On the Coast – Over 55 Issue 28 I March/April 2019 | Page 4

Editor: Simone Evans [email protected] Art Director: Debbie Elliott [email protected] Printing: Spotpress Pty Ltd – 9549 1111 Publisher: Phone: [phone] Debbie Elliott – Ph: 0421 026 915 Simone Evans – Ph: 0413 186 431 trading as Kidz on the Coast ABN 66 765 066 257 contents 10 Gardening in Autumn 12 Home Truths 10 54 Hills Street, North Gosford 2250 14 Insomnia Distribution: Presstrans Pty Ltd Cover: Ingimages.com Contributors: Sam Woods, Jordi Woods, Dorian Mode, Lydia Thorpe, Sarah Tolmie, David Fletcher, Dr Samantha Pethen, Diana Arundell, Vickey Taylor Probiotics and our health 20 Beauty at any age – we bust the myths! 24 Olden Goldies – The Gold Coast isn’t simply for Warranty & Indemnity Advertisers and/or advertising agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for publication or authorising or approving of the publication of any material INDEMNIFY the Publisher, its servants and agents against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication and without limiting the generality of the fore-going to indemnify each of them in relation to defamation, slander of title, breach of copyright, infringement of trademarks or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade practices, royalties or violation of rights or privacy AND WARRANT that the material compiles with all relevant laws and regulations and that its publication will not give rise to any rights against or liabilities in the Publisher, its servants or agents and in particular that nothing therein is capable of being misleading or deceptive or otherwise in breach of Part V of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The views expressed in Seniors on the Coast are not necessarily those of the editor or publishing staff. While every effort has been made to insure accuracy of the information in this publication, no responsibility will be accepted by Seniors on the Coast. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. 12 16 the young but the young at heart 28 General relativity 30 What’s On 20 Welcome to Seniors on the Coast This past month has brought big changes to our family as our eldest bab e left home to pursue her dream in as a journalist with NBN Television Simone Debbie 4 S ENI O R S O N T H E C OA S T Tamwor th. Emotions have been running high cess and I can’t say it’s been an easy pro for any of us. I know every family goes through it miss and I know it will get easier, but we it her immensely. Facetime helps but son. isn’t the same as hugging her in per s It’s a transitional per iod in our live that will just take some time to get g use to. We spend years encouragin and nur turing our children into independent adults and then when the y reach this self reliant stage, it we isn’t quite as easy to let them fly as originally thought! It’s like my heart is grieving and celebrating at the same time! I rememb er when I moved to Sydney m many moons ago to study, my mu would send me care packages in the post. I never knew she had sent them unt il the y arrived and I can’t quite me. describ e how spe cial the y were to I’m going to pass on this tradition little now to my swe et girl and send her . notes and goodies just because I can can I , If I can’t nur ture her in person do it from afar. A hug in a parcel will have to suffice for now! Simone