This book speaks of surprises while ageing with an easy acceptance of both the highs and lows. The theme is of positive aging with thoughts on how life should be lived. The author reflects on her life as a daughter, wife, mother and friend. Episodes in her life, both serious and funny, tell of surprises and truths, family ties and losses, bucket lists, joys and sorrows, love and pain and lastly of contentment. Many of these thoughts are universal, although often unspoken. This is a comfortable reassuring read in one sitting or randomly sampled over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Share these random thoughts, The Things Nobody Told Me, with your friends and family. Judy Cline retired after 50 years as an active physiotherapist. She has enjoyed gardening and reading since childhood, likes to write and speak about healthy living and good body maintenance. This is her second book, her first being a biography (Never Give Up) of an amazing 79-year-old woman who trekked through Canada in the early 1990's to educate Canadians about the disease osteoporosis.