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When Kandra Dears says she is a psychosexual therapist, not everyone gets it. Last week, a guy called expecting she would hook him up with a prostitute. Rather than slam the phone down, she stayed on the line. “I felt he had to be asking for a reaso...

The year is coming to a close and a lot of you are making fitness plans for the new year. You have probably found, or are still looking for, that personal trainer that is a perfect fit for you. Building a healthy productive relationship with your tra...

I am turning into my mother. And I am finally starting to realise, that is no bad thing. How I used to cringe as a kid. Whenever we went anywhere it seemed my mum would be talking to strangers, chatting away with anyone we came across. Travelling w...

Retirement isn’t something 84-year-old Edwena Smith has ever considered. She was a teacher at the Berkeley Institute for 25 years and then worked in insurance. For the past 18 years she’s run a business teaching English as a second language, out of...

Christmas gifts are a yearly ritual and it can take thought to give something practical. Consider several aspects before choosing a garden-orientated gift. First, is the person a keen gardener or just a “knockabout” type? Is the gift designed for eas...

This waterfront property is priced for a quick sale. Laughing Waters is a four-bedroomed home in Southampton that’s now on the market for $1.5 million. The 143 Middle Road property was recently renovated and is perfect for entertaining, according to ...

How’s the real estate market? This is a question I get asked all the time, several times a day, from people I bump into on the street, at the grocery stores, banks, groups, exercise classes, parties and the like. I have to say that I’m always please...

When inspiration knocks, writer Eric Murphy answers. It’s not unusual for the Canadian writer to be hammering out a chapter at 4am. “If you don’t answer when the muse knocks, she leaves,” laughed Mr Murphy. It’s a formula that has worked well for hi...

What woman hasn’t occasionally wanted to put a spell on her husband? Julia Kempe might have her chance as the witch in the BMDS pantomime, Adventure in Pantoland. Her husband William is the baddie and her daughter Billie-Rose, 8, is in the chorus. I...

Nicole Crumpler used to be an apathetic churchgoer — often going on Sundays just to appease her mom. Then it finally hit her that worship was about a lot more than attending service once a week. The 35-year-old mother of two is now passionately in...