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Fa n c on our cover
6

8
Lucky Aussies – We won
$80 million at the gym!
Escape from evil

NEW
– A serial killer left
me for dead
14 Brave Huey – His
snoring was cancer
20 Little hero – I saved
my sister’s life

IZ ES
30 You could win $20,000

PR
47 Fast meal ideas
56 Mum’s warning
– Floodwaters ate
my hand

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58

Welc me! more real life

17 My pup jumped out of
my car

A
23 Volunteer of the Week
s long-time readers of this column Imagine that?! One had heard of Cold Chisel
– Back to basics
will know, I love a bit of nostalgia. It playing at a school and someone had seen
58 73 years of love
almost always makes me feel good. a band called The Pink Finks, which was the
72 Spooky Story
Even if a memory sees me shedding first incarnation of what would become the
a tear or two, such as last week when I was
remembering my late Aunty Billie, there
much-loved Daddy Cool. At my own school,
I think we could only afford a disco for the lifestyle
will almost always be laughter as well. Year 12 formal. But one year, we were all 46 Brainwaves
Or a warm, fuzzy feeling. My hope is beyond thrilled to have the band 47 Real Food
that when I write about a particular Hush come and play for us at 60 Ms MoneySaver
memory, or one that comes from a lunchtime. It was one of the first 62 Living Well
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tl! team member, it’ll prompt you to big events at our new assembly 69 Beauty Buzz
remember something similar from hall, which we were so proud of. 71 Craft Corner
your own past. And it will make you
smile. I get lots of lovely emails
I remember bopping along to
‘Bony Moronie’ and ‘Glad All Over’. regulars
from readers when something And, let’s face it, I was probably 12 Secret Story
they’ve read in this column doing a lot of screaming as well. 13 The Buzz
prompts a special memory. Who could forget the masses of 18 Pets are Pawsome!
So here’s something a friend of mine posted hair and tight satin flares that were all the 24 What Would You Do?
on Facebook that I am sure will bring back rage for blokes in bands back then. Did 25 Puzzle Central
the feels for those of us from a certain era. you have any star turns at your school? 41 Privacy notice
It was about the bands that played at I’d love to hear from you. 66 Fashion Finds
lunchtime school concerts or formals back 70 Fast Fiction
in the ‘70 and ‘80s. A couple of people posted 73 Your Stars
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WE WON
$80 MILLION
Sue and her mates got much more
than just a workout
Sue Rasmussen, 55, Perth, WA
W
atching the news
one Friday
morning, my
ears pricked up
when they announced next
Thursday’s jackpot win.
It was going to be a huge
$80 million!
Wow, I thought, Imagine…
My husband, Kim, a FIFO
miner, had been made
redundant a few months
earlier. He’d been given six
months’ notice, but we were
Me at the gym
6 www.thatslife.com.au
T he
BEST
AUSSIE
real-life
Thinking about the Lotto,
I decided to do a one-off
couple of Powerball tick
I had around $50 left ove
syndicate with the ladies
at the gym.
So I went for a Slikpik,
which selects random
We’d done it a few times numbers for you.
worried about the future. in the past and hadn’t won Next day, I photocopied
My job as the owner of – but, as they say, you have the tickets and handed out
a local gym to be in it to copies to the other players.
called Curves win it. That night, we had our
wasn’t going As they say, The next Curves Christmas party
to be enough
income for
you have to be day, I put a
sign on the
– and I couldn’t wait to let
my hair down.
both of us.
Luckily our
in it to win it gym wall and
spread the
Meeting at a local Italian
restaurant, 38 of us sat
two boys word. down for a festive feast.
– Jamie, 30, and ‘It’s a Lotto Not everyone was in the
Michael, 28 – were old jackpot next week, I smiled. syndicate, but we were all
enough to take care of ‘I thought we could all put mates from the gym.
themselves. in five dollars – someone Ordering our drinks, we
‘It’s going to be tight,’ has to win.’ started chatting about our
Kim sighed. ‘Sounds great, Sue,’ one of Chrissy plans – when Jen
the girls said. got a phone call.
The women It was her hubby.
brought in ‘Collan’s just phoned
their cash, and – he’s said we’ve won the
I ticked them Lotto!’ she cried.
off the list. ‘Nah,’ I said in disbelief,
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In total, 55 of pulling the tickets out of my
us pitched in. handbag. ‘Let me check.’
The night As I studied the drawn
efore the numbers on my phone
raw, I went against our tickets, the table
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o the shop to held their breath.
uy the tickets. Then I gasped.
After ‘Ladies, we’ve won!’
electing a I squealed.
Before we knew
that we’d won

It was the last-minute
Slikpik – and the very last
line – that was the winner.
The table was buzzing
with excitement.
‘I don’t believe it. Let me
check,’ Debbie said, going
to scrutinise the ticket.
‘You’re right!’ she grinned.
A few others checked too,
struggling to believe our
huge win. And I phoned
Lotto West for official
confirmation.
‘We’ll ring
you back in The whole
an hour.
We’re still
jackpot landed
waiting for all
the tickets to
in my bank
download,’ account!
e woman
plained.
he proof was in the
n mbers – we knew we’d
definitely won, but we still
didn’t know the amount.
If someone else had a
winning ticket, the prize
money would be split.
Brimming with
excitement, we all
celebrated in shock as we
waited for the confirmation.
‘Can we order as much
champagne as you’ve got?’
I asked a waiter. ‘We want
to pop it when they phone.’
‘Of course! This is so
exciting,’ he said.
After an hour, we got the
call. We’d won the entire
$80 million – a cool $1.45
million each.
Some of the group were
cheering, others were crying
– it was such a life-changing
amount of cash, and we’d
won it by going to the gym!
Luckily,
there was
only one
other group
of diners, as
the place was
now in chaos.
And the
friends who
hadn’t come
in on the tickets were all
so happy for us.
‘Come down and party
with us,’ we said, phoning
other syndicate members.
As the corks popped,
I phoned Kim.
‘What’s up love?’ he
asked, unable to make out
the words through my
happy tears.
When he understood, he
gasped, ‘You’re kiddin !’
Some of us
celebrating at
the gym
Have
you had an
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at thatslife@
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Turning up at the
restaurant, he gave me
the biggest hug.
‘You did good, Sue,’
he beamed.
Us winners met
outside Curves the
next morning and
went to Lotto West
to officially claim
our win.
The whole jackpot
landed in my bank
account that Sunday, Me sharing
which was a crazy sigh
Then I transferred the
the news
others’ portions to the .
I treated everyone at
Christmas, and now Kim
and I are doing renos and
looking forward to retiring
and travelling.
It’s also great to know
how much it has helped
some of the winners doing
it tough. One lady is a single
mum and has never been
able to afford her own
home, but now she can.
Another has health issues
and has rented for 17 years.
We’re a real mix of ages,
from 17 to 84.
But we’re all the same
– hard-working, Aussie
battlers who got lucky. ● Me and Kim
7
 My boyfriend
Chris Maier
SOLE SURVIVOR

SE IAL KI
Holly Dunn, 45, was enjoying student
walking alongside the tracks.
That’s when a man
them to tie Chris’ hands
behind his back. Then,
appeared from the shadows. showing me the weapon, he
life when one night everything changed ‘Give me your money,’ he
demanded.
pulled off my belt and used
it to tie my hands.

W
aiting at the bar,
a bloke grinned
at me.
‘I like your
toenail colour,’ he said.
I glanced down at my feet,
then at the man’s – we both
Waiting by the door, I heard
his voice over a megaphone.
‘Holly Dunn, come out to
the car.’
I giggled – it was typical
Chris, always having fun.
We drove to
There wasn’t much light,
but I could see his dark eyes.
‘We don’t even have a
dollar on us,’ I explained.
He held a weapon –
which looked like an ice
pick or knife
‘Please, take our car,’
Chris urged.
But again, he refused.
He grabbed Chris by his
shirt, dragging him to the
other side of the train
tracks. I followed. There was

had silver nail polish and
Birkenstock shoes.
Laughing, he told me his
name was Chris, and his girl
mates had painted his nails.
‘They look great,’ I laughed.
It was 1997, and I was
celebrating a mate’s
birthday at my uni’s bar.
Chatting to Chris, who
was a 196cm-tall student
with ashy brown hair, we hit
it off and started dating.
And after Chris went
away for a few weeks, we
were reunited on August 28,
1997. That day, Chris was
due to pick me up at 7pm.
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his mates’ – to Chris’ no way I was leaving Chris.
party He forced us neck, before He forced us down into a
together,
and after down into a pushing him
onto his
ditch at the side of the tracks.
‘Are you okay?’ I
a few hours
there, Chris
ditch at the side knees and
rummaging
whispered to Chris.
‘Don’t talk,’ the man
suggested we of the tracks through snapped, scrambling
go for a walk. his bag. through his bag.
A warm ‘I’ve got a Whipping out a white
night, we ended up credit card, or we can give shirt, he ripped it up and
sitting by a nearby railway you a car,’ I said, trying to pushed us on our stomachs.
line, sipping beer from bargain with him. Then, he used strips of
Chris’ backpack. ‘No,’ he said. the shirt to tie up our legs
‘Tell me about your trip,’ It was strange. Why and gag us. I’d stuck out my
I smiled. wouldn’t he take what tongue when he gagged me
We swapped stories until we offered? – so I could still talk.
it was time to head back to Yanking off the straps As he walked back to the
the party, and we set off from the backpack, he used track, I managed to loosen

The railway line My discarded belt A shoe at the crime scene


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the belt enough so that my
hands were free.
Adrenaline pumping
through my body, I quietly
said to Chris, ‘Can you free
your hands?’
But seconds later, the
attacker returned.
I snatched my hands
behind my back, pretending
they were still tied.
When the man went to
the tracks again, I yanked
the gag out of Chris’ mouth.
‘It’s going to be okay,’ he
reassured me.
But the man came back,
holding something heavy
– a big rock.
‘It’s all okay,’ Chris repeated.
Within seconds, the man
had dropped the rock over
my boyfriend’s head.
I turned away as I heard
the thud. Unable to fathom
what had happened, I went
into survival mode.
You need to save Chris
and yourself, I thought.
‘I think my friend is
gurgling. Can you turn his
head to the side so he doesn’t
choke,’ I heard myself say.
Me in hospital
‘You don’t need to worry
about him – he’s gone,’ came
the man’s horrific reply.
Then, he undid my jeans
and the rag around my feet,
and climbed on top of me.
Screaming, I tried to fight
him off.
As I kicked, he stabbed
the weapon into my neck.
‘Look how quickly I could
kill you,’ he growled.
Then, he raped me.
I felt like I was floating
above my body, refusing to
feel the attack.
But I did study his face,
looking at the tattoo on his
arm, the glasses he wore,
and the shape of his nose.
Afterwards, I begged, ‘Can
I put my pants back on?’
He agreed.
Shaking, I knew this man
wanted to kill me.
Giving him the fake name
of Sarah, I said, ‘I have a
family who care about me.’
I dug my fingers in the
ground, desperate to leave
behind DNA if he took me
somewhere else.
‘You can let me go. I won’t
I’m proof we
all have inner
strength
tell anyone,’ I pleaded.
But he ignored me, and
started hitting me in the
head with a plank of wood.
Drifting in and out of
consciousness, I heard
him leave.
You left me alive, I’m
going to get you one day,
I thought.
Everything went black.
Coming to, it was still
dark and I was covered in Chris was a beautiful soul
blood. Stumbling to m
feet, I staggered to a h
with lights on.
Pushing past a flyscr
and opening the front
door, I walked into
where a man was
studying.
He looked terrified
when he saw me.
‘Help,’ I slurred,
struggling to speak
– my jaw was all
over the place.
Calling Emergency,
sat with me until polic He had his life
ahead of him
and ambulance arrive
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Claudia Benton
‘My boyfriend’s out there,
you need to get him,’ I said.
Paramedics carried me
out on a stretcher and drove
me to hospital.
Covered in cuts and
bruises, doctors assessed
me. I had a broken jaw,
smashed eye socket and
stab wound on my neck.
My family soon arrived.
‘Chris is gone, isn’t he?’
I asked my dad, John.
‘Yes, he is,’ he confirmed.
I felt upset, but the reality
of it all still hadn’t hit me.
Chatting to my sister,
Heather, I told her every
detail. ‘You have to help me
remember it all,’ I said.
I wanted to make sure
we found Chris’ killer and
my attacker.
Interviewed by a detective,
I told him everything.
After five days in hospital
– where I had an op on my
jaw – I got to go home.
Devastatin l Chris’
William, Jake,
me and Warren
Me, my jaw wired shut, and my friend Anni
funeral had happened crime scene
before I was discharged. to a string of
Grief-stricken, I returned murders and
to uni, and went to Chris’ attacks across
favourite places with his the country
friends. close to railwa Serial killer
Then, 18 months later, lines – Angel Reséndiz
police had a breakthrough. including mine.
They called to tell me Terrified the monster co-worker Jake. Now, I’m a
DNA in my case had been would find me, I fled from mum to William Christopher,
matched to the US to the nine, and Warren, five.
a suspected UK. Six weeks I keep a framed photo of
serial killer.
On December It’s believed later, a
detective
Chris in our home, and my
two boys know just how
16, 1998,
Dr Claudia
I’m the only phoned to say
Reséndiz had
special he was.
Part of my healing
Benton, a one to escape handed process has been to talk
mum of two, himself in. about what happened. And
had been his clutches Although I created a charity, Holly’s
raped and it’s believed House, to support survivors
murdered in he was of crime and abuse.
her home. responsible for 15 or more I also wrote a book, Sole
Her killer had stolen her deaths, he faced court over Survivor, sharing my story
ute and, after it was Dr Benton’s murder. of how I escaped a serial
recovered near railway Found guilty, he was killer. It’s believed I’m the
tracks, fingerprints found sentenced to death and, in only person to have escaped
on the steering wheel were 2006, he was executed. Reséndiz’s clutches.
linked to a wanted man I was so relieved he I feel lucky to have lived,
named An el Reséndiz. couldn’t hurt anyone else. and hope that my journey
months, Determined to not let the can help others.
nected attack define me, I found We all go through hard
from the ha iness again, falling times, but I’m proof that
love everyone has the inner
ith my strength to keep going. ●
Cutting the
ribbon to open
Jake and I getting married H ll
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Natasha’s loud
neighbour was
driving her nuts
Natasha, 42, Ipswich, Qld*

M
aybe I should’ve
sensed trouble
when one of my
new neighbours
chatted to the removalists
moving my furniture into
my new rental unit.
‘Hi! I’m Carol,’ she said as
I approached.
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‘I’m Natasha,’ I replied.

‘Sorry, but I’m paying these
guys by the hour. They don’t
really have time to talk.’
‘Just being friendly, love,’
she laughed, and carried on.

Her talking no doubt cost
me money! But I liked my
new place. It was near the
shops and had a balcony
overlooking the courtyard.
It made a perfect reading
nook. Or so I thought.
‘Yoo-hoo,’ Carol waved as
soon as I stepped outside.
‘Reading a book, are you?
Looks like rain.’
I eventually put up a blind
to block her view, but it
blocked mine too.
Even though I couldn’t see
Carol, I could hear her, and
so could everyone else.
She walked around the
courtyard cornering unwary
neighbours, or speaking
loudly on her phone.
We heard her opinions on
everything from politics to
religion to her medical woes.
If my friends came to visit,
she’d bail them up at the foot
of the stairs, making it hard
for them to get past.
‘How do you put up
She’s so LOUD!
with her?’ they’d ask. and windows closed. believed her excuses.
I stopped putting my Speaking to two other Next time I saw the agent,
washing on the line to avoid tenants one day, I realised she said Carol was on a
her pestering me, and snuck they felt the same. warning after lots of people
down to the letterbox very ‘Carol annoys everyone,’ complained about her
early in the morning before Sandy said. late-night yelling. She was
she was up. ‘My boyfriend stopped quiet for a while, but then
I didn’t want visiting her chatter started again.
to move out, because of I even heard one sweet
and I couldn’t I started to feel her,’ Lauren elderly neighbour mutter,
break my added. ‘I can’t take this any more!’
lease anyway. like a prisoner, So we came after Carol swooped on her
So I spoke to
the agent.
keeping my up with a plan
and put it into
as she got out of her car.
So Lauren, Sandy and
‘There’s
nothing I can
doors and action.
At 10.30pm,
I re-enacted our plan,
disguising our voices and
do,’ she said. windows closed hidden by the calling out to Carol under
‘She’s not darkness, cover of dark, then slipping
breaking any Laura yelled away when she began
rules. Noise is only out Carol’s name very loudly bellowing around the units,
considered a problem if it’s and, when Carol came out, waking all the tenants.
after 10pm. Then there are Sandy called out from above, This time, Carol received
laws we can call on.’ while I laughed in a deep a ‘final warning’ notice, and

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‘What about a peaceful
daytime life?’ I asked.
‘Sorry, all I can do is send
her a letter asking her to
please not talk so loudly in
communal spaces.’
It made no difference.
Carol’s idea of loud and
mine were very different.
I started to feel like a
prisoner, keeping my doors
voice from my hiding spot.
Of course Carol couldn’t
resist, and she started
marching down the stairs,
screeching at the top of her
voice. Lights came on in lots
of apartments and a couple
of people went down and
asked her to be quiet.
She had such a bad
reputation already, no-one
she became as quiet as a
mouse. She stopped talking
loudly on her phone and no
longer poked her nose in
everyone’s business.
I’ve just renewed my lease
and often sit out on my
balcony reading a book.
Sometimes I even wave at
Carol as she walks past.
Now that’s neighbourly. ●

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 scary
Our sweet bub
in hospital
Jill’s boy’s noisy breathing hid a
sinister and deadly condition
Jill May, 37, Sydney, NSW
H
uey’s such a noisy
breather,’ I said to
my mum, Chris, 62.
‘He breathes
through his mouth and
snores really loudly.’
‘I’ve also noticed that,’
Mum said, holding my
eight-week-old bub, Huey,
so I could tend to his
brother, Leo, then two.
With a couple of tots, my
husband Lindsay, 35, and
I had our work cut out.
Everything had been fine
initially, but now Huey had
become clingy, wanting to
be held constantly.
He’d also wake regularly
at all hours, squealing in
pain. And he wasn’t
putting on weight, despite
feeding well.
I took him to various
GPs, but none were that
concerned, until finally
one referred us to
a paediatrician.
We managed to get the
last appointment that
same day and, after
examining Huey, the
doctor became flustered
14 www.thatslife.com.au
Brave H
The scan showing
his tumour
‘I’m sorry, but Huey has
neuroblastoma, a form of
cancer,’ the specialist
confirmed. ‘He’s at stage
4S, the most severe stage,
and measured Huey’s meaning it’s spread to other
neck and abdomen. parts of his body.’
Why is he doing that? I gripped Lindsay’s hand
I wondered, puzzled. in shock. Huey was just
‘I can feel a lump. I don’t 10 weeks old!
know how to say this, but This can’t
I think your baby’s got be true,
cancer,’ he told us. I thought, I was terrified
Lindsay and I just sat
there, stunned. It felt like
terrified we’d
lose our
we’d lose our
something out of a movie. precious son. precious son
We were sent straight to Meanwhile,
Sydney Children’s Hospital, Lindsay
where Huey had MRIs, CT had gone
scans and biopsies. completely white.
‘He has a large,
Huey is a happy,
inoperable tumour
healthy little boy measuring five
centimetres on his
carotid artery in
his neck, which is
why he was
breathing through his
mouth,’ she
continued.
His snoring had
been a sign of the
disease.
We also learned the
cancer had spread to
his liver, which was
five times the size it
should’ve been. It had
been pressing on all his
other internal organs,
causing him terrible pain.
And the reason he hadn’t
put on any weight was
because the tumour had
been using up all his energy.
‘Will he be all right?’
Lindsay asked.
But the doctor couldn’t be
sure,
explaining
Huey would
need to start
chemotherapy
straight away.
It was a
nightmare.
‘Tell me
this isn’t happening,’
I sobbed in Lindsay’s arms.
In June 2017, the day after
his diagnosis, Huey started
chemo. Seeing nurses
attending to him with
protective shields over their
faces was traumatising.
I sat with him through
the eight-hour stints,
breastfeeding him to help
with the nausea while he
was treated.
Initially, our boy didn’t
AS TOLD TO EVA LEWICKI
show any improvement.
‘Don’t give up hope,’ the
oncologist urged us as I cried.
Over the next seven
months, Huey had a chemo
Huey’s
session every three weeks
– eight rounds in total.
We visited hospital
constantly so Huey could
have blood tests and MRIs,
which monitored if the
chemo was working.
Thankfully, Mum and my
in-laws, Bev and Gordon,
were able to take care of
Leo so Lindsay could work.
We never saw anyone
else because Huey’s
immune system was so
compromised, he was
extremely susceptible to
bugs and viruses.
The final scans were
taken just before Christmas
– but the cancer was still
present.
‘Don’t worry
just yet,’ our
oncologist
said. ‘Just
He’s a beautiful
wait and see. handful – just
This disease
behaves in as it should be
mysterious
ways.’
Sure enough, over 2018,
the tumour in Huey’s neck
shrank, and his liver
reverted to its normal size.
We were so grateful.
Meanwhile, worried my
immunocompromised son
would catch something, I’d
AUSSIE
REAL
LIFE
Our smiling boy
after his diagnosis
become a complete
germaphobe, isolating
us from everyone except
our parents.
I made everybody leave
their shoes outside the
house to avoid them
bringing in any dirt, and
I constantly
washed
anything
Huey might
touch.
It wasn’t
until he was
18 months old
that I finally
worked up the courage to
take him to a supermarket
for the very first time.
As we went inside, his
eyes lit up at all the
different colourful products
on display – it was like I’d
taken him to Disneyland!
Me with my
brave little Huey
uey, now four
and a half, is a healthy,
boisterous little boy.
He loves pretending to
mow the lawn with his toy
whipper-snipper and playing
with Leo, who is now six.
Huey often reminds me
of the TV character Mr
Leo and Hu ey love we’ve been lucky so far.
to play together
Has your
bub received a
shocking diagnosis?
Tell us at thatslife@
aremedia
.com.au
Bean, because although he
still struggles with his
speech, he constantly
makes people laugh.
He’s a beautiful little
handful, which is just the
way it should be.
Every three months, Huey
has a scan to be sure the
cancer hasn’t returned, and
We’re sharing our story
to raise awareness for the
Children’s Cancer Institute,
who supported us
throughout this terrifying
journey.
With enough funds,
they can continue their
research and one day,
hopefully, children’s
cancer will be a thing
of the past. ●
To support the Children’s
Cancer Institute, visit
ccia.org.au
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 amazing
My pup
OUT
G
of my car
made of tough stuff
Gary McGay, 72, Bridgetown, WA
W
atching our
kelpie Toffee
chase the
alpacas around,
I had to smile.
It was so good to see her
full of life again. That’s
because we came so close
to losing our beloved dog.
Toffee came into our lives
soon after we moved to a
small acreage in the
Blackwood River Valley
area, where we adopted the
previous owner’s three
alpacas and a horse.
‘Let’s get a kelpie,’ my
partner Rochelle, 68,
suggested, after we’d been
there a year.
We found a farm nearby
with a litter. And that’s
where we met Toffee,
named for her caramel
markings and because she
was so sweet!
With her
nice new
harness
Me and
our
tough
cookie
Toffee and
Rochelle
Toffee quickly became
our little shadow.
So when I got in the car
one day to go to the shops,
she jumped in with me, and
was strapped in the back
seat with a harness.
She loved
hanging her
head out of ‘You gave us
the window,
ears flopping quite the fright
in the wind.
But halfway
young lady’
through the
drive, I heard a
yelp. And when I looked in
the mirror, she was gone.
‘She’s catapulted out of
e window!’ I said,
AUSSIE
REAL
LIFE
Our beautiful
girl recovering
nicking. She’d
oken free of
r harness.
Slamming on
breaks,
mped out to
see Toffee on the
road about 20 metres back,
holding up an injured paw.
It was heartbreaking.
Scooping her up, I lay her
in the backseat and sped to
the nearest vet. The caramel
patches on
her fur had
turned red,
as grazes
and deep
lacerations
covered her
body.
The vet was
closed, but I got hold of an
emergency vet on the phone.
He said he’d come, but it
wouldn’t be for a few hours.
Feeling helpless, I drove
home to tell Rochelle.
‘How fast were you
driving?’ she asked, in tears.
When I told her I’d been
at the speed limit of 110km
per hour, we both feared the
worst for Toffee.
Finally, the vet arrived
and told us Toffee’s femur
was badly broken on her
left hind leg, near her knee.
‘We can either put her
down or amputate her leg,’
he said.
After he’d left us to make
the decision, we knew we
couldn’t give up on our
beautiful girl that easily.
Rochelle rang our
daughter, Emily, who’s
a vet nurse. Her team
specialise in orthopaedic
surgery, and said there was
a chance of saving Toffee’s
leg, and her life.
She underwent the
two-hour op the next day,
and it was good news.
‘We were able to put the
two broken bits of the bone
back together using three
different steel rods to hold
them in place,’ the vet said.
She’d make a full recovery.
‘You gave us quite the
fright, young lady,’ I told
Toffee, rubbing her belly as
she lay on the lounge.
After 10 weeks of rest and
rehab, not even a broken leg
could keep our tough
cookie down.
Now, six months on, she’s
makin u
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 AVED
brave

Ella in hospital

When her sister was threatened, Ella

didn’t hesitate to come to the rescue
Kelsey Timms, 29, Piara Waters, WA
HER SI then, 36, and her children.
Some kids were doing
training, so Kristy and
I stood near the oval
watching them, while Tayla
‘It’s going to be okay,
Elle-Belle,’ I said, using her
nickname to calm her down.
A few people had
gathered around, and one
and Ella were in the kids’ was holding Emily, so Kristy

C
rawling on the floor, the girls were as thick as area and Emily was running took her in her arms.
my then 18-month- thieves. They’d paint their around on the grass near us. ‘What happened?’ I asked,
old, Emily, was nails together, play with It had only been a minute totally shocked.
going from one end dolls or happily colour in. when ‘She was
of the house to the other. ‘I can’t believe how caring suddenly bitten by a
My stepdaughter Ella, they all are,’ I said to my I heard Ella’s I ran over and dog,’ someone
then seven, was crouched husband, Nigel, then 39. screams. said.
beside her, guiding Emily’s ‘We got lucky,’ he replied. My eyes saw blood on ‘The dog
journey. The girls were on their had only
‘Careful, Emmy,’ Ella said, school holidays, so the next been off her
her right arm was coming
right for the
moving any obstacles out of afternoon, I took them to for moments. little one,
y to make sure she Piara Waters Football When when the older
et hurt. Pavilion, our local I turned around, she was girl intervened and lifted her
as always fussing playground and oval. on the ground, crying. I ran up as high as she could, and
ily. Ella even helped It was right on our over to her and saw blood that’s when the dog bit her
nge nappies, give doorstep, so we’d often on her right arm. hard on the arm,’ another
er bottles and hang out there. There was a nasty open person said.
es bathe her. That day, Has
ash, so I put my hand My heart beat faster as
lso had an older we met our your child on it to stem the flow. I realised Ella had probably
ayla, then nine, and friend, Kristy, done something saved Emily’s life.
inspiring? Tell Onlookers told me the
us at thatslife@ culprit was a big Rottweiler
aremedia
.com.au that was running free
without a leash.
Then the girlfriend of the
dog’s owner came up to me.
‘We’re so sorry!’ she said.
The commotion had
alerted the cricket club
members, and they rushed
over with a first-aid kit.
AS TOLD TO ASTHA GUPTA

I bandaged Ella’s arm

while a bystander took the
dog owner’s details, and
another called an ambulance.
Our brave Ella Ella being put into Phoning Nigel, I asked him
the ambulance
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D BY
ISTER
to meet us at the park.
‘There’s been an
accident,’ I said.
While Nigel went with
Ella to the Perth
Children’s Hospital, I took
Tayla and Emily home.
‘Is Ella going to be all
right?’ Tayla asked.
She hadn’t seen
anything as she’d been
busy playing.
‘She is a strong girl,’
I replied.
A few hours later, Nigel
updated me.
‘She needed stitches
and doctors are keeping her
in overnight,’ he said, ‘but
she will recover soon.’
My shoulders sagged
with relief.
‘I can’t believe Ella didn’t
run away herself after
seeing the dog come at
them,’ Nigel said. ‘She
thought of her sister’s safety I lifted Emmy
before her own.’
That night, I sobbed.
I was too scared to even
imagine what would have
happened had Ella not been discharged
such a superhero.
When we visited Ella the
next day, her arm was sore,
but she was her usual
chatty self.
‘The needles are scary,’
she said. ‘But, look, I got
12 stitches!’
Then she showed us
her wounds.
Ella, Emily
and Tayla
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REAL
LIFE
Ella received a
bravery award
‘How did it happen?’ Tayla Ella’s arm has some surprise for her.
asked her sister. scars, but, luckily, there’s ‘We’re going out for a
‘A dog was running for a no lasting damage. special lunch,’ I said to Ella
football, but then it turned We were so grateful to on the day of the ceremony.
around and went for Emily. her, and that’s when ‘Get ready and do your hair
I thought it was going to eat something occurred to me. nicely.’
her!’ she said, eyes wide in ‘How about we nominate When her name was
horror. Ella for a announced, she was
‘Then bravery shocked! Once she received
in the air and
A big smile on award?’
I suggested
the award, she had a big
smile on her face and posed
it bit me
instead.’
her face, she to Nigel.
He loved
proudly for photos.
‘Everyone told me I was
Ella was posed proudly the idea, so I so brave,’ she said. ‘But I’m
submitted an just happy I saved my sis.’
after two for photos application. I couldn’t believe how
days in A few mature she was. We were
hospital. To months later, all so proud of her.
make her feel special, we we were informed Ella had Emily is now four, and
took her to mini-golf and received a Royal Lifesaving we’ve told her about
the cinema. Western Australia Bravery what happened.
She had a few more Award, and was invited to And the scars on brave
check-ups with our local an official ceremony at Ella’s arm are a reminder
GP, and thankfully made a Kings Park, in Perth. of her incredible
full recovery in three weeks. We decided to make it a selflessness that day. ●
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VOLUNTEER of the WEEK
BACK TO
BASICS
When her kids wanted to help those
in need, Kelly rose to the challenge
Kelly Warren, 50, Narre Warren, Vic

W T h a n kllyyou
andering the
busy streets of
Melbourne, my
family and I
were stunned by the hustle
and bustle of the city.
It was August 2013, and
my husband, Craig, then 46,
and our five kids, Luke, then
16, Keenan, 14, Shanleigh,
13, Rhyan, five, and Kaidi,
four, had moved from a
small town in New Zealand
to Narre Warren.
It was worlds apart from
what we knew, but what
shocked us most was the
number of homeless people.
‘Can we do something to
help?’ the kids asked.
We started handing out
food, blankets and other
essentials when we could.
In 2018, Kaidi, then nine,
came home from school
AS TOLD TO SAMANTHA IRELAND
with another request.
‘Can we do something
to help their families, too?’
she pleaded.
She was so distressed,
I knew I needed to help.
So we decided to set up
a community pantry in the
carport of our home where
people could come and take night, seven days a week.
essentials such as bread and
pantry staples for free.
Calling it Bk 2 Basics
Melbourne, we started
a Facebook page and
registered as a charity.
Soon businesses such
as Coles, Oz Harvest,
Secondbite and Foodbank
were helping us stock up on home due to
fresh food and pantry items. complaints
With Kaidi and Rhyan’s
help, I also began cooking
meals at home in our
kitchen, and packing them
I knew I needed
to help people
not closing until 10pm at
In July 2019, I was
diagnosed with cervical
cancer, but I kept the pantry
open, with my neighbours
stepping in to help when
I was having treatment.
That same year, the
council told me I couldn’t
operate from
My goal is to
from people
in our street. treat people
Thankfully,
a local
like family
Ke
aged between 24 and 12,
still help out when they can.
With the support of local
business Cleanse & Co,
we’re trying to raise funds
for a food van.
We also have five full-time
and 15 part-time volunteers,
including mum-of-seven
Lisa, who hit hard times and
needed our
help. Now,
back on her
feet, she’s
paying it
forward.
Another

one day concerned that
some kids’ families didn’t
have enough money to give
them lunch.
So I started making extra
lunches for Kaidi to share.
But then she came home
Some of our donations
into containers to hand out. businessman
At first we cooked for
around 100 families each
week, opening at 6am – so
people could grab school
lunches for their kids – and
Kaidi, Shanleigh
and Rhyan
volunteer,
named Joe Scotty, who
heard about us and paid the we’d also supported, often
rent on a factory space for us. tells people how we changed
Now, four years on, as his life. ‘Bk 2 Basics is the
well as running the pantry reason I’m still alive,’ he
and an op shop, says, gratefully.
we cook over My goal has always been
600 five-course to treat people like family,
meals a week, and be the person they can
from our little trust when they’re at their
kitchen at home, most vulnerable.
and serve them Though it can be hard
twice a week to to ask for help, there is
people in need. always someone who will
My beloved lend a hand. ●
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l i ke
I fe e l
t s i d e r
an o u
Stick it out
Most small towns have a
community group you can
join. I’m in a town of 300 and it
took a year or so to ‘break in’.
I wouldn’t change where I live
for anything. It’s the best
thing I ever did. Stick it out!
Erin Cole
Walk a dog
Get a dog – they’re great
company and you’ll soon get
to know people while on walks.
Lorraine Radford
Over 50s village
Would you consider an over 50s
resort? I live in one and it’s the
best move my husband and
I made. Everyone’s so friendly.
There are lot of things here to
do, plus you can still work.
Tina Stevenson
Chatty and cheerful
Persevere. When I moved, for
the first couple of years it
was as though I was an
outsider. Now I’m part of the
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you do ?
furniture. You can join
community and social events,
and it will work. I was just
chatty and cheerful and
people warmed to me.
Coral Briscoe
Not so social
Some people, I believe, move
to the country to get away
from people. Not everyone
enjoys having to socialise.
Peggy Martin Wells
Everyone’s busy
Try inviting your neighbours for
afternoon tea to get to know
them. Everyone is so busy,
they may not even realise
they’re being unsociable to
you. You have to put yourself
out there to make friends.
Laura Ivy Miller
Facebook group
Are there any community
pages on Facebook you can
introduce yourself on?
Cate Faulos
An outsider
I moved to a small country
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Last year, I moved away
from the city, where I’d
lived all my life, for a new
start in a small country
town, and I wonder if it
was a mistake. I’m single
and in my 50s, and thought
it’d be different and I’d be
made feel welcome and
easily make new friends.
But my neighbours all
keep to themselves and,
even when I try to start a
conversation, they quickly
move on. No-one has even
come to welcome me to
the town. I took a lower
paying job so I could work
from home, which makes
it hard to easily move
town with my kids for a close again. I was so excited and
knit community life, but was looking forward to a more
an outsider the years I was peaceful life in the
there. And I did join anything country, but I just feel
I could. I ended up moving lonely and ostracised.
back to where I’d come from.
Julie Gibbs What do I do?
It’s hard
I’m in the same situation.
It’s worse because of COVID, Not welcome
I’m sure. It’s hard to go out in They say small towns are
a town when you don’t know welcoming, but not really.
anybody. I still drive back to Everyone seems to have their
the city to visit my old friends. own circle of friends and
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FOUNDED just over a MONTH after SYDNEY, Kingston

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400g veal schnitzel steaks, cut into
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1 small onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes with
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¾ cup pitted kalamata olives
2 tblsps drained capers, chopped
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
Grated parmesan, to serve

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until tender. Drain. Return to pan.
Cover to keep warm.
2 Meanwhile, heat an oiled, large
frying pan over a high heat. Add veal
pieces. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes on
each side, or until cooked to your
liking. Remove. Cover to keep warm.
3 Heat the same oiled pan. Add
onion and garlic. Cook, stirring
occasionally, until onion is soft. Add
tomatoes, olives, capers and chilli
flakes. Bring to a boil. Simmer,

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uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in
veal and parsley.
4 Pour hot sauce over fettuccine
and toss to combine. Serve with

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47

Mix it up
For a change, try
replacing beef steaks
with lamb rump
steaks. Cooking
time will vary.
CAPRESE STUFFED CHICKEN
SERVES 4
PREP AND COOK: 30 MINS
500g bag baby red potatoes,
halved
4 x 250g chicken breast fillets
⅓ cup garlic butter
½ cup fresh basil leaves
½ cup sundried tomato strips
4 thick slices mozzarella (160g)
2 tblsps olive oil
2 zucchini, coarsely chopped
1 Microwave potatoes until
tender. Drain. Keep warm.
2 Meanwhile, cut each
chicken fillet through the
side to open out flat,
without cutting all the way
through. Spread each with
1 tblsp of garlic butter. Top
evenly with basil leaves,
tomato strips and cheese.
Season with salt and
pepper. Fold over to enclose.
Insert two toothpicks in
each fillet to secure.
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BEEF AND BEAN SALAD WITH
LEMON DRESSING
SERVES 4 2 To make salad, use
PREP AND COOK: a vegetable peeler to
25 MINS peel carrot lengthways
3 x 200g beef sirloin into long, thin ribbons.
steaks, trimmed Place in a large bowl
1 tblsp steak spice mix with remaining
BEAN SALAD ingredients. Toss well.
1 carrot 3 Heat an oiled, large
250g punnet cherry frying pan over a high
tomatoes, halved heat. Add steaks. Cook
1 red onion, halved, for about 4 minutes
thinly sliced on each side, or until
60g baby rocket leaves cooked to your liking.
400g can four bean mix, Remove. Rest, loosely
drained covered with foil, for
LEMON DRESSING 5 minutes. Cut into
½ cup whole egg 2cm slices.
mayonnaise 4 To make dressing,
1 clove garlic, crushed whisk all ingredients
1 tblsp finely grated with 2 tblsps of warm
lemon rind water in a small bowl
1 tblsp lemon juice until combined.
5 Transfer salad to a
1 Rub both sides of serving plate. Top with
steaks with spice mix. steak. Drizzle with
Set aside. dressing.
3 Heat an oiled large,
Add salad
Chicken can also
non-stick frying pan over
be served with a
a medium to high heat. mixed side salad
Add chicken. Cook for for a change.
about 3 minutes on each
side, or until browned.
Cover with lid. Cook for a
further 7 minutes, or until
chicken is cooked through.
Remove and discard
toothpicks.
4 Meanwhile, heat a
separate, large, oiled
non-stick frying pan over a
medium to high heat. Add
potatoes, cut-side down.
Cook, turning occasionally,
for about 3 minutes, or
until lightly golden. Add
zucchini. Cook, covered,
stirring occasionally, for
a further 5 minutes, or
until zucchini is tender.
5 Serve chicken with
potatoes and zucchini.
Spoon over pan juices.
 Top tip
Udon noodles are
wheat-based Japanese
noodles, available in
the Asian section of
major supermarkets.
For a change, replace
with hokkien or egg
noodles.

Buy as you need

To stop waste, buy fewer groceries,

CUT WASTE
only getting what you need. Try
to replenish fresh fruit, veg and

! other perishables every few days

rather than buying a week’s worth,
or more. The fruit and veg will be
fresher and you won’t need to clean
out the fridge and throw out what’s
unused at the end of the week.

CHILLI AND GINGER PORK WITH NOODLES

SERVES 4 1 tblsp fresh ginger paste to packet directions. Drain. or until well-browned.
PREP AND COOK: 20 MINS 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 Combine sweet chilli and 4 Add ginger, garlic,
440g packet shelf-fresh udon 400g green cabbage, coarsely soy sauces with mirin in a cabbage and onions to wok.
noodles chopped small jug. Mix well. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
⅓ cup sweet chilli sauce 5 green spring onions, thinly 3 Heat a lightly oiled, large, 5 Add noodles and sauce
¼ cup soy sauce sliced diagonally non-stick wok over a high mixture. Stir-fry for a
2 tblsps mirin heat. Add pork mince. further 2 minutes, or until
500g pork mince 1 Prepare noodles according Stir-fry for about 8 minutes, noodles are hot. Serve.

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 LENTIL AND RICE KOFTAS
SERVES 4
PREP AND COOK: 30 MINS
500g sweet potato, peeled,
coarsely chopped
250g packet microwave
brown rice
400g can brown lentils,
drained, rinsed
¼ cup packaged dried
breadcrumbs
¼ cup finely chopped fresh
coriander, plus extra leaves,
to serve
2 tblsps sesame seeds,
toasted
1 tsp ground cumin
¼ cup vegetable oil
Warmed naan bread, yoghurt,
mango chutney and sliced
cucumber, to serve
1 Boil sweet potato in a
saucepan of water over
a high heat until tender. Top tips
Drain well. Transfer to a Salsa can be made
large bowl. Mash until up to several hours
ahead. Keep, covered,
smooth. Season with salt
in the fridge. Try
and pepper. serving salsa with
2 Heat rice according to grilled fish or cooked,
packet directions. Add peeled prawns.
to potato with lentils,
breadcrumbs, coriander,
sesame seeds and cumin.
Stir to combine. Shape ¼
cups of mixture into koftas.
3 Heat oil in a large,
non-stick frying pan over
a medium to high heat.
Add koftas. Cook, turning
occasionally, for about
10 minutes, or until
cooked through.
4 Serve koftas with naan
bread, yoghurt, mango
chutney, cucumber and
extra coriander leaves.

Make ahead
Koftas can be made up
to three days ahead.
Place an airtight
container lined with
baking paper in
a single layer in
the fridge. SPICY PORTUGUESE CHICKEN
WITH MANGO JALAPEÑO SALSA
SERVES 4
PREP AND COOK:
30 MINS
1½ cups couscous
12 chicken tenderloins (750g)
1½ tblsps Portuguese
chicken seasoning
2 tblsps olive oil
MANGO JALAPEÑO
SALSA
1 large mango, chopped
1 red capsicum, chopped
2 green spring onions, sliced
2 tblsps sliced pickled
jalapeños, drained, finely
chopped
2 tblsps lemon juice
1 To make salsa, combine
all the ingredients in a
medium bowl. Season
with salt and pepper.
2 Place couscous in a
medium, heatproof bowl.
Pour over 1⅓ cups of
boiling water. Stir until
combined. Cover with
plastic wrap. Stand for
5 minutes. Uncover.
Fluff with a fork.
3 Meanwhile, combine
chicken with seasoning
and oil in a bowl.
4 Heat a large, non-stick
frying pan over a medium
to high heat. Add chicken.
Cook, for 3 to 4 minutes on
each side, or until cooked.
5 Spoon couscous onto a
platter. Top with chicken,
then salsa. Serve with
lemon wedges (optional).

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CHICKEN RICE BOWLS WITH SWEET POTATO AND AVOCADO
SERVES 4
PREP AND COOK 30: MINS
600g sweet potato, peeled, cut
into 1½cm pieces
1 tblsp olive oil
600g chicken thigh fillets
40g sachet Mexican seasoning
½ cup orange juice
450g packet family-size
microwave long-grain
white rice
80g baby rocket leaves
4 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
1 avocado, sliced
1 Combine sweet potato
with oil. Season with salt
and pepper. Spread over
an oven tray.
2 Cook in a very hot oven
(220°C) for 20 minutes, or
until tender.
3 Meanwhile, toss chicken
with Mexican seasoning.
4 Heat an oiled, deep frying
pan over a medium to high
heat. Add chicken. Cook for
about 1 minute on each
side until browned. Add
any remaining seasoning
with orange juice and 1 cup
of water. Simmer, covered,
for about 10 minutes, or
until chicken is tender.
Remove and shred with
two forks.
5 Heat rice according to
packet directions. Divide
among four serving bowls.
Top with sweet potato,
chicken, rocket leaves,
tomatoes, cucumber
and avocado.
6 Serve with lime wedges
and sour cream (optional).
Shred it!
Transfer cooked
chicken to a clean
board to shred to
avoid scratching
the pan. Use your
favourite Mexican
seasoning.
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Food Editor WE’RE L O V I N G . . .
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simply impossible to resist
Make ahenabed
Panna cotta ca
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made up to two da
re d,
ahead. Keep, cove
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in the fridge. Dar
so be
moulds can al
used for this
recipe.

VANILLA AND TOASTED COCONUT PANNA COTTA WITH BERRIES

SERVES 6
PREP AND COOK: 30 MINS
250g punnet strawberries,
hulled, sliced
125g punnet blueberries
2 tblsps icing sugar mixture
PANNA COTTA
1 cup shredded coconut
400ml can coconut milk
300ml carton pure cream
½ cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
2½ tsps powdered gelatine
1 Lightly grease four
individual dishes (3 to 4-cup
capacity). Place on a tray.
2 To make panna cotta,
place coconut on an oven
tray lined with baking paper.
3 Cook in a moderate oven
(180°C), stirring halfway
through, for about
5 minutes, or until toasted.
Remove from oven.
4 Combine coconut milk,
cream, sugar, vanilla and
toasted coconut in a
medium saucepan over
a medium heat. Stir until
sugar is dissolved. Bring
to a boil and simmer for
5 minutes. Strain mixture
into a large jug, discarding
the coconut.
5 Sprinkle gelatine over
2 tblsps of water in a small
heatproof jug. Sit jug in
a small saucepan of
simmering water. Stir until
gelatine is dissolved.
6 Stir warm gelatine into
warm panna cotta mixture.
Divide evenly among
prepared dishes.
Refrigerate, covered, for
6 hours, or until set.
7 Combine both berries and
icing sugar in a bowl.
Refrigerate, covered, for
1 hour, or until softened.
8 Turn out panna cotta onto
plates. Serve with berries.

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I
STO N E Everyone
loves these
luscious, juicy

FRUIT
fruits

BRANDY R EACHES
WITH TOFFEE HAZ LNUT CRUNCH
SERVES 4-6 3 Remove pan from
PREP AND COOK: heat. Stir in hazelnuts.
45 MINS Pour onto prepared
8 large ripe yellow tray. Stand until set.
peaches (180g each) Coarsely chop.
½ cup caster sugar 4 Cut peaches in
2 tblsps brandy half. Remove and
Vanilla ice-cream, discard stones. Place
to serve in a greased, large
TOFFEE HAZELNUT roasting pan.
CRUNCH Sprinkle with sugar.
½ cup caster sugar Drizzle with brandy.
¾ cup hazelnuts, Toss well to coat
toasted, coarsely fruit. Spread out in
chopped (see Tip) a single layer.
5 Cook in a very hot
1 To make toffee (220°C) oven, turning
hazelnut crunch, line after 15 minutes, for
an oven tray with about 25 minutes, or Hazelnuts
baking paper. until peaches are light spread
To toast hazelnuts,
2 Combine sugar and golden and tender. Co ok in
over an oven tray.
80°C)
¼ cup of water in a Remove from oven. a moderate oven (1
, or until
medium frying pan 6 Serve warm for 4 to 5 minutes
remove
over a medium heat. peaches with any lightly browned. To ts to
t nu
Stir until sugar is pan juices on a skins, transfer ho
Wrap up
dissolved. Bring to serving platter. a clean tea towel.
h tea
a boil. Gently boil, Sprinkle over and rub well throug
ip
without stirring, for hazelnut crunch. towel. Skins will sl
away easily.
about 8 minutes, or Serve with
until golden brown. ice-cream.

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PEACH MELBA
SERVES 6
PREP AND COOK: 45 MINS Fruit swap
s,
750ml apple juice We used yellow peache
¾ cup caster sugar but replace with white
1 tsp vanilla bean paste peaches or nectarines.
6 yellow peaches (1kg) If you prefer, use frozen
d
2 x 125g punnets raspberries raspberries. Peaches an
to o
tw
Vanilla ice-cream, to serve sauce can be made up
red,
days ahead. Keep, cove
1 Place apple juice, 3 cups of in separate contain s
er
in the fridge.
water, sugar and vanilla in a
stockpot over a medium heat. Stir
until sugar is dissolved. Add
peaches. Place a round of baking
paper, the same diameter as pot,
directly onto the surface of the
peaches to cover.
2 Bring to a boil. Simmer for about
15 minutes, or until peaches are
tender. Discard paper. Using a
slotted spoon, remove peaches to
cool slightly before removing skin.
Reserve syrup.
3 Place 1 cup of the syrup in a
small saucepan over a high heat.
Bring to a boil. Boil gently for about
12 minutes, or until slightly
thickened. Cool.
4 Blend raspberries and cooled
syrup in a blender until smooth.
Strain through a sieve,
discarding seeds.
5 Top peaches with raspberry
sauce. Serve with ice-cream.

PLUM ETON MESS

Top tips
Any variety of plums can
be used in this recipe.
If you prefer crunchy
meringues, serve as
soon as it’s made.
For soft meringues,
refrigerate for several
hours.
SERVES 4 starts to come away.
PREP AND COOK: Immediately transfer
30 MINS plums to a large bowl
6 ripe blood plums of iced water. Peel
(500g) and discard skin. Cut
2 tblsps icing sugar away flesh. Discard
mixture stones. Process plum
600ml tub thickened flesh with icing sugar
cream until smooth.
250g tub mascarpone 2 Beat cream in small
1 tsp vanilla bean paste bowl with an electric
100g packet mini mixer until soft peaks
meringues, crushed form. Fold in
Chopped pistachios, mascarpone and
to serve vanilla bean paste
until just combined.
1 Use a sharp knife 3 Fold cream mixture
to cut a small cross into meringues
in the base of each followed by plum
plum. Place in a large puree until almost
heatproof bowl. Cover combined. Divide
with boiling water among four serving
and stand for about glasses. Decorate with
2 minutes, or until skin chopped pistachios.

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 shocking
I took part in the
clean-up effort
herself fighting for her life
Months after floods hit, Kerrie found
Kerrie Gordon, 58, Maryborough, Qld
W
ow, that’s a
lot of rain,
I thought,
looking out
of the window at home.
It was the day before
Australia Day in 2013, and
for the whole summer
holidays, we’d barely
had a drop.
Now, my daughters
Isabella, then 11, and Kellie,
seven, and son Maverick,
nine, were looking forward
to school and soccer
practice starting up.
‘Hopefully the rain dies
down by next week,’ I said
to them as they watched
a Disney movie in the
lounge room.
My daughter Jana, 21, was
at work in town, while my
eldest, Chamane, 27, was
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Floodw
ATE MY
with the clean-up effort, and
Isabella joined me.
Washed-up furniture,
I thought it might be broken.
So I called my ex-partner
Darren and asked him to
clothing and family photos drive me to hospital so the
were lost in the thick mud doctors could examine it.
living in Sydney with and floodwater. They took a look, but
her partner. It was a deep, ugly pool, couldn’t fit me in for an
Going to bed that night, swimming with irreplaceable, X-ray right away.
the noise of the hammering sentimental items. So they sent me home
rain kept me awake, and The clean-up was tough, with my arm in a cast, and
I knew Maryborough would but the community worked said they would give me a
be expecting some flooding. quickly to get our lives back. call to come back when
Early next A few they had a slot.
morning, months later, By Sunday morning, I was
looking out I saw blisters businesses in terrible pain so, with no
onto the
street, it was
all over my were back
up and
word on an X-ray, I sliced
off the cast myself to take
a ghost town
filled with
knuckles and running, and
I celebrated
a look at what was going
on underneath it.
water. fingers my 50th That’s when I saw blisters
This is birthday all over my knuckles,
worse than that July. fingers and wrist.
I imagined, I thought. One Friday night in early I was so confused.
Life was just getting back August, Kellie was sleeping I didn’t burn myself,
to normal after the 2011 next to me. I thought.
floods. Our house hadn’t Having a bad dream, she By 2am Monday morning,
been affected, but many swung her arm, accidentally though, my hand was
homes were destroyed. hitting my right wrist, hard. turning black, and the pain
This time, the damage ‘Ow!’ I said, waking up. was worse than when I’d
was even more devastating. My arm started to swell, been in labour.
So, again, I went to help and it hurt so much that So, I called Darren again,
My hand was After I had
very infected my skin graft
The pain was unbearable
water
HAND
asking him to drive me to
Emergency and look after
the kids.
When I arrived at hospital,
the doctors were a bit
stumped, and I was sent on
to Hervey Bay Hospital.
There, it was revealed
I had a flesh-eating disease
called necrotising fasciitis.
They talked me through
what the disease was – a
very serious bacterial
infection that eats away at
soft tissue – but they had
no idea how I got it.
Photos were sent to Royal
Brisbane and Women’s
Hospital, and I was flown
there later that night.
They inspected my arm
and gave me antibiotics, and
PHOTOS: ROBYNE CUEREL; SUPPLIED
there was talk of amputation
if the drugs didn’t work.
Although I was feeling
drowsy from the medication,
I was still in huge shock.
The specialists believed
I’d picked up the bug from
the floodwater, perhaps
AUSSIE
REAL
LIFE
Maryborough
in 2013
unexpected made
you ill? Tell us at
through a cut, and it had sat
dormant in my body until
my wrist had been hit.
It was becoming clear to
me that this was deadly
serious, and doctors raced
to find the right antibiotics
to stop the bug spreading
before it was too late.
In fact, specialists had
horrifying
news about
my chances Laughter
of survival.
‘There’s is the best
about a
five per cent
medicine
chance you’ll
be walking out
of here,’ one said, gently.
‘You likely have less than a
week to live.’
What about my kids?
I thought, heartbroken.
‘If you have to cut it off,
then cut it off!’ I cried,
feeling desperate.
For the next few days,
they operated to remove
dead flesh from inside my
Has something
I’m so grateful to
have survived
thatslife@
aremedia.
com.au
hand. The flesh
looked like grey
fairy floss.
It was
terrifying.
On the fourth
day, my body
had been
through so much
stress that my Me and my dad Bill
heart stopped on
the operating table and said one of my doctors, as
I had to be I shed joyful tears.
resuscitated. Even though I’d need
Missing ongoing surgeries and
my kids at-home care, due to a weak
terribly, grip and loss of feeling in
I wouldn’t let
them visit.
my hand, I felt so grateful.
Nine years later, Isabella
I didn’t is my full-time carer and
want them to we crack jokes while she
have this memory of me. massages my arm. Laughter
‘But I want to see you!’ is the best medicine.
Kellie told me on the phone. Now, after Maryborough
‘Soon,’ I said. flooded again this year,
I wasn’t ready to die yet. I want to warn everyone
And, as days became weeks, of the dangers of floodwater
I started to win my fight. and urge them to wear
After a skin graft that protective gloves and boots.
September, I was allowed Thankfully, I’m still here
to go home. to tell the tale. ●
‘You’re a walking miracle!’ As told to Claudia Siron
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 happiness
T
maghwe ith
heart
r
Dad and Mum on
their wedding day

Married couple Charlie and Ethel still n to a

factory by horse and cart.
the wide roads with Mum
on the back, her wavy brown
hold hands, laughing away When my sisters and
I were little, our parents
hair dancing in the wind.
Both kind and caring,
Julie, 68, Harvey, WA
loved sharing the story of with a shared excitement

M
mm, something they grew their own how they met. for adventure, even though
smells good!’ Dad vegetables and hunted In 1948, other boys and
sang out, hanging rabbits for their tea. when Mum girls in town
up his boots at Starting work at a young was 15 and They only ever did show
the front door.
He worked long hours on
age, Mum became a cook
at the boarding house in
Dad was 20,
they met at had eyes for interest in
them, they
our dairy farm, milking and
feeding the cows. Mum, a
nearby Yarloop, WA.
When Dad was a boy,
a dance in
Yarloop.
each other only ever had
eyes for each
wonderful cook, made her he came to Harvey from Mum was other.
famous sausage rolls and Germany with his family, a zestful, Dad asked
used tomatoes from Dad’s between the two World Wars. well-dressed, soft-hearted Mum’s father if he could
vegie patch for the sauce. From a farming girl and Dad was an outgoing, marry her.
They were warm and background, he had a more quick-witted, charming guy. ‘Once she’s turned 18,
ready at the table, along with fortunate lifestyle. However, She had a beau at the mate,’ he’d said.
a big cuddle from Mum, and heartbreak hit early when time, but once they laid So just a week after Mum
her infectious smile. he lost his mother. So he left eyes on each other, they felt turned 18, they tied the knot
‘Oh, Fif!’ he’d say, using his school at 14 to help his undeniable chemistry. at a little old wooden
nickname for Mum, cuddling father with their dairy farm, Dad, who has a passion for church in Yarloop.
her back with a soft laugh. motorbikes, would ride along It was a double wedding
Growing up, my sisters,
Catherine and Susan, and
I saw this every evening.
The magic of true
romance.
My mum, Ethel, 89, and
dad, Charlie, 94, have
been in love since 1948.
Mum was one of five
– her father was a
millworker and her
mother a housewife.
With not much money, Mum and Dad’s
grandkids
Me with Susan
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Their love is as
strong as ever
with Mum’s sister, Lorna,
and her partner, Ernie.
They were four
inseparable best friends.
‘We all spent a lot of
summers down at the
beaches and went fishing,
along with your mum’s
younger brother, Bob. It was
just lovely,’ Dad would tell us.
Our parents gave us a
magical childhood. Dad
would take one day off a
week from the farm, and
we’d pack the car with a
barbecue lunch, tie the
speedboat at the back and
drive to a dam.
Here, Dad taught me and
my sisters to waterski.
Mum always joined in.
There was never an activity
they’d do without the other.
It wasn’t like Dad would
play cricket and Mum
watched on the sidelines –
they did everything together.
Five o’clock (or beer
o’clock!) every evening was
their time.
They’d sit out overlooking
the farm with a drink, and
talk and laugh non-stop.
My sisters and I were
never allowed to interrupt.
‘Go have a bath or brush
your teeth,’ Mum would say,
tears in her eyes from
giggling.
When Dad injured his
back in 1961, he became
a school bus driver and
volunteered with St John
Ambulance. As his work
schedule
mirrored the
school
calendar,
They’ve been
our family best friends
holidays were
weeks long. underneath
We’d
caravan to
the romance
different
creeks, playing
games and carrying on.
And we visited Sydney, the
Snowy Mountains and
Canberra.
Once my sisters and I left
the nest to live in the city,
our parents’ love for travel
really blossomed.
‘Don’t save your money,
you can’t take it with you,’
Dad wou
They went around
Australia and overseas.
They fell in love with Asia.
Dad always bought Mum
gifts on their travels, such as
jewellery, and it was always
suited to her.
He knows her so well,
I’d think.
Dropping them at the
airport in 2017, when they
were both in
their 80s
and off to
Singapore,
I watched
them walk
through the
doors with
their luggage,
holding hands.
How beautiful,
I thought, getting teary.
The Gerschow love has
expanded, with seven
grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren.
And in August 2021, they
celebrated their platinum
wedding anniversary after
70 years of marriage, singing
along to ‘My Happiness’ by
Has
your love
lasted a lifetime?
Tell us at thatslife@
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.com.au
Dad’s never been into
mushy stuff, really, but he’s
always loved their song.
Now, Dad lives in their unit
at a retirement village, while
Mum lives close by in a care
facility after breaking her leg.
They’ve traded ‘beer o’clock’
for lemonade and a fish and
chip lunch – while they hold
hands and reminisce.
Like everyone, they’ve
had hiccups, but the ups
truly outweigh the downs.
I think their secret is how
they’ve been best friends
underneath the romance.
It might have been 73
years, but their love still
feels so new. ●
As told to Claudia Siron
Ethel says
I’d l t
to a happy marriage like
ours, but I think it’s listening
to each other.
We love each other
absolutely completely, and
we still want to be with each
other all the time.
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Ms. MONEY$AVER
with Sa manth a Irelan d
The im p o r t a n c e
of being p r e p a r e d
I am dealing with what I’ve
dubbed ‘perpetual single-
parent debt’ or PSPD.
It’s when you never quite
manage to pay off one debt
before needing to borrow
more for something else.
For example, about
12 years ago my car’s
exhaust system packed it in.
I had no savings and needed
the car to get Mum to
medical appointments and
my son to day care, so I paid
for repairs using a credit card.
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My job
MY LIFE
Cameron almost
Me after the
mole was
removed
to the others on my body.
It had red dots and blood
dismissed a lethal splotches on the surface,
around it and under the skin.
mole on his collarbone I might have dismissed
Cameron Watt, 36, the lump, but I happened to
be filming a documentary
Sydney, NSW about a guy who’d recently
W
hat’s that? I been diagnosed with a
thought, peering melanoma on his back.
at a small mark Because of that, I’d also
on my collarbone become involved with a
in the bathroom mirror. charity called Skin Check
Working as a filmmaker, Champions, so,
I often carried a backpack I monitored
on my shoulders filled with the mole for a I thought it
laptops, hard drives, few days for
cameras and other heavy any changes. was a scratch
work gear, so initially I just Each day,
thought it was a scratch or I noticed or chaffing
chaffing caused by the bag. more blood
But when I studied it splotches had
more closely, I realised appeared.
it was actually a mole and I’ve got to get it checked,
that it looked very different I decided.
It was June 2021, and
e were back in another
VID-19 lockdown, so
was difficult to get an
pointment.
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got in to see my GP.
‘I’m glad you came,’
e said, studying the
ole. ‘A lot of people
aven’t been having
kin checks during the
ckdown and this
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ooks suspicious.’
He took a biopsy and
ent it off to be tested.
week later, he told
e I had melanoma.
at work
I often carry a heavy backpack
‘It’s stage 1
which mean
we got it
early,’ he reassure me.
The doctor explained
that it meant the cancer
cells were still just in the
first and second layers of
the skin. With treatment,
stage 1 was highly curable
with a low risk of
recurrence or spreading.
I’d already emotionally
prepared
myself it
would be
some form
of cancer, so
knowing it
hadn’t
spread was
a huge relief.
My GP gave me three
options – laser treatment,
chemotherapy cream
ointment, or cutting out
the growth completely.
‘What would you do?’
I asked.
‘I’d cut it out,’ he replied,
so that’s what I opted for.
Within two weeks of
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melanoma removed.
Thankfully, seven
months later, it hasn’t
returned.
If it wasn’t for the
documentary I was
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have recognised the
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My job had literally
I urge others to get their skin
checked
save my i e.
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skin checks with a
specialist, and am even
more conscious of noticing
any spots or moles that
appear or change.
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FAST fiction
ALWAYS a cheater
D
on’t look now,’
said Lisa, ‘but isn’t
that your ex with
his new wife?’
I looked, of course I did.
How could I not look?
‘Yes,’ I hissed. ‘Come on.
We’re leaving.’
‘Don’t be silly, Ella,’
replied Lisa. ‘We’ve ordered.’
Moments later, the waiter
delivered our drinks. It was
meant to be a girls’ night
out, not a confrontation
with my past.
They sat at a table behind
me and I took a quick peek.
Neil looked exactly the
same – brown hair curling
at the nape of his neck and
designer chin stubble.
And then I was back
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Did Neil’s betrayal
still hurt Ella after
all this time?
there, reliving the past.
‘I’m so sorry,’ he’d said the
first time he’d strayed. ‘It
didn’t mean anything.’
It was the usual sorry tale
of colleagues working late.
I wasn’t sure who was
more to blame – she knew
he was married.
When Neil
moved out,
I was too I nodded to
stunned even
to cry.
his new wife,
Then, six
weeks later,
then took a
just as I was deep breath
thinking
I could get
over him, I came home
– and there he was.
‘I made a mistake,’ he
said, pointing to a huge
bouquet on the table. Before
I had time to think, he
took me in his arms.
‘I love you, Ella,’ he
said. I’ll do anything
to make it up
to you.’
Foolishly, I believed him.
Oh, we were fine for a
while, but it didn’t last. Then
Neil had another affair.
When we finally parted,
there were no words.
The removal van came
while I was at work – the
coward’s way out...
I pushed my
plate away.
‘I’m going to
speak to him.’
‘You can’t,’
hissed Lisa.
‘What good
will it do?’
When he
saw me, his
mouth fell open. I enjoyed
seeing his confusion.
‘Hello, Neil.’ I nodded to
his new wife, then took a
deep breath. ‘I just wanted
to let you know that I’m
very happy. Work’s going
well. I got that promotion,
so no money worries either.’
Then, before he could
reply, I put my business
card on the table. ‘No hard
feelings, eh? If you ever
need a good accountant.’
Then I turned on my heels.
He called me the next day,
saying how great I looked
and that he’d missed me.
‘I’d love it if we could
have dinner some time. Are
you free on Friday?’
‘I could be,’ I replied.
‘Good. I’ll book a table at
Gino’s for seven,’ he said.
‘What about your wife?’
‘I’ll say I have to work
late. If you knew how much
I’ve missed you,’ he replied.
On Friday, I went to Gino’s
to see if he’d turn up. And
there he was, ready to cheat
on his new wife.
I knew then that I’d made
the right decision.
So I called my boyfriend.
‘Jack, that question you
asked me the other day. Ask
me again.’
He cleared his throat.
‘Ella, will you marry me?’
‘Not now,’ I laughed. ‘In
person. Wait until I get
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there. Give me half an hour.’
As I climbed back into my
car, I smiled. I was finally
ready to move on. ●
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SPOOKY story
Even after death,
Andrea’s friend never
forgot her promise
Andrea Johns, 71, Adelaide, SA

T
aking a seat next
to a stranger, the
woman offered me
a warm handshake.
‘I’m Elsie. You must be
new,’ she smiled.
It was 2000 and, aged 50,
I’d joined a jewellery class

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hoping to create my own
Like many other ideas,
it didn’t eventuate, but
I did make a firm

friend in Elsie, then 49.
Every Friday we’d sit
next to each other
chatting about everything
from the weather to our
precious grandchildren.
Elsie was of Aboriginal
descent and did a lot of
work with her community.
One day, she asked me if
I believed in ghosts.
‘Yes, I do,’ I replied. ‘Why?’
‘From the day we met,
I had a feeling you might
be like me,’ she replied,
explaining she’d had many
ghostly encounters.
I listened, fascinated, as
she told me how she’d even
helped to move on lost
souls that were trapped
between worlds.
Then one evening, Elsie
shared some bad news
– she had lung cancer.
I was devastated.
‘Don’t worry, I’m not
going down without a fight,’
My wire tree with the feathers
HEAVEN
I got my proof
she assured me.
Elsie battled for two suddenly there were
years until, one day in feathers all over the house!
January 2011, she took ‘If it is you sending these
a turn for the worse. were three white feathers feathers, Elsie, send me a
I rushed over to see her, by my car. And every day colourful one to prove it,’
now so tiny and frail, and for weeks, I’d pick up I said.
held her hand in mine. feathers everywhere I went. Not long after, I was in my
‘It’s time. I’m on my way,’ I began to stick them into garden, really missing my
she told me softly. ‘Please the flyscreen of the window beautiful daughter Hayley
don’t be sad, next to our and two grandchildren, who
just look out back door. lived far away.
for feathers.’ ‘Please don’t When asked As I cried, something
I didn’t
know what
be sad, just about them,
I’d reply
fluttered near me, the most
colourful feather yet – blue,
she meant, look out for ‘They’re my grey and yellow-green!
but I nodded, feathers from ‘Thank you, Elsie,’
tears flowing. feathers’ heaven.’ I smiled.
Five hours I wanted I had my proof.
later, Elsie to believe Two weeks later, a
passed away. they were coming from package arrived from
She was just 60. Elsie, but I figured I was Hayley for my birthday.
The next morning, just noticing feathers more Opening it, I couldn’t
I opened our back door and since her passing. control the tears. It was
there on the mat was a One day, two months a painting of a feather
beautiful white feather. later, I saw something in the identical to the one that had
‘You didn’t waste any time small wire tree that sat on appeared in the garden.
did you, Elsie?’ I smiled. my mantelpiece. It was a Ten years on, whenever
Then, while out shopping beautiful fluffy feather. I’m down, a feather still
that day, a dove feather The next week, a second magically appears, and now
floated right in front of me. one appeared on the tree. I have no doubt that they
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 YOUR stars
Kris Fontain e PSYCHIC ASTROLOGER
Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20
Those emotive walls come
tumbling down as soon as
you hear that signature
knock on your door or start
a video chat. Who would have thought,
Aries? A relative, friend or neighbour
does a favour behind your back.
LUCKY NUMBERS 6, 11, 23
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
Did you not know? You a
leading the way for othe
to follow in your creative
or nurturing footsteps.
Don’t let pride block a new romantic
relationship from moving forward or
forever friendship from continuing.
LUCKY NUMBERS 14, 21, 36
Gemini May 22 – Jun 21
The time is now. If you’re
craving to see someone in
the flesh, let them know,
slip on your trainers, or
book a ticket. Kindness and forgiveness
would be excellent replacements for
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Sunday’s staunch stand – just saying.
LUCKY NUMBERS 17, 27, 37
Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23
No matter how hard
someone tries, they just
can’t penetrate your
self-protective barriers. If
you want them to play a role in your life,
open up. A shopping, travel or catering
experience shines up your Sunday.
LUCKY NUMBERS 42, 43, 45
Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23
Respond rather than reac
on Saturday. A loved one
has a knack for getting
your back up – change the
dynamic. Harnessing a four-legged
family member, straying toddler or your
addiction to sugar makes perfect sense.
LUCKY NUMBERS 30, 40, 41
Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23
Before you get stuck into a
DIY job, training course or
misbehaving teen, check yo
have the correct information
in your bag. An unexpected occurrence in
your locale has every chance of attracting
similar vibe-sharing individuals.
LUCKY NUMBERS 19, 23, 35
Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23
Smart move, Libra. Showing
up solo to a special event,
work party or farmers’
market earns you attention
from other searching singles or
networkers. Is learning first aid or
taking an apprenticeship on your list?
LUCKY NUMBERS 31, 27, 44
Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22
To save rising blood
pressure, Scorpio, cease
focusing on petty details and
look at the big picture as far
as a major family decision or personal
choice goes. Blog-out on baby, elderly or
pet health-and-fitness information.
LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 7, 11
Sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec
Ready for a challenge to
beat the rest? Get excited,
Sagittarius, because as
something comes to
completion, a new life adventure zooms
into its place. A long-term relationship
or short-term job is up for review.
LUCKY NUMBERS 15, 22, 30
Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20
Your happiness is
contagious. Something
goes right on Thursday,
and others suddenly want what you’re
having! You are overcome with love and
respect for a loved one’s unexpected life
choice. Make sure you tell them.
LUCKY NUMBERS 12, 18, 33
Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19
Channel your inner healer
nto repairing a relationship
or assisting someone to
choose being healthy. Sure,
purchase on-trend wardrobe pieces that
live on a coathanger after one wear, but
add some fave classics to the mix.
LUCKY NUMBERS 5, 8, 34
Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20
Be alert as your need for
approval comes out of
lockdown – it might
sabotage what your heart
wants. When formulating a family or
social speech, tap into your knowledge
of things metaphysical or philosophical.
LUCKY NUMBERS 20, 29, 36
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