Ashburton Guardian YOU Magazine, November 14, 2020

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Saturday, November 14, 2020

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When the world stays Ashburton’s next big-name artist may well have been found. At just 11 years old, Lucy Edwards is a published artist with one of her works chosen as the cover for a new book, illustrated by Kiwi kids. Sue Newman caught up with her for You and Your Lifestyle.

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hen Lucy Edwards submitted an artwork in a competition to win a place in a book, she crossed her fingers and hoped she’d make the cut; she went one better and made it on to the cover.

The 11-year-old Allenton School student likes nothing better than painting and drawing, and when the opportunity came to use her time during the Covid-19 lockdown to create an artwork for a book, she started looking for inspiration.

The book When the World Stayed Home, is written by North Canterbury artist Corina Hazlett and illustrated by Kiwi kids.

With her art classes closed during the lockdown Hazlett started thinking about different ways to be creative and set about writing a book that would capture events as they unfolded. The illustrations, she decided would be created by children.

She put out a call through social media asking for photographs of artworks and these have been woven into the story.

Chapters cover Anzac Day, Easter, Mother’s Day and birthdays that were celebrated while children were living in their Covid-19 bubble worlds.

“I teach children so I knew what they were capable of, but I was really excited about what was sent to me,” Hazlett said.

Some children submitted short stories or a few words with their art and those have been woven into the narrative, she said.

Lockdown provided plenty of time to paint, but in Lucy’s home with a mum who is a teacher, it also meant plenty of home schooling.

It wasn’t all about work, however, with the family taking part in backyard gymnastics and challenging themselves on an obstacle course set up in the garage.

Lucy was delighted to find she’d made the book’s cover and said it was even better when she discovered her cousin’s work was also included.

“It was pretty exciting because I’ve never won a competition before,” she said.

Hazlett came to Allenton School where she and Lucy co-signed three books.

One of these is now in the school library, another will be in the National Library and the third will be signed by Key to Life Trust’s Mike King and this will be auctioned.

A donation from each book sold will also go to the Key to Life Trust.

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Eleven-year-old Lucy Edwards has achieved something few adults can claim, her artwork on the cover of a book.

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Mayfield on the map

o, what about those election results?!

Don’t worry, I’m not talking politics today, but it’s the very nature of politics that has recently landed the farm on the global map.

You see with Covid still reigning terror across the planet and the borders closed there is a higher demand for freelance journalists to cover big events.

So I’ve finally come into my own! Hired

by CNN to cover the NZ General Election – mint.

The assignment, a three-day job with a cameraman and live unit, headed to Auckland, to track results and be with the big winners on the night. But as the date edged closer and Trump contracted Covid himself, the wheels fell off the assignment and the interest in our little election was

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FARMY PRINCESS with DONNA-MARIE LEVER

waning.

The big three-day job was scaled back to one night, on Skype – from home – eek ... the farm!

I flew into panic, quickly setting up a makeshift studio in a very small corner of the house with a small pot plant in the background – the family were sent away for an emergency holiday and we tested my usually dodgy and unreliable rural internet which remarkably appeared to be able to stand up to the task.

While talking with my CNN contacts in Hong Kong the questions were flying rather thick and fast.

“We need a location for you, on screen

please,” my contact asked. “Oh, I’m in Canterbury,” I replied. “No – what town?” she said.

I thought for a bit – Should I just say Ashburton? Would anyone really know where Mayfield was?

Actually, did it even matter for a cheeky few hundred million people watching? I decided not. So Mayfield it was!

But the questions continued, to how many lived in the city?

I quickly clarified that it was a rural township with a few hundred people at most (being very generous here). Silence.

Then a chuckle as we realised she had twice as many people living in her “small” Hong Kong apartment block.

So there we were, election night, poised and ready to go, after feeding the

lambs early so they didn’t baaaaaaaa throughout my live hits to some of the biggest and most well known TV news anchors in America. Gulp.

Luckily it was smooth sailing and no animals made a guest appearance making my election updates go viral for all the wrong reasons.

It does leave me smiling though, hoping at least one Kiwi living overseas (or possibly anyone watching it here) saw the location key of where I was, thinking either ‘where on earth is that?’ or simply assuming it was clearly a mistake!

TV reporter, journalist, mum and born and bred Aucklander Donna-Marie Lever talks about life after marrying a farmer and moving to rural Mid Canterbury

Summer cocktail time?

ummer is almost here, and to celebrate, Pampelle – the world’s first ruby red grapefruit aperitif – has created a few warm-weather inspired recipes that are easy to make and instantly make you feel like you are on holiday.

With a relatively low 15 per cent ABV (alcohol by volume) and 30 per cent naturally lower in sugar than other leading aperitifs, Pampelle is a versatile spirit.

To enjoy the deep flavours, here are three delicious recipes to try:

Pampelle & tonic 1 part Pampelle Top with tonic water – Build over ice into a tall glass.

– Garnish with a slice of Ruby Red grapefruit.

Pampelle spritz 2 parts Pampelle 3 parts prosecco 1 part soda water – Add plenty of ice to a large wine glass – Pour in the measured ingredients and lightly stir – Garnish with a wedge of ruby red grapefruit

Pampelle negroni

1 part Pampelle 1 part gin 1 part vermouth blanc (sweet)

– Build over ice into a tall glass.

– Garnish with a slice of ruby red grapefruit.

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Protein: vital for vitality NATURALLY YOU with Jane Logie

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etting enough protein in your daily diet is important to overall health and wellbeing.

It is recommended that you should be consuming at least 50g per day from a variety of sources of protein.

Protein is important to a large variety of functions in your body, such as immune health, hormone production and increasing muscle mass, to name but a few.

Protein is an essential nutrient to our daily diet, hence we don’t actually store it and need to consume it on a daily basis to maintain our good health.

The proteins in our body are constantly being broken down and replaced, hence the daily requirement from a variety of food sources that contain protein.

Good protein sources may not necessarily come from meat, but from a variety of sources such as grains, legumes, nuts, eggs, milk and cheese.

The required amount of protein at each meal, breakfast, lunch and dinner, should roughly measure about the size and thickness of the palm of your hand.

Vegetarians need to eat a variety of foods to consume the essential building blocks of protein.

The building blocks consist of nine essential amino acids and, when combined, such as beans and rice together, you have a better chance of eating all nine acids to make a complete protein.

Vegetarians have to be careful to eat a variety of foods, since they don’t eat meat and are not obtaining the essential amino acids found directly from a meat source.

When consuming meat, we need to consume lean sources of meat, so that we don’t eat too much excess saturated fat, that are potential risk factors to ill-health such as heart disease and strokes.

It is important to consume high quality proteins that contain all the nine essential amino acids that the body doesn’t manufacture.

Examples are eggs, milk, red meat, poultry, fish and tofu.

Incomplete protein sources are proteins considered low in one or more of the nine essential amino acids, such as most plant proteins, ie, legumes and nuts.

Consuming a variety of protein sources on a daily/weekly basis is important to the maintenance and well-being of our overall health.

If we consume too little protein ill-health may incur.

Eating a balanced diet is really crucial to good health and we may not be having good quality protein as regularly as we should.

Your overall general good health can be a result of eating a diet that contains plenty of incomplete and complete proteins in it on a daily basis as these food types really are important for the body’s many functions it has to complete on a daily basis.

So make sure your diet is a balanced one when and where you can so that you can maintain optimum health.

With the compliments of Jane Logie, a medicinal herbalist, clinical nutritionist and chef from Methven

Homemade hamburgers Mince patties 500g mince 1 small onion (small dice) 1 egg 1/4 C breadcrumbs 6T tomato ketchup 2-3T sweet chilli sauce 2T soy sauce 1T dried mixed herbs 1t sea salt 1t white pepper 3-4T olive oil for frying meat patties Hamburger Bread rolls Lettuce Tomato Beetroot Eggs Cheese Mayonnaise Tomato relish or tomato sauce

Mince patties: – In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together, making sure the mince clumps together nicely.

– If the mixture is too wet, add some more breadcrumbs and if too dry add some more tomato sauce.

– Mould the mince into small flat round shapes and set aside.

– When ready to cook, shallow fry the mince patties on both sides in a pan on the stove until cooked through.

– Rest the cooked patties on a paper towel before making into hamburgers. Makes about 10 patties.

Hamburgers: – Cut and grill buns with a slice of cheese on the bottom bun.

– Fry an egg, if wanted.

– Then assemble the hamburgers with the ingredients of your choice.

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Thrips abound

Joy Hydes is this month’s winner with the following question:

In the last two to three years our viburnum hedge has been badly affected with thrips each autumn. I have heard that you spray the base of the trees at this time of year as this is where they over-winter. Is this correct and what do you spray them with?

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s our climate warms, more and more plants are becoming increasingly susceptible to thrips. Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) and the selected form Eve Price, are particularly prone to thrips, especially in hot, dry summers.

With correct plant care throughout summer it is possible to lessen the incidence of thrips, however, it is almost impossible to eradicate! In terms of spraying, use a good quality horticultural oil and apply throughout mid to late summer when thrips are most prevalent. Be sure to spray on both sides of the leaves.

Regularly watering and fertilising your Viburnums from spring through to mid-December will help maintain strong, healthy growth which is critical in combatting thrips.

In the later summer months (February/ March), thrips often become a major problem, particularly if the plants are stressed through drought conditions. Where possible keep the hedge irrigated, trim it

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Busy, busy in the garden

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ovember has got to be one of the most enjoyable months for gardeners with prolific growth everywhere, lashings of colour and scents and plenty of tasks to keep busy!

Houseplants Continue houseplant fertiliser applications throughout November.

Take note of water requirements of the houseplants, as temperatures rise so does the need for increased watering.

Flowering chrysanthemums are now available if you require a spectacular display of flowers indoors. Purchase them as their flowers are just beginning to open.

Check plants regularly for any sign of insects or fungal diseases, if caught early these should not be a major problem.

Vegetable garden All summer vegetables should be in active growth by now including beans, beetroot, cabbage, celery, corn, cucumber, courgettes, lettuce, peas, pumpkin, radish, spring onions, spinach, tomatoes, silverbeet.

Ensure young, developing plants are well-watered, but be wary of overwatering.

Continue to remove laterals and tie up tomato plants.

Stagger plantings to extend harvesting time.

Apply side dressings of vegetable fertiliser, especially to those gross-feeders, eg sweetcorn.

Mulch around plants with pea straw to improve soil water retention and help reduce infestations of weeds.

Summer flowering annuals Flowering annuals will now be in vigorous growth and producing early flowers. These include alyssum, ageratum, arctotis, asters, cornflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nemesias, phlox, portulacas and zinnias.

Water regularly, especially when young seedlings are first planted.

Summer flowering annuals can also be very successfully grown in large pots or containers.

Herb garden As with vegetables and flowering annuals, all new-season herbs should be growing vigorously by mid-November.

It is now safe to plant basil as

the chance of a very late frost is highly unlikely.

Herbs thrive in a fine, welldrained soil, fully exposed to all-day sun.

Fruit trees All fruit trees are in full growth mode in November. so continue to apply side dressings of fruit tree fertiliser to all trees, especially newly-planted specimens.

Irrigate deeply, mulch to reduce water loss and suppress weeds. As mulch breaks down it will eventually improve the soil around the fruit trees as well.

Strawberries Strawberry plants should be

producing masses of ripe berries in November and plants require minimal care so more time for eating them!

Cover strawberry beds with bed netting now as somehow birds always seem to find strawberry patches!

Roses Another rewarding month for rose growers in the home garden. Many varieties are at their best in November!

Continue dead-heading finished flowers and apply rose fertiliser every 4-6 weeks until mid-December.

Spread compost around roses to encourage healthy root growth.

Hedges November is the perfect time for the first new season’s trim of hedges.

A little and often technique is recommended for maintaining a dense, bushy hedge. This is especially important with newly planted hedges. Water deeply and fertilise regularly to encourage vigorous growth.

Lawns November is the last “safe” month to sow a new lawn or to patch up areas of an existing lawn before it becomes too hot and dry.

Lawn fertiliser can be applied to encourage strong grass growth. Water immediately after

spreading the fertiliser.

Irrigate lawns when required to help maintain consistent grass growth.

Ornamental trees and shrubs Prune young trees to encourage the development of a strong framework that will later support mature growth. Fertilise all plants regularly with general garden fertiliser. Mulch to prevent water loss over the hot summer months and help keep weeds at bay.

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