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THIS TIME OF year always makes me wonder: how is it that the year has flown by even faster than the one before? And how is it that despite my yearly resolution to be more organised with gift-giving, I am yet again rushing around trying to think of good ideas with just weeks to go.
One thing I won’t have to worry about is gift tags for the presents I haven’t bought yet. That’s thanks to Bex, our art director. She’s the kind of person who takes an idea and turns it into something more amazing than you could have thought. When you open up this issue, you’ll see her efforts which we hope will take one Christmas must-do off your list.
Bex and her family are now living on their own block. On one of my first visits to see their new place, Bex showed me the small vegetable garden she had inherited. Her husband Phil was finding a place for his very impressive chainsaw collection.
Since then, the garden has doubled in size and production is prolific. It seems at least once a month she has a new vege bed. I forsee this new gardener is going to need to move a fence. Probably several times. Good thing the chainsaws are all ready to go.