As well as keeping you on your toes, spending time with your grandkids can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease!
Life
Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
Having a Ball with Meatballs
One thing I buy quite regularly is mince, and meatballs in various guises have become great favourites, where we try to take them beyond meatballs in tomato sauce.
Skye’s Adventures: Exploring Retirement Living
When Bev and John contemplated their move to Ryman, they had one main concern - the happiness of their beloved Cavoodle, Skye.
Does Winter Make you Happy or SAD?
For around 10% of Kiwis, the darker days of winter usher in a seasonal form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD for short).
The Physical Pain of Grief
Grief is so overwhelmingly emotional, the physical symptoms which frequently accompany it often go unspoken.
Selling Your Home Yourself: Part 3 – Negotiating the deal
Congratulations! Someone wants to make an offer. Now how do you get the best price possible?
Croque Monsieur
For a lunchtime where speed is of the essence, or perhaps when I am just feeling lazy, it's difficult to beat the classic, and comforting, French sandwich - the Croque Monsieur.
‘I’m a Carboholic,’ Part #5
In this fifth and final instalment of ‘I’m a Carboholic’, we’ll take a peek at how easy, delicious, and fun it is to move towards whole foods in your diet.
Staying Home and Loving it!
If this isn’t your year for going abroad, or you simply like to keep your feet on terra firma, wintering-over in your home can offer loads of exciting and satisfying opportunities.
Selling Your Home Yourself: Part 2 – The Open Home
Ditch the knick-knacks and boot the pets outside - how to prepare your place for an open home