26 December 2019

that's life

The magazine with heart

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Welcome!
By the time this issue goes off sale Christmas will be over for another year and we will be just two days away from the new year. No, make that the new decade – 2020, no less! I don’t know about you, but after two decades that were kind of awkward to
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THE Buzz
San Francisco International Airport has become the world’s first airport to have a therapy pig. Five-year-old LiLou, a Juliana pig, wears a pilot uniform and has freshly painted red nails as she brings comfort to anxious flyers. As one of the therapy
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Mum’s Horror My Baby Was Trapped In A Burning Car
Chyna Watson, 21, Hamilton, NZ Driving to work, I peered at my boy Cooper in the rear-view mirror. He was happily gurgling away in his baby capsule. I’d returned to my job as an admin officer at a nearby hospital when he was four months old. Now he
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Your LETTERS
This is how my daughter was proposed to! Hank doesn’t look too impressed, but I think he’s really thrilled. Gaye Matthews, Highcroft, Tas This Christmas, my thoughts are with all those who were affected by the November and December bushfires, and
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BRAINwaves
Put old newspaper at the bottom of your bin to absorb food juices. Sam Edwards, Woodgate Beach, Qld Use strips of old pantyhose to tether young plants and trees to give them the support they need. Pantyhose legs make terrific storage for your fl
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Second time AROUND
SERVES 6 PREP AND COOK: 30 MINS 3 large red capsicums (1kg), cut into 3cm pieces1 tsp sweet paprika¼ cup olive oil300g macaroni1 tblsp lemon juice1 onion, finely chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed3 00g sliced leg ham off the bone, cut into 1cm piece
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This Week We’re Loving...
SERVES 8-10 PREP AND COOK: 1 HOUR 365g box red velvet cupcake mix1 litre tub good-quality ice-cream2 50g block cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature⅓ cup icing sugar mixture2 tsps vanilla extractLiquid red food colouring125g punnet fresh ras
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In The Kitchen
SERVES 12 PREP AND COOK: 50 MINS ⅓ cup smoky barbecue sauce2 tblsps each of sweet chilli sauce, tomato sauce and brown sugar1 tblsp white vinegar1 tblsp lime juice½ tsp Mexican chilli powder2 kg chicken wing nibblesLime wedges, to serve 1 Combi
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Next Day Creations
Don’t despair when you open the fridge or pantry to find lots of leftover food from Christmas. Try these great ideas for making meals or a dessert the family will enjoy! ✔ TURKEY QUESADILLAS: Slice or shred cooked turkey over flour tortillas. Arrang
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Sweet Revenge
David Dobrik, 22, and Jason Nash, 46, are best friends, and unsurprisingly their relationship involves lots of good-natured teasing. In May, that teasing may have gone too far when Jason told David he’d never have an ex-wife because no-one would want
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Sweet Ella Killed By Her Brother
Stuffed full of Chinese food, 13-year-old Paris and his sister, Ella, four, watched an Alice in Wonderland cartoon with their babysitter. It was Sunday night, and their single mum, Charity, was working the late shift as a waitress. ‘Just one more k
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Thrifty Bride I’ll Wear My Wedding Dress For A Year!
As I walked down the aisle to meet my soulmate at the altar, I felt a million dollars in my white 1930s flapper dress complete with a fish tail. It was worth $2200, but I’d found it from a charity shop for a fraction of that. ‘It was brand new and ju
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Living Well
Ask your doctor to choose what resolutions you should make for 2020 and it’s likely these will be on the list. Being physically active reduces your chances of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis. It’s also a useful tool in ma
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My Boys Can’t Eat
Brooke Walker, 35, Raymond Terrace, NSW Holding my crying three-week-old son in my arms, I sobbed. ‘What’s wrong with him?’ I asked my partner, Mick, 46. Jordan was unable to tolerate my breastmilk or a bottle and projectile vomited whenever he was
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HAVE A spellbinding NEW YEAR
Many ancient cultures saw the new year as an opportunity to journey through a gateway into something fresh, but to do so meant a kind of leap of faith, both literally and figuratively. The Romans, for example, took this idea literally, creating new y
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WHINGE Of The Week
I detest the idea of making resolutions. You just end up feeling like a failure when you break them! Linda Marshall, Rosebery, Tas So true. Uvula’s NYE hangover lasts longer than her resolutions. Last year she vowed to fatten her bank account and
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Light Touch
1 To make the pattern for your lampshade lay your paper down on a flat surface. Place lampshade seam-side down and slowly roll across the paper, tracing both the top and the bottom with a pen or pencil as you continue rolling to the seam again. 2 On
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Shell Out In 2020!
You can do this exercise two ways. First, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and clear your mind. Then either open your eyes and focus on which shell your intuition is guiding you towards, or keep your eyes closed and run your finger over the p
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Your Stars
Achieve results by aiming a little higher socially, with artistic pursuits, and with family finances in this new year. Allow external circumstances to reflect your inner desires, Aries. A reeking-of-red party outfit spells passion. LUCKY NUMBERS 15,

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