Staying (dis)connected with Telstra
One minute her phone’s working, the next minute it’s got a cracked screen, and it’s all downhill from there, writes Candida Baker… Scene –…
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Cultivating Compassion
Compassion is defined as the feeling of deep sorrow we experience when someone is struck by misfortune, but to feel compassion in our everyday…
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Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump – on Fright Night
What better way to spend a Friday night than being scared out of your brain? Candida Baker goes beyond her comfort zone at Movie…
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Adam – he’s the Goodes…
When the players file out onto the field tonight for the AFL match between the Swans and the Adelaide Crows – there will be…
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Sing a song of sixty, a pocket full of why…
Verandah Magazine publisher Candida Baker looks at the trials, tribulations and jubilations of turning 60, the tantrums of teenagers, and the power of love……
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Bearded dudes, chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies
Verandah Magazine publisher Candida Baker ponders the many meanings of Easter, and tries to unravel a myth that can include the resurrection of Jesus,…
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International Women’s Day
Every year International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world. This year, writes Candida Baker, who is hosting Byron United’s IWD’s lunch for the…
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Following the white rabbit
When Verandah Magazine’s publisher Candida Baker enrolled at university as a mature age student, she found unexpected rewards in learning the art of learning….
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The Princess and the Flour
Keeping a teenage girl’s room tidy is no easy task, writes Candida Baker, of her constant battle to minimize the contents of her daughter’s…
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