List: Daily Cuppa | Curated by Maria Rattray

May 16, 2024

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Daily CuppaShort Features About Whatever
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
Tennis Grunting Is As Much a Game As the Game Itself…It smacks of cheating
Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 27, 2024
10
In
The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
How’s This For a Novel Day Out?A visit to Melbourne’s Poo Museum!
Feb 1, 2024
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Feb 1, 2024
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In
The Daily Cuppa
by
Maria Rattray
The World’s Greatest TreatTry it before you die
Feb 2, 2024
4
Feb 2, 2024
4
In
The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
So You Can Buy These in the Supermarket? REALLY?A gasping response from a young girl used to collecting much of their food from the garden
Feb 6, 2024
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Feb 6, 2024
11
In
The Daily Cuppa
by
Maria Rattray
Ode to Baking SodaOnce more an angel in the kitchen
Feb 20, 2024
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Feb 20, 2024
14
In
The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
Yay! It’s St Patrick’s Day…Time to share the best Irish stew ever!
Mar 17, 2024
17
Mar 17, 2024
17
In
The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
The Vexed Issue of Sharing Costs On HolidaysEspecially when one couple is super-wealthy!
Mar 29, 2024
12
Mar 29, 2024
12
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
So Never Give Up On Anything Lost Especially in Your GardenNature might be looking after it in unimaginable ways
Apr 8, 2024
4
Apr 8, 2024
4
In
The Daily Cuppa
by
Maria Rattray
This Plant was a Gift of LifeSuch a simple gesture, a hope for healing, and eighteen years later…it’s still looking after her
Apr 14, 2024
12
Apr 14, 2024
12
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
The Secret Tip to Instantly Becoming Half Your Width and Twice Your HeightAll you have to do is this
Apr 17, 2024
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Apr 17, 2024
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
One Hilarious Nativity Play the World Can Never ForgetThe star, now a lawyer, totally owns her four-year-old self ‘singing out loud’ because…
Dec 18, 2023
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Dec 18, 2023
8
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
And So it Was Christmas…Well For Us AnywayBecause you can’t be all to everyone, so we had our family get-together early. All turkeys lived to tell the tale
Dec 19, 2023
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Dec 19, 2023
17
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
In The Spirit of Christmas No Discounts Will be GivenEven if it’s bloody cold outside and you clearly can’t afford the small price-tag
Dec 24, 2023
12
Dec 24, 2023
12
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
Showcasing My Stories As Directed by ‘She Who Must Be Obeyed’, AKA Toni The TalkerFive 5-holiday stories in 5 sentences of exactly 10 words
Dec 25, 2023
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Dec 25, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
State-of-the-Art Transport in the Late 19th CenturyIt allowed children to travel far and wide and kept them fitter than today’s kids
Dec 28, 2023
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Dec 28, 2023
16
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The Daily Cuppa
by
Maria Rattray
Excuse Us While We Devour Every Skerrick of Your PlumsWe’ll be back tomorrow to shit all over your neighbour’s property
Dec 30, 2023
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Dec 30, 2023
10
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Good Vibes Club
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Maria Rattray
It’s the Last Day of the Year 2023, Called Hogmanay, in ScotlandIt comes complete with century-old traditions, some of which people still abide by
Dec 31, 2023
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Dec 31, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
So I Have a Plan…a Plum Plan
Well PLUM For Me At LeastRemember the marauding birds who took every last plum on my fruit tree? They can still have some from a different tree, but in the spirit…
Jan 3, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
8
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
When You Search Unsuccessfully For One Thing But in the ProcessYou stumble over two amazing stars you would never, ever have discovered. That’s surely pay dirt!
Nov 13, 2023
12
Nov 13, 2023
12
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
by
Maria Rattray
I Can See Clearly Now…Given That My Eye Specialist Was Right All AlongYesterday I caved in. I’m now eating humble pie. So I don’t know everything
Nov 15, 2023
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Nov 15, 2023
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Daily Cuppa

Short Features About Whatever

Tennis Grunting Is As Much a Game As the Game Itself…

It smacks of cheating

How’s This For a Novel Day Out?

A visit to Melbourne’s Poo Museum!

The World’s Greatest Treat

Try it before you die

So You Can Buy These in the Supermarket? REALLY?

A gasping response from a young girl used to collecting much of their food from the garden

Ode to Baking Soda

Once more an angel in the kitchen

Yay! It’s St Patrick’s Day…

Time to share the best Irish stew ever!

The Vexed Issue of Sharing Costs On Holidays

Especially when one couple is super-wealthy!

So Never Give Up On Anything Lost Especially in Your Garden

Nature might be looking after it in unimaginable ways

This Plant was a Gift of Life

Such a simple gesture, a hope for healing, and eighteen years later…it’s still looking after her

The Secret Tip to Instantly Becoming Half Your Width and Twice Your Height

All you have to do is this

One Hilarious Nativity Play the World Can Never Forget

The star, now a lawyer, totally owns her four-year-old self ‘singing out loud’ because…

And So it Was Christmas…Well For Us Anyway

Because you can’t be all to everyone, so we had our family get-together early. All turkeys lived to tell the tale

In The Spirit of Christmas No Discounts Will be Given

Even if it’s bloody cold outside and you clearly can’t afford the small price-tag

Showcasing My Stories As Directed by ‘She Who Must Be Obeyed’, AKA Toni The Talker

Five 5-holiday stories in 5 sentences of exactly 10 words

State-of-the-Art Transport in the Late 19th Century

It allowed children to travel far and wide and kept them fitter than today’s kids

Excuse Us While We Devour Every Skerrick of Your Plums

We’ll be back tomorrow to shit all over your neighbour’s property

It’s the Last Day of the Year 2023, Called Hogmanay, in Scotland

It comes complete with century-old traditions, some of which people still abide by

So I Have a Plan…a Plum Plan Well PLUM For Me At Least

Remember the marauding birds who took every last plum on my fruit tree? They can still have some from a different tree, but in the spirit…

When You Search Unsuccessfully For One Thing But in the Process

You stumble over two amazing stars you would never, ever have discovered. That’s surely pay dirt!

I Can See Clearly Now…Given That My Eye Specialist Was Right All Along

Yesterday I caved in. I’m now eating humble pie. So I don’t know everything

Maria Rattray