‘Here’s to us all, God Bless us every one’ Charles Dickens, a toast in A Christmas Carol Australians are known as drinkers. Christmas and drinking seem to be as popular as Vegemite & toast (or as Mike says meat pie & tomato sauce). How...
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By Amy Thompson & Mike Jaggard There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves. Eric Sevareid Christmas seems to be coming early this year, its stirring in the air, hovering...
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By Helen Anderson & Amy Thompson It’s a country love story…baby, just say yes Taylor Swift (Love Story lyrics) Congratulations! You are about to enter the wonderful world of ‘’Rustic Country’’ wedding style. Warning … it is a broad field… I...
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Etiquette does not rend you defenceless… Judith Martin aka ‘Miss Manners’ Formal party invitation are going the way of the Tasmanian Devil…. rarely seen & extremely elusive. They collect on our fridges, trophies proudly displayed...
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