NOW HERE’S A TIP
z Fruit maths: A tomato or an apple plus green bananas in a paper bag equals ripe bananas. z Empty tissue boxes have so many uses. Try lining one with a plastic grocery bag and keeping it in your car for stray rubbish. Or you can use it to corral all of those plastic grocery bags until you need them – just stuff them in one at a time. Lastly, and probably my favourite: Cut out doors and windows to use as houses for kids’ toys. Imagination makes the possibilities endless. As always, play it safe with any type of plastics around small children. – Joann z “Jazz up your pancakes by adding pureed frozen blueberries or strawberries. It turns the mix either blue or red, and it’s fun for the kiddos.” – V.R. z “We are always prompted to choose strong passwords, but a random collection of letters, numbers and special symbols can be hard to remember. I make a strong password by using a coded phrase, like “My three boys are No.1”, which might be “My3boysr#1”. Just thought I’d share my trick, but not my password!” – R.W. z Keep a bottle of sparkling water or “club soda” handy for spot stains on carpets or upholstery. It’s good for more than just drinks. z If you like to saute with butter, be sure to add a bit of oil to the pan as well. Butter burns more quickly at higher temperatures, but the oil will stabilise it and give you more time to cook. Plus the combo is tasty for vegetables. z Send your tips to now-heresa-tip@dubbophotonews.com.au
DUBBO Ducks Publicity Officer Judy Walsh thinks some of the flock may have been blown off course on the return flight from the AIF Carnival last week.
“We were a bit light on in the pool on Sunday, perhaps the others were still
drying their feathers from their swim in Forbes!”
Captain Dave Sparkes again delighted in putting on a full morning's program according to Judy.
“Josh Bird is swimming very well and delights everyone with his enthusiasm to dive in and have a go. He had a great win in the 100 metre freestyle then backed up with Greg Salmon to win the 2x25 metre Breaststroke/ Breaststroke Brace relay. Well, at least they touched first but ‘the arbitrators of all things chronological’ decided they had broken along with the next two placegetters.
“The breakers allowed Mark Prentice to ‘do a Bradbury’ and swoop in for his second medal of the morning!”
Mark combined with John Wherritt in the Brace and apparently, added salt to the injury by beating Greg Salmon again in the 25 metre Butterfly.
“And, as usual, Sparkesy had his weekly win in the 25 metre Backstroke. He must be due for a new bottle of white out I think,” Judy said with tongue firmly in her cheek.