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LSB COLUMNISTS

Hot Wire

Hot Wire

Telling it like it is.

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When the shoestring's a bit short

When the shoestring's a bit short

A weekly piece full of tips and old fashioned wisdom (with an up-to-date twist) to help with the constant battle of financial survivial.

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The Monday Report

The Monday Report

Life with our new puppy, Monday

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Down to the ground

Down to the ground

Diana Noonan, award-winning author and passionate gardener shares her ideas and inspires us to make the most of our gardens.

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LATEST ARTICLES AND COLUMNS

  • The milk of human kindness

    milkA secure and safe food source is vital for me. I like to know my food has been cared for in the best possible way and is free from any commercial (or otherwise) nasties. I produce nearly all of my own food. I make my own dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt etc). I have my own fruit and vegetables and my own meat. If I don't grow it or shoot it, I don't eat it.

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  • Bowing to the Demands of Brassicas

    brussels sproutsWe take most brassicas (caulis, broccolis, and cabbage, especially) so much for granted that it's tempting to think they don't require any particular attention other than a standard garden bed enriched with animal manure, compost, and a scattering of lime. But, in fact, brassicas have a few special requirements, and they vary between different members of the family.

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  • I didn't see you there...

    applesImage is all important. It's an item that doesn't cost much. It's the way you wear your second hand clothes ... the way you care for your family, animals and possessions ... it's the way you smile at the world. When you haven't got much else, image is a vital part of your self-esteem.

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PROPERTY

  • Finding perfection: Leonie and Terry’s lifestyle block experiences

    mowLeonie and her husband Terry have twenty years’ experience living and working on lifestyle blocks, and they’ve lived with the good and the not-so-good over that time. Their present site, 18.5 acres of easy, rolling, slightly elevated land with big established trees and some very spacious outbuildings, close to Dannevirke and Norsewood, suits them very well, although Leonie says that they are reluctantly looking to sell in order to move north to a smaller property nearer their daughter.

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