Fun gal seeks fungi … because mushrooms have had such a bad rap
Opinion
Wildlife

Fun gal seeks fungi … because mushrooms have had such a bad rap

I won’t settle for any old fungus when I’m out foraging. I’m going for the holy grail.

  • byJo Stubbings

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Why haggling in op shops should be banned
Opinion
Retail

Why haggling in op shops should be banned

I work in an op shop and have reluctantly discovered that charity often begins - and ends - at home.

  • byJo Stubbings
I’m fed up with food labels that come with a side-serve of guilt
Opinion
Chicken

I’m fed up with food labels that come with a side-serve of guilt

It was the label on the chicken thawing on our kitchen bench that undid me. It read:“Our chooks forage and socialise outdoors.”

  • byJo Stubbings
Yes,we love to hate them,but here’s some sparkling news for dentists

Yes,we love to hate them,but here’s some sparkling news for dentists

Sure,they extract quite a bit of dosh from us,but when it comes to our teeth doctors,the haters should just build a bridge.

  • byJo Stubbings
Influencers are paid to love themselves loopy. But at what cost?

Influencers are paid to love themselves loopy. But at what cost?

Something strangely dark wells up inside while I’m looking at the Instagram post of a popular Australian fashion influencer.

  • byJo Stubbings
‘How did we do?’ Companies are getting clingy,but Bunnings is the worst

‘How did we do?’ Companies are getting clingy,but Bunnings is the worst

If you can find a clingier company,we’ll beat it by 10 per cent.

  • byJo Stubbings
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The only place my son would tell me about the sex lives of bonobo monkeys
Opinion
Parenting

The only place my son would tell me about the sex lives of bonobo monkeys

Though seemingly small and insignificant,our daily seven-minute windows of car conversation changed how we see each other - and bonobo monkeys.

  • byJo Stubbings
Going to India? You’ll need vaccinations mainly for the visa process
Opinion
India

Going to India? You’ll need vaccinations mainly for the visa process

My sister and I are preparing to visit India next month,but it’s proving harder than we thought.

  • byJo Stubbings
I’m no longer a COVID virgin,but I’m trying to stay positive
Opinion
New Year

I’m no longer a COVID virgin,but I’m trying to stay positive

After four years of dodging the bloody thing,I’ve succumbed. And it’s given me a great excuse to ditch the party hat.

  • byJo Stubbings
It took a street Christmas party to meet my stranger-neighbours
Opinion
Christmas

It took a street Christmas party to meet my stranger-neighbours

I’d never seen this family in my life,yet they’ve lived only four houses from ours for more than 10 years.

  • byJo Stubbings
Words With Friends is too PC. The C-word has other meanings
Opinion
WordPlay

Words With Friends is too PC. The C-word has other meanings

A monster was born when I discovered Scrabble. When I discovered WWF,I evolved into a creature for which there are no words.

  • byJo Stubbings