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Linda Vaiana
‘Healing rifts: How my siblings and I realised life’s too short for grudges’
Linda Vaiana
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‘There’s a what in the kitchen? Life was never dull with Basil the dog’
‘There’s a what in the kitchen? Life was never dull with Basil the dog’
"Basil was a great mate to the town and our children and even now, 15 years after his death, people still talk about him."
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‘The blessings that came after I was told I couldn’t have children’
‘The blessings that came after I was told I couldn’t have children’
"I made sure my husband knew right from the start that I could not have children. He said, 'Well, we'll have 20 dogs instead ...'."
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‘Help! There’s a goose on the loose and it’s after me’
‘Help! There’s a goose on the loose and it’s after me’
"I started to run to my car door, but the goose was in hot pursuit and I couldn't get into the car."
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‘A walk along the beach gave us a close encounter of the seal kind’
‘A walk along the beach gave us a close encounter of the seal kind’
"The suitcase was large and brown and looked like leather. The dogs were all over it, sniffing up and down."
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‘The summer fruit picking adventure that became our family’s favourite story’
‘The summer fruit picking adventure that became our family’s favourite story’
"My father would lift me high into the cherry tree to pick the fruit that as near to the top as he could get."
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‘My own encounter with a shark was every bit as terrifying as the movie Jaws’
‘My own encounter with a shark was every bit as terrifying as the movie Jaws’
"There was blood in the water from the shark's mouth and from our fish."
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‘Our beloved dog died protecting my husband from a deadly snake’
‘Our beloved dog died protecting my husband from a deadly snake’
"After all the heartache it was hard to adjust back to life with out her."
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‘Poker machine poison: My mother’s gambling addiction left her broke’
‘Poker machine poison: My mother’s gambling addiction left her broke’
"Every shopping day Mum would be in a different hotel pressing buttons and watching the flashing lights."
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‘Against the odds: A love that’s lasted through the ages’
‘Against the odds: A love that’s lasted through the ages’
"Eleven years went by and, aged 16, I found some old cards that had been sent from Alice Springs to my home. It made me miss my friend ..."
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About Linda Vaiana
Linda is married with four children. She has also fostered three children. Linda is the youngest of three, with her siblings being 17 and 15 years older than her respectively.