Just bursting into flower is a Lavender Week. There’s a lot of laughter lurking. You’ll find yourself laughing harder than usual at friends’ jokes, funny incidents, cartoons and even at television sitcoms. Laughter is both stress relief and — in social situations — a way of bonding. When you see a table of women at…

This gorgeous rose makes me think of lemon sherbet. I hope you’re ready for a fizzy, fantastic Lemon Rose Week because it’s ready for you! Sensations are going to be intense this week. How is it that some days, the stars align and you feel intensely alive? Revel in the moment. This would be a…

Deadly nightshade has pretty little flowers that resemble white stars and yummy-looking berries. Shame it’s also lethal, or at least, severely sick-making. Do NOT play with deadly nightshade. In a Nightshade Week we also learn that situations in life can be just as pretty and inviting, only to end in pain and regret. One of the…

Aloha! An Hibiscus Week is time to kick off your shoes and walk barefoot along the beach or across the lawn or wherever you may be. It’s about taking the time to relax. Guess what? Things you’re booked to do are going to get cancelled this week. Or maybe you’ll cancel them? However it happens,…

Tread warily this week, or you’ll be ick’d by what you tread in. A Banksia Week is going to bring some annoyances with it and worse, plenty of temptation to embarrass yourself. In fact, you might as well make up a badge that says, “sorry, let’s try that again”. But life doesn’t offer do-overs. All…