Hi there! Welcome once again to our quirky, fun, personal assortment of odds and ends that have percolated through and added flavour to our lives this week.

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What do you do with old mugs you like, but whose handles have broken off? Do you throw them away? or do you repurpose them? For me, it depends on the mug. Some have a brief moment on stage and then disappear behind the curtain or into the charity bag or the garbage can. These two are a reminder of the radical change in my life’s journey when I decided to “dare to be different” and brave and go to university at 40. Now they sit beside my green pens, which are another reminder of how my life was transformed. – Maria

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