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A mermaid’s tail got Samantha Hill started. Three years later, the requests continue to come in. The 30-year-old has created everything from bags to skirts in that period. A 7ft by 9ft blanket is one of her more recent accomplishments. “I didn’t inte...

Children have always been Ezra Turner’s inspiration. The bartender would tell them stories as they sat around at Coral Beach Club waiting for their parents’ tennis lessons to finish. Encouraged by their response, he decided to write the tales down a...

You name it and Horst Augustinovic collects it — walking sticks, books, stationery from hotels long gone. “This is what you do when you don’t have children,” the 80-year-old joked. But by far, his favourite is his collection of postcards, stamps, e...

Find out what your spiritual gifts and talents are, then use those to make a difference in your home, workplace, church and community. That is the word from the Reverend Dr Joyce Hayward, who realised in her early adult years how she could use her p...

TODAY • Chapel-of-Ease Church: Join the St David’s Guild for a car boot sale at the church hall from 10am to 3pm. Crafts, white elephant, baked goods, Portuguese doughnuts, lunch and a raffle will all be available. For information: 297-1217. 5 Chapel...

The Open Pairs Championship starts today. It would be good to see a big field and hopefully all the top pairs will take part. Unlike past years, there does not seem to be a core of established pairs at the top and there are a lot of partner switches...

This month, it seems as if we have had more visits from winery owners and marketing people than usual. We always learn something from them and they make my goal of “learning something new every day” a little easier. The first to arrive was Jeff Cairn...

While James Bond possessed impeccable skills as a British Secret Service agent, he was useless at ordering cocktails. According to Tiffany Swann, shaking a martini creates a watery drink that ruins the entire experience. It is one little gem in the ...

In 2015, Dosa Ivanov went up against 64 of the best bartenders from around the world and walked away on top. It was no easy feat. When you are fighting for the title of champion, making a gin and tonic involves a bit more than mixing the two ingredi...

Sharon Alikhani didn’t understand the point of marathons. To her mind, 26.2 miles was a “silly distance” that was hard on the body and could only end with lots of aches. And then a good friend, Ayelet Shrem, came calling. She had signed up for the AA...