By Flick Ruby
Betto is a big bear of a man and he’s a hugger from the first time you meet him. Soon after he hugged everyone at our Tilba Teapot table, the plumbing, gas and gutters at my place had been sorted by him and his sons, Alby and Rusty, or his crew James, Rohan and Leon.
Hailing originally from … Read more »
Steve and Helen Stafford are presenting their individual creations in the Lazy Lizard Side Room during September.
Helen has been focusing on designing and felting new items for her clothing collection – capelets, collars, scarves, wraps, hats and mittens. There will also be neck cowls and all items are reversible.
Steve has assembled a collection of culinary items suitable for … Read more »
By Mark Evans
There’s no such thing as a weed, botanically speaking, just a plant growing where we don’t want it. Years ago, we removed a Lagerstroemia indica (crepe myrtle) from our garden. It had been lovely in its day, but it had to go. The rootstock never got the memo and sends up suckers through our beds – that decision we made then is now the thing we’re fighting to keep out.
As many community members would appreciate, the Cobargo School of Arts Hall, or our ‘Grand Old Lady’, has stood our community in good stead over the last 150 plus years. During that time the various committees, Council groups and the wider community have supported many restoration and improvement projects to achieve what we have now.
In many ways the single most … Read more »
‘The combination of staying active, eating a diet rich in calcium and ensuring you are not vitamin D deficient offers great opportunities to improve bone and muscle health and to reduce your risk of osteoporosis and fractures.’
Professor Cyrus Cooper, President of the International Osteoporosis Foundation
This month Deb Worgan offers five recipe ideas that are rich in calcium.
Creamy Mushroom, Chicken and Asparagus Bake
The Things We Never Say
Elizabeth Strout
Penguin, RRP $35.00
Reviewed by Wendy Tucker
I hardly dare to review this new novel by this highly acclaimed and most beloved author with a world-wide devoted readership. This is Strout’s (I want to call her Elizabeth because I feel I know her) eleventh novel and she is again long listed for the 2026 Booker Prize. … Read more »