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At some point in the conversation, I clarified, so the choices are 'dead' or 'terrified'? Yes, she said. Well, I'd have to choose 'terrified' wouldn't I? Dead is pretty final. She asked me to think about it, over the next little while. My decision was required minutes later, as it turned out. I had barely returned to the bench seat which would have been so much more comfortable if only a few inches deeper. We'd been discussing recipes and the odds and sods of life for an hour or more. But on my return I had a new topic of discussion.  It is testament to this stage of our life that we can discuss life choices as calmly as any other topic.  With our raising, our dips and  our turns into confusion, and finding our way to a deep well of revelations, we now trust and care for each other in all things these days. Sisters who are our mother. They wheeled me in and the theatre stood by as I was asked for my decision. I said what I wanted, and w...

UMBRE HBO produced 8 part series New to SBS OnDemand This review is riddled with spoilers. Adapted from an Australian series, Small Town Gangster (which I can’t recall seeing), HBO made the decision to adapt an Australian story to a Romanian setting : Bucharest to be exact. Umbre translates as 'Shadows' in Romanian. I’d been drawn to watch Umbre after reading it’s irresistible marketing pitch – it’s a crime series, in the style of Breaking Bad.  First impressions were good, getting straight into a scene that was both intriguing and set the tone for the entire series.  The palate is dirty yellows and greys.   The opening scene gives us our first sight of our star, and it’s always good to see actors that are unfamiliar.    A good start from the opening scene, and then boom – the characters started to speak. Now, I know there are many conversations between men that I'll never be privy to, and I ...