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Eldon Raynor wants one thing for his birthday — a round of golf with friends. “If anyone brings presents on April 29 they’ll go home with them,” he said. The 83-year-old loves the sport so much he built an 18-hole putting course in his backyard. Abou...

Ami Zanders’ living room is a little cramped. Straddled between bits of furniture you can find a saw, silk screen, storage bins, weaving materials, paint and a sewing machine. For a more complete picture, add a layer of sawdust and three cats who lik...

You’d think emotions would make it difficult to give away a family heirloom. Kathy Bromby says, not so much. She’s parting with a cedar table that once belonged to her grandmother, suffragist Gladys Morrell. “I’m ready to kiss the table goodbye,” sa...

Miguel Postlethwaite loves the adrenalin rush he gets from scoring a goal. Football, cricket, rugby — you name it, the 15-year-old has played it. But he insists he’s not competitive in a cocky, arrogant way. “I see the people I play sports with as f...

Chris Faria has an answer to the high cost of food: grow your own. He and his wife Alba started farming in their backyard about a year ago. Everything, from strawberries to garlic, comes out of the 500 square feet they set aside at Spanish Point. “W...

Maxine Esdaille dreamt of becoming a nurse until a frank talk about blood changed her mind. She then considered becoming a scientist, but didn’t receive much encouragement. “Black women weren’t scientists in those days,” she said. “Someone so nicely ...

As change goes, Michelle Ingham’s was a radical one. The 42-year-old left a well-paid job in Bermuda last October, to work with a dog trainer in England. She swears she wasn’t having a midlife crisis. “That sounds so extreme,” said Ms Ingham, a forme...

Jeane Nikolai finds trips to the grocery store difficult. She believes in fresh food, and seeing carts packed with processed items horrifies her. “I know so many people who use a boil-in-bag rice,” said the 50-year-old. “You don’t have to live like ...

Three years ago, Craig and Jackie Scott were determined to get fit. The couple signed up for fitness programme Beat the Couch, and changed their diet. Ten weeks later they were thrilled to find they could run 5K without stopping. “Afterward, we vowed...

At 18 Renee Kelly put college plans on hold to have her first child. And then two more children came along. For a long time, supporting her family as a single mother was her top priority. Last year, she decided it was finally her turn. With the he...