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Life
Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
The Food Of Heroes
We are told so often how lucky we are to be living in New Zealand, where we have such wonderful produce and spectacular food. I thought about that as I wandered round my local supermarket last week, trying to get enthusiastic about buying something for di
Older People Valued with Wide Range of Services
Whether they receive domestic or personal care support in their own homes, live independently in a retirement village, or are residents in rest home or hospital, older people connected to Presbyterian Support Otago are encouraged and supported to be as ac
The Filled Monty
The popular story goes that in 1761 John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, reluctant to leave the gaming table to dine, asked to be brought slices of meat between two slices of bread.
Basal Shoots
Ever wondered what those long shoots that appear from the base of your roses are called and how they are relevant for growing great roses. Now is your chance to find out.
¡Ole Mexico!
Why can't we respect foreign cuisines without feeling the need to make a fast buck by dumbing them down to a cheap, and frequently nasty, takeaway or by processing and packaging them for quick and easy, and unauthentic, dishes to be heated at home? To my
Can You Really Be Friends With Your Teen?
Look in any bookshop or library, and you will find that almost every parenting author passionately exclaims through their written word how there's a line between being a friend and being a parent.
Max and Hugie
He had free reign of the house, he was pampered, cuddled, and had his lovely black and white coat regularly brushed. He was doted on and lived the 'life of Riley'. When we went to get a cat from the RSPCA, Max chose us - not the other way around. He soon
Pets Are Almost Human
The BBC Channel was on with a live showing of a wildlife documentary. First, the cats sat on top of the back of the couch, intensely watching the program. Next, both jumped off and while one virtually climbed the TV!
Tempora Mutantur
It was a Latin axiom that I could never get quite right at school, "Tempora muntantur, nos et mutamur in illis"…the times are changed and we are changed in them.