Category: Just Curious
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What I learned about love from my season of self-preservation
It was a Christmas epiphany that changed my life.
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At 55, I’m fabulously single and happy for those I have loved
I now know that the secret of love is learning to let go of love.
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How I found the recipe for the perfect family Christmas
At this special time of year, a hearty meal is the symbol of families brought together in love and celebration.
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The weird things the songs in my head keep telling me about life and love
You can learn a lot by listening to your inner music.
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House is where the heartbeat is
My love affair with the mesmerising beat of South African House music.
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Cracking the secret code of Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen’s hymn for the broken-hearted
It’s the song that makes the world go round, but what does it really mean?
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Here’s to the gender-bending heroes who set me free to be me
It wasn’t just their music that changed my life.
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I don’t want to Bragg, but I got a “hi” from Billy!
His music spoke to me, so all I wanted to do was speak to him.
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How the old Holy Man of rock ‘n roll wrote my back pages
Reliving the memory of seeing Dylan for the first time still brings a tear to my eye.
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The life lessons you learn when your layer cake flops
Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too, but first you’ve got to bake it.