Your H&G Readers’ letters.
I bought the October issue of Australian House & Garden because the bright, beautiful home on the front cover reminded me of the old Queenslanders in my native Brisbane. A sudden family emergency meant that I didn’t get to read it immediately. On emerging from that fog, I finally picked it up and I can only say that I have never felt such a sense of contentment reading a magazine. Thank you for providing me with a calming and restorative place to go just when I needed it. Kate Fanning, Glenthompson, Victoria
SILVER LININGS
I’m a new homeowner and was feeling somewhat overwhelmed about decorating it when my husband bought me a subscription to Australian House & Garden to help hone my design ideas. Then Covid-19 hit and we have both been housebound, working from home since early in the year. Now, my monthly delivery of H&G has taken on a whole new meaning. Rather than just looking at the pretty pictures in stolen moments, I have time to read each issue from cover to cover during breaks from work. I always finish feeling inspired with plenty of weekend DIY projects planned. My husband and I are slowly making our new house our home and are mastering DIY thanks to all the fantastic ideas you share every month.
Gabrielle Davis, Thornleigh, NSW
KEEP ON GIVING
I am a subscriber and receiving the new issue is always a delight. It’s funny really
– even though I know the magazine will be delivered to my door every month, it feels like a special, and very uplifting, gift every time. Especially so over the last six months while we’ve been in quarantine in Victoria. Now with the extended lockdown, H&G really is a sanity saver! I read each issue from cover to cover numerous times, then pass it on to my neighbours to share the experience – four different households feel truly blessed. Sharing is caring. Love the magazine. Audrey Galea, Ascot Vale, Victoria
VISIONS SPLENDID
Stuck in the middle of Melbourne’s lockdown, the September issue offered me a little bit of luxury and a springboard for some delightful ‘forever home’ daydreams. I’ll be adding the beautiful brick house by the beach (The Long
View, September) to my vision board and an H&G subscription to my birthday list. It’s my lipstick effect!
Yvette Holdsworth, Thornbury, Victoria