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Fall Out Boy  

ALBUM: So Much (For) Stardust 

Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the band's familiar sound and style of writing.   

It's the first album that the pop punk band has released in five years. The last one, Mania, was full of experimentation in sound that some fans didn't love.  

Wentz and Stump know how polarizing the album was. So Much (For) Stardust is a more recognizable sound. It's also a show of the maturity and experience that the band members have garnered in the two decades working together – and some of the absurdity that has prevailed. 

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The Last Days of Joy – Anne Tiernan 

A stunning novel about a family reeling in the wake of a devastating act. Sharply funny, intensely moving, and with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Last Days of Joy will make you laugh out loud even as it moves you to tears.  

Wanderlust - Reid Mitenbuler

The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II. 

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Mike Yardley is once again the envy of us all with his travels to the Sunshine Coast.

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Sustainability expert Ethically Kate has some ideas for sustainable ways to celebrate Easter without boycotting it altogether like alternatives for less wasteful Easter baskets for the kids.

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Pretty flowers in autumn – some are huge and some have really deep colours. 

Varieties are numerous in all sorts of colours and shapes and sizes; small ones, huge ones; (doubles, singles, “waterlilies”, breeders have been pretty active in this field, especially Dr Keith Hammett – ex DSIR in Auckland) 

NOW’s the time to scout around finding what you might like yourself. 

Café au Lait Le Baron Kennemer Land 

You can buy them as plants (often cuttings) or, more commonly, as “tubers” (root structures, long-ish “bulbs”) from which the plants grow; 

Planting in Spring after frosty times have stopped; (established plants in the soil the tubers are reasonably protected from frosts, but newly planted tubers need frost protection!!) 

Where to plant those Tubers? Well-drained soil to avoid rotting; alternative: raise the bed to create a well-drained medium. 

Healthy soil with decent amount of compost, rock phosphate and lime – general fertiliser N-P-K. 

It pays to cover the plants with a good layer of compost (3 inches thick at least). It really sets them up for decent growth in spring and summer and it keeps weeds at bay; it also keeps moisture in the soil during hot, dry summers 

They do need a bit of space (almost a meter), so they can expand and keep sunlight on their leaves. 

Pick flowers late Summer – Autumn… with a bit of luck they’ll provide colour for a long time! 

Insects and fugal problems can be a pain in the in bum: 

Powdery mildew (a real autumn fungus on the leaves) can be slowed down by spraying copper sprays on the leaves when nights are getting cooler and dew settles on the leaves. Copper stops the fungal spores from starting their dastardly journey 

Katydids often go undetected as they emerge later in afternoon and evening, making a ZZdits sound; they chew the flowers petals making the symmetrical look slightly less symmetrical 

Earwigs hide inside the flower heads and chew whole petals, shredding the flowers and creating a very grumpy Julie; 

Mind you, those earwigs do a fabulous job in all other months of the year by being predators of aphids and such real plant pests!!! 
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The downsizing dilemma – it’s a natural progression to downsize the family home when the kids fly the nest and you head into retirement, but people usually expect it to release more cash than it does.  

If you find yourself in that situation you can end up in a pickle.  

Why does it not provide as much of your retirement savings as people expect?  

Why does timing become important?  

Does moving to a cheaper area solve all that?  

How do you avoid having an over reliance on your home, and what do you do if you are reliant on it? 

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