally treating myself to chocolate 🍫. 9 Eating Italian food at Itahlia here in Sunbury.10.Eating good Indian Food.11 Occasionally having savoury Lebanese pastries , in particular cheese and spinach pastries. 11 Talking to Adrian regularly. 12 Spending time with my neighbour Liz. 13. My wonderful friendship with Russell. 14 Having a great psychiatrist. 15 Going out for lunch. 16 Reading a book. 17 Reading books by Cathy Kelly. 18. Writing my blog regularly.. Writing stories for children. 19 in Particular writing about dogs 🐕 20. Going to my hairdresser and taking Lily with me. 21. Any time spent with Lily. 22 Going opshopping with Kathryn. 22 Spending time with my family. 23 Seeing my great niece Evelyn 24 Spending Christmas with my family .25. Buying gifts 🎁 for my loved ones. 26 Enjoying a Sunday Roast with family. 27 Writing about Susanna.28 Doing angel card readings 📚 for myself and loved ones. 29 Goung to High Tea with friends. 30. Going to the movie.

Describe one habit that brings you joy.

One habit that brings me joy is my weekly conversation by phone with my friend Russell. We talk every weekend normally in the morning 🌄 and it is a lovely way to spend time. Russell and I would like to see one another a lot, but the demands of our daily lives means seeing one another regularly is difficult, so we at least converse by phone each week. Russell is one of my closest friends, and he is a remarkable gentleman, who even my dog Lily adores. When I am speaking to Russell, I deliberately put the phone on speaker 🔊 phone and Lily lies on my lap, listening to Russell’s very quiet gentle voice. Russell is the man Lily loves most in this world 🌎, and I think Lily has great taste because Russell would have to be the most truly Christian person I have met in my life. Russell lives by his faith in his everyday life, and doing good things for those he cares about comes naturally to him. I look forward to my weekly chats with Russell, it is a habit that brings me great joy, and is a blessing 🙌 ❤️ ✨️.

What are you curious about?

I am curious about the existence of angels. I believe that they do exist. There are angels in the bible and there has just been too much happen in my life that could not be coincidence. I believe that God sometimes sends angels down to 🌎 earth in human form, to walk amongst us and teach us about God and love. I firmly believe that Susanna was definitely am angel in human form and that she has returned to heaven her true home.

I am also curious about dogs 🐕 and believe that our canine companions of all shapes and sizes have a close relationship with God. They truly are sentient beings and I feel at times, particularly when they are quietly intently staring into space, that God is communicating with them, in a language they understand. I believe that they are angels sent to love ❤️ us humans and protect us. Our role is to love and protect them. Angels don’t have to have wings, they can have fur, four legs and a tail. I am always curious to learn more about dogs 🐕. I find them intriguing and am passionately in love ❤️ with my little Lily. I could watch her all day and never get bored. I want to n learn everything there is to know about dogs.

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.

I always try to treat people how I would like to be treated and I live in a very neighbourly community.

One of my neighbours was a lonely widow called Val, who was very lovely, but also terribly lonely, particularly after she had two dogs, whom had passed on within 12 months of one another. Val loved all the dogs in the neighbourhood and knew all their names. Val in particular loved my dog Lily and Lily just adored her. I had empathy for Val and understood how painful her loneliness was particularly during the intense lockdowns we had in Melbourne during the pandemic. I decided that I would anonymously leave little treats for Val in her letterbox whilst taking Lily for her daily walk. Most of the time, it was just little chocolates that I would leave, or a gold coin or two, once I left a costume jewellery necklace that I had picked up at the Salvos shop for a song.

Val started to tell the neighbours about these little treats and after a month or so I told Val that it was me anonymously giving them to her. Val was so touched that she cried tears of joy, which was lovely for the both of us as I was used to Val crying tears of extreme sadness. I felt good doing this for Val and I know I made lockdown a little easier for Val.

My motto in life is to do onto others as you would have them do onto you. We can all start by being kind to those neighbours around us.

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

I am five foot tall with bobbed blonde hair and blue eyes. I am passionate about writing, angels and my dog. People say I look younger than my age, most likely because I take care of my skin and really haven’t abused my body too much. I am a foodie and hope to write more stories for children, another thing I am passionate about.

Was today typical?

Test today is a typical day. I got up and did my normal daily routine of having breakfast, showering, and taking Lily for her morning 🌄 walk 🚶‍♂️. It was a fresh and clear morning 🌄 here in Melbourne. Looks like a settled, clear, late winter day. Definitely not four seasons in one day today.

As usual I am spending my mid morning 🌄 time writing ✍️ my blog 📫 post, so yes again it is a typical day. Hoping something will happen that makes my day less ordinary . Being creative means everyday is something to be savoured. An opportunity to express myself, in my chosen form of creativity, ✍️ writing a blog

How would you describe yourself to someone?

I am a writer both of a blog and children’s literature. I believe in angels and have a dog. I have experienced mental health issues and am an empath, which is both a blessing and a curse. I have faith and try to be a positive person.

If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?

Today’s topic is a lot of fun. Where would I go?

Definitely to New Zealand 🇳🇿. I would also go to Italy and India to immerse myself in the culture and food of both countries.

I would go to Ireland with my friend Liz to see Ireland through her eyes 👀.

I would also go to Perth, with my friend Kathryn, so she could visit her daughter who lives there.

What’s the story behind your nickname?

My past blog readers will know that I have already written a post about my nickname, but I will briefly recount the tale.

When I was a teenager at Secondary school one of my friends started to call me Sparkles because according to her I always had a big smile on my face and exuded positivey. The name stuck. The friend who gave me that nickname had the nickname herself of Possum. At the time in Melbourne there was a famous female clown, who also was called Sparkles, so I don’t know if that also influenced my nickname. Yes I was a positive young lady, but I certainly wasn’t the class clown. Coincidentally our school chaplain used to call me a ray of sunshine. This tickled my fancy because of the famous song 🎵 here in Australia by Axiom called A Little Ray Of Sunshine. My parents used to tell me, that song was about me, because it was released not long after my birth and today is one of my all time favourite songs……. so Sparkles I am.