A couple of my songs to fill in a few moments. The podcast will be back in a few weeks with the launch of Season 5. These are two songs from the show "Yes! Because..." which I have performed from Brisbane to Edinburgh, London to Liverpool and al

Helen is taking a break from sharing her doings for a few weeks. But I thought you might enjoy this song, "The Bottom Line:" which I wrote for Susannah Finzi's hilarious political satire of the same name back in 2019. It was recorded at Cro

Well, here it is. Episode 12, the final one for Season 4.  It's a bit longer than usual, but if you don't need the introduction, start at around 1 min 16 seconds. It concerns Helen's 103 year old neighbour, Nana Madeleine, and something tha

Episode 11 and Helen is invited to join her daughter Janey, Aussie son-in-law Jonathon and granddaughter Susie for a car trip to a country house near London. The chat veers from the correct medical term for elderly sniffles to possibly premature preparati

Episode 10 and Helen is meeting up with her old college friend, Rozzie, who is not keen to move into a retirement village on her own,   Then there is René, the student actor from Scotland now working part time at the Cheese Shop Cafe, about to move back t

Episode 9, and Helen has been invited to join her American friend Essie in Edinburgh for a couple of days. Janey's not too happy about it, but the two old pals are happy to catch up and natter about how times have changed, and what they can remember—

Episode 8 and Helen is having a bad day. Someone she doesn't recognise keeps ringing her up as she heads for the Royal Mail Delivery Office to collect the parcels they refuse to leave where she asks them to, she gets caught in the rain, and as for th

Episode 7 and Helen is trying to phone her elder sister Marian in Australia for a chat. Her daughter Janey drops by with the bagels, and the three women reminisce about growing up in Australia, and why some women don't relate to small children...If y

Episode 6, Season 4 finds Helen on the phone with her old pal Joey, who is planning a trip to London with her husband Steve.  They share some thoughts on the subject of retirement, and what is it that they have against the idea of long sea voyages surroun

Episode 5 — Helen is astonished to discover that her granddaughter Susie considers her to be an IT expert.  Fortunately, she knows enough to be helpful this time. But not before giving vent to her feelings about contemporary website design.Support the sho