Brisbane News Magazine September 27- October 3, 2017. ISSUE 1147

SEP 27-OCT 3, 2017 ISSUE 1147

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LOVE YOUR LIFE Lorna Jane Clarkson reveals the secret to a happy existence

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Drive, energy, tenacity. Successful people seem to possess those qualities in abundance. It’d be hard to beat Lorna Jane Clarkson’s levels of all three. The activewear queen (P12) is dividing her time between two continents – the US and her headquarters in Eagle Farm – while expanding her business. Then there’s Craig Lowndes (P7), whose dedication (dare I say he is driven to succeed?) to flying around bitumen tracks very fast has netted him a very full trophy cabinet. And you don’t get to play a solid gold flute unless you have the wherewithal to become the best in the world, as is flautist Emmanuel Pahud (P17). He’s coming to Brisbane to show us how it’s done. Tony Harper gives a delicious review of Burnt Ends (P22) and the tenacious menu choices there. Then there’s Gemma Alker (P14), who is inspiring a new generation of successful people through business education.

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NOW & THEN 1937: Voters standing in long lines, waiting for someone to tick their name off a huge wad of paper, before exercising their rights as citizens – the look of democracy has

changed very little since the above photo was taken in 1937 at a Brisbane polling booth.

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CONTENTS THE LIST .................................................... 8 LIFE ......................................................... 10 COVER STORY .......................................... 12 GOING OUT .............................................. 17 FILM .......................................................... 21 RESTAURANT .......................................... 22 SCENE ..................................................... 24 FASHION ................................................. 26 AT HOME ................................................. 29 BOOKS ..................................................... 33 Cover: Lorna Jane Design: Anita McEwan

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THE CHAT 07

Driving ambition Jamie-Leigh Mason

TOP GEAR ... Craig Lowndes refuses to slow down. Picture: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

HORSEPOWER runs through V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes’ veins, so it is little wonder the same can be said for his two children.

The champion racing driver is preparing for the Gold Coast 600 next month. It’s on his home turf, and he is relishing the time he can spend at home with his wife Lara, and two children from a previous marriage, Levi, 14 and Chilli, 12.

His career, too, will forever be linked with family. His father, Frank, was a member of the Holden Dealer Team in the late 1960s and early 70s.

“When I came along in ’74 Dad was very much entrenched in motor racing – more in the mechanical engineer sense, never as a driver,” he says.

And now his own son is showing an interest.

“He’s following the family ways, definitely, just on two wheels,” he says. “He loves his motocross and his dirt bike, that’s his passion at the moment.”

Chilli though, happy to watch the boys with their toys, has her own style of horsepower – a different kind.

“She’s just getting into horse riding,” he says.

The children live with their mother on a farm on the outskirts of the Moreton Bay region northwest of Brisbane – with plenty of room to indulge their individual passions.

When Craig is not behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar, he chooses to swap the four wheels for two as a way to unwind, relax and explore more of

Queensland, the home he chose in his early 20s, following his mum north from Melbourne.

“Lara and I love going on road trips. On the road bikes, we love going through Samford, over Mt Mee or Mt Tamborine. There’s some great roads that allow us to get out and away from it all,” he says.

But when he’s back on the racetrack, Craig, a veteran of motorsport, says he still feels the combination of nerves and excitement ahead of a race.

The Gold Coast 600 will be no different.

“The street-design tracks are very exciting for drivers because you can never get the car perfect in terms of set-up,” he says.

“The track: 90 per cent of the corners are blind, you can’t see through them, so you have to trust yourself, the equipment and trust the marshals that they will give you an indication if there’s an accident around the other side of the corner.

“There’s a lot of action going on.”

He has two years remaining on his contract driving 888 for TeamVortex, and says he will reassess the future at the end of that time. By then he will be 45.

“I’ve always said there are two things that will keep me in the race car as a full-time driver – the enjoyment of the sport and wanting to be in the car; and the results. I want to make sure I’m not just there making up the numbers, but that I have the ability to win races or be on the podium – not only for myself, but the sponsors and the team.”

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Belinda Seeney There’s something so cathartic about following a recipe: I don’t have to think I interviewed journalist, host, commentator and author Annabel Crabb a few years back.

At the time, she was surfing the wave of Kitchen Cabinet television success and about to launch her first cookbook, Special Delivery.

She was also parenting three small children, attending to a gravely ill family member, preparing for an imminent federal election and meeting regular media commitments.

I marvelled at how she found time to tackle 20-step dessert recipes amid the tempest and her reply resonated.

“I cook to relax, I find it incredibly therapeutic,” she explained.

“I don’t do yoga or anything like that because I sit there thinking, ‘oh my god, I could be doing so much more with this time’.”

If I knew a way to fist-bump or high-five Annabel while still maintaining a thin veneer of professionalism, I would have done so in a heartbeat.

I’ve meandered down many different paths in the search for my happy place. For a long time, baking was the one avenue guaranteed to

elevate me to a Zen-like state, too.

There’s something so cathartic about following a recipe: I don’t have to think, I don’t have to estimate, I don’t have to problem-solve, I don’t have to make any decisions at all.

Every ingredient I need is listed and in the exact quantities required to make the recipe work. Every single step is presented to me in order, from the size of the baking tin to how long my treats must stay in the oven.

I can switch off, blindly follow the instructions and when it’s all over, I’ve cleared my mind and filled my belly.

That’s what I call a win-win situation!

But recently, even brain-dead baking has lost its effectiveness.

My ageing oven needs replacing, an element of competitiveness has muddied the calm waters since my Ekka chocolate cake triumph (I told you that win gave me bragging rights for life ...) and stealthy raids on my choc-chip stash by the household’s teenage occupants have stressed me out in this once-peaceful endeavour.

I again find myself wandering blindly down potential paths of enlightenment; gentle strolls which,

more often then not, lead to a dead end. So I have picked up the pace.

I tried meditation, mindfulness and yoga but discovered nothing calms me more than a long, ugly run to a soundtrack of loud, angry music. Let me clarify one thing: the physical act of running is not relaxing.

I’ve become tangled in the dog’s leash and tripped over uneven footpaths; almost passed out halfway up a hill and almost vomited halfway down the other side; melted in summer and frozen in winter; and those 5.30am starts are a killer.

I don’t even enjoy the 30 minutes of solitude when I’m alone with my thoughts, hence the deafening playlists of 90s-era hip-hop, grunge, hard rock and heavy metal.

But despite resentment at shuffling the streets pre-dawn, avoiding cracked bitumen, coaxing a recalcitrant staffy, shuffling my playlist and gasping for breath, when I round the corner for home, my head is clear, my mindset is positive and calm descends. And I can tuck into my brain-dead baked goods without a skerrick of guilt.

When I was a young fellow there seemed to be all the time in the world.

Because there was. Nowadays the sand seems to be draining ever more quickly. Such are the days of our lives, as the man on television used to say.

I remember I took a gap year before going to university. I’m not sure why and I don’t know why my parents agreed to it but I did.

And that gap year seemed to go on forever. I spent the first few months just surfing my head off at my home break of Broadbeach where I was, for a few years, part of the First Avenue crew. Anyone who knows anything about the surfing subculture knows that it’s very tribal.

I recall days that seemed like endless summer, surfing in the morning when the waves were glassy, and late in the afternoon again when the wind died down. I had time on my hands and was without a trouble in

the world. Life was all ahead of me and I was cocooned in that eternity of youth. I spent the rest of that year experimenting with various vocations including working at a bottle shop and taking a typing course (at a girl’s secretarial school of all places) to prepare me for my future in journalism. I soon reverted to twofinger rather than touch typing, however, and have used that journo method ever since.

That year felt like 10 years. I kind of wish I could get it back now. Don’t we all. Remember that beautiful song, Time in a Bottle, by Jim Croce? He sang “If I could save time in a bottle/ The first thing that I’d like to do/Is to save every day till eternity passes away/Just to spend them with you”.

Bit soppy, but I like that sentiment.

But I can’t put time in a bottle and the sand in the hourglass seems to be draining ever more quickly. So I want

Phil Brown to try to slow things down, but I know I can’t. I’m sure that those among you who are proponents of mindfulness would have something to say about this – about taking more time in the moment – but every time I do the moment passes so quickly and is gone, without a trace.

Occasionally, when I’m at the theatre watching something I didn’t really want to go to in the first place I do get that rare feeling of time standing still. That’s when I start looking at my watch to find that it’s only five minutes later than the last time I looked at it. But it feels like five hours. I wonder what Einstein would have to say about that.

It’s a conundrum. Now if only I could bottle that I would be laughing.

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All the right

moves Lorna Jane Clarkson says life is about choices and she’s made plenty of good ones, personally and professionally Tonya Turner

POSITIVE ATTITUDE ... Lorna Jane Clarkson has taken control of her life.

Lorna Jane Clarkson, an example of health and positivity, doesn’t like getting up early.

This is the powerhouse behind a global wellbeing brand she started in Brisbane that has more than 200 stores in Australia and the US, as well as stockists in Europe, the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

So she chooses to jump out of bed at 5.30am.

“We make choices every day,” she says. “Like do I get up in the morning and work out, or do I sleep in? Do I pack my lunch or do I get takeaway?

Do I stay back and finish my work or do I get home and walk my dog before it gets dark?

“There are all these choices every single day and every day is different.

“Sometimes work is your priority, sometimes family and your health is your priority. You have to make good choices all the time and put your energy where it’s needed the most.”

Her life is now split between her home town and Los Angeles, so the 52-year-old has become a master at directing her energy.

She bought a luxury home in LA last year, while overseeing her business expansion.

“LA is very like Australia. What I love is it’s on the cutting edge of anything health and fitness,” she says.

Her next trip home will be next month, to promote her fifth book, Love You. The self-help book talks about the importance of looking after yourself and is filled with affirmations, stories, quotes, recipes and workouts.

She also opens up about publicised challenges she has faced recently.

“The central message is everything in life starts with how you think and feel about yourself,” she says. “If people are negative about themselves and don’t believe in themselves they’re not really going to have a positive life or move forward. But if you practise self-love and self-belief and self-confidence and being authentic to who you are, then your life can’t help but move forward in a positive direction.”

As much as her business forms part of her identity – she has been quoted as saying she would be “half a person without the brand” – Lorna Jane is certain she wouldn’t be where she is now without her family and friends.

They were there when she opened her first store in 1990 in Broadway on the Mall, city, with her future husband, Bill, the company’s CEO. In the early days her sister helped

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LIFE ACCORDING TO LORNA JANE An extract from Lorna Jane Clarkson’s latest book, Love You: Here is my go-to list for putting positivity into practice: 1. Start with yourself...

The way we think and speak to ourselves has a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves. We need to speak to ourselves in a positive way, encourage ourselves and build ourselves up so that our confidence lifts and our self-esteem goes from strength to strength. sew the comfortable and fashionable workout wear for which the brand became famous, and her mother did the payroll on weekends.

They’re a close family. Her mother lives on the same street as Lorna Jane’s multi-million-dollar riverfront Hamilton mansion. Her sister lives around the corner. Her brother is nearby and heads up global wholesale at the company. Her brother-in-law works at the Eagle Farm head office.

“My best friend works for me too and so many of my great friends worked for me and then became my friends. Even though it’s a big business it’s really like a small family business,” she says.

And she’s determined to keep her head office here.

“People always say to me ‘oh do you live in Sydney’ and I say ‘no way, I live in Brisbane, it’s the best kept secret.’ I really do love Brisbane and my home and all my family and friends here.

“I built my business here, my husband and I started our romance here – there are so many memories.

“I have an amazing home in LA – it’s beautiful, it’s one block from the beach, it’s really serene, it’s the best place to do yoga – but there’s something about Brisbane.”

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2. Let go of negative forces...

Spend more time with people who lift you up and less time – or no time – with the people who just bring you down by being negative and critical. This can be a little difficult, but as soon as you do it you’ll find your energy shifts and everything seems more positive.

3. Take control...

I don’t approach my days wondering what will happen and just letting it unfold. I take control of my life and move it in the direction I want it to go.

4. Eat good food...

What you feed your body directly affects how you feel so always eat nutritious food for consistent energy and positivity. Good food = good mood.

5. Share your problems...

If we are open and honest about our hardships with the people in our lives then it helps us to find balance, strength and perseverance.

6. Make your home (and work space) a positive place...

Yes, you guessed it: I have positive quotes and pickme up notes all over my house and office. Try it.

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A new generation of savvy entrepreneurs is churning out doggie cravats and Pokemon stationery as part of a Brisbanebased program – not unlike TV’s Shark Tank – for school-age kids.

As not-for-profit Club Kidpreneur Foundation general manager, Gemma Alker has been astounded by the calibre of ideas from children as young as eight.

“It’s important for children to learn to take control of their own future and learn about the startup world ... it (the brain) is a muscle so the earlier you develop it, the better,’’ she says.

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“It teaches kids resilience, design thinking and creative thinking about solutions,’’ she says. “It’s not until you start a business yourself that you appreciate all of the elements.’’

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It felt right,’’ she says.

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CLASSIC TWIST … Emmanuel Pahud performs with the ACO.

The world’s greatest living flautist, Emmanuel Pahud, has patiently waited for five years for a uniquely Australian musical treat.

Here it is: The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s artistic director Richard Tognetti has rearranged one of the world’s most famous flute sonatas especially for him.

Emmanuel, 47, has performed César Franck’s Sonata for Flute more than 100 times, with a traditional piano accompaniment. But the Franco-Swiss flautist is excited to perform the ACO’s strings arrangement at Queensland Performing Arts Centre .

“We’ve been trying to match up our schedules for five years. Myself and the ACO have both been very busy and we’ve been waiting far too long for this concert,” Emmanuel says. “We are lucky to have people like Richard in this world, who are able to expand the repertoire and explore new ideas.

“When I go to Australia I like the fresh approach to making good music. We are not allowed to try different things in Europe because we are weighed down by generations of music-making.”

Emmanuel, one of the world’s busiest musicians with more than 160 concerts a year including his role as Berlin Philharmonic’s Principal Flute, says 19th century composer Franck’s sonata is a favourite.

“It’s very emotional and very intense, with the melodies and harmonies, and it has a great climax,” he says.

He says it will be a highlight of the concert which traces the Franco-Germanic lineage of classical music from Bach senior, to his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, through to Franck, Debussy, Boulez and Ravel, with a special arrangement of the string quartet in F major.

Emmanuel first travelled to Australia in 2003 and has since enjoyed a friendship and collaborative partnership with Richard. He has not been to Brisbane for almost a decade so he is excited “to see some old friends”.

“Richard is an extremely spirited musician and brings a lot of freedom of thought and expression to every rehearsal and performance, combined with a rigorous discipline,” he says.

Emmanuel, who has released more than 25 albums, plays a 14-karat gold flute, which he bought from Brannen Brothers in Boston, Massachusetts in 1989. He likes the flute’s unique metallic tone which he compares with “the sound of a racing car”.

Emmanuel comes from a non-musical family but constantly travelled when he was young because of his businessman father.

When he was five years old he was living in Rome, Italy, near a musical family – his first encounter with music.

“Going over to my neighbour’s house that first day changed my life right away,” he says.

“I quickly decided that was what I wanted to do with my life.”

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Past master GALLERIES Fiona Purdon When artist Scott McDougall was looking for fresh inspiration, he found it in the pages of history.

From the dark side of Grimm fairytales to the style and sensibility of Renaissance artists Caravaggio and Giovanni Bellini, Scott drew on myriad sources for his series of paintings that became his latest exhibition, Paper, Scissors, Rock, now at Lethbridge Gallery.

“I’ve been inspired by children’s games blended with the dark edge of the Brothers Grimm and a good dose of Greek mythology,’’ Scott says.

“My colour palette and sense of iconography is influenced by Giovanni Bellini while the dramatic light depicted in this series is influenced by Caravaggio’s technique of strong chiaroscuro effects.’’

Brisbane-bred, northern NSWbased Scott developed a reputation

for landscape and urban paintings, especially narrative scenes from his world travels. But he secretly yearned to paint figurative works.

Two years ago a trip to Vietnam offered him a pathway into figurative painting, when he started draping fabric and silk over the female form.

“I find beauty in the smallest of things – a curling arabesque of flaking paint, the soft fold of fabric, colour slowly leaching from an ancient wall, fine cracks lacing a rendered wall, verdigris, scrapes and scratches,’’ he says.

Scott, 63, likes to have a narrative behind each work, which led to his research of fairytales and Greek myths especially when he wanted to use his father’s old shears as a prop.

When researching Greek goddesses he read about Atropos. “I read about how Atropos could decide the fate of people, whether they live or die, by cutting their threads with the shears,’’ he says.

SENSE OF PLAY ... On These Fragile Wings by Scott McDougall.

“I love storytelling and I’ve always done that, even with my architecture paintings.’’

Scott won the first of several awards, The Courier-Mail art competition, while attending Coorparoo’s Villanova College as a teenager.

He studied teaching at Kelvin Grove and also achieved a fine art diploma.

He has been a full-time artist for

more than 30 years after teaching for a decade.

Scott, who has been a finalist for the Wynne Prize and Tattersall’s Club Landscape Award, has work in private collections internationally, and has exhibited in Australia and Vietnam.

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FILM THE EMOJI MOVIE (G) hhjjj Director: Tony Leondis Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden Running time: 91 minutes The Emoji Movie is an acceptable option for parents in need of some respite over the school holidays. But it’s certainly not strong enough to qualify as an activity in its own right.

Although he was born a “meh”, Gene (T.J. Miller) can’t seem to stick to the

one, unimpressed expression required of him by inhabitants of Textopolis. In this highly stratified virtual society emojis have one job – to line up each morning on the grid, waiting for the phone’s owner, a young boy named Alex (Jake T. Austin), to select them for scanning. And after an unfortunate incident involving a girl, Gene is targeted – literally – for deletion, forcing new mate Hi-5 (James Corden) to go searching for infamous hacker Jailbreak (Anna Faris).

MOTHER! (MA) hhhkj Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem Running time: 121 minutes Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem have to work hard not to be upstaged by the haunted house in Darren Aronofsky’s operatic nightmare.

Haemorrhaging floorboards, organ-sucking toilet bowls, pulsating walls ... the isolated abode has plenty of tricks, and they are flogged shamelessly.

Lawrence (pictured) and Bardem play it fairly straight. It’s a smart move and one that keeps you guessing – long after the apocalyptic end. (Mother! is not for those who like the loose ends tied up.)

Mother (Lawrence) is a homemaker, so while he, or rather Him (Javier Bardem), grapples with writer’s block, she tiptoes around his fragile ego.

The delicate equilibrium is upset by the arrival of a stranger (Ed Harris), then his wife, (Michelle Pfeiffer) and then their sons (Domhnall and Brian Gleeson), one of whom is then killed in an act of fratricide. Aronofsky is just warming up.

Whether you like the film or loathe it, you can be damn sure you won’t have seen anything like it.

LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (PG) hhkjj Director: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher Starring: Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan Running Time: 101 minutes Two out of three ain’t bad – so long as you’re not the crude plastic figurine that fumbles the franchise.

Fresh, funny and bighearted, the original in 2014 clicked with audiences and critics alike.

The Lego Batman Movie had lost the element of surprise, but the filmmakers’ affection for the pop culture icon gave the spin-off its own superpower. The Lego Ninjago Movie is simply cashing in.

In a variation on a tired story master builder Lloyd (Dave Franco), aka the Green Ninja, leads a secret band of teenage ninja warriors. They are all that stands between their city and the evil war lord Garmadon (Justin Theroux).

Not even Jackie Chan – who plays the wise and wisecracking Master Wu – can save this movie.

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Playing with fire RESTAURANT Tony Harper The last time I stepped into the space now inhabited by Burnt Ends Kitchen and Bar I ended up with the cruellest, longest-lasting hangover of my life, and I was still somewhere in my 20s.

Then it was the Underground.

More than 20 years later I’m back, with a less powerful thirst and much more interest in the culinary goingson under its new ownership and guise.

Burnt Ends is the latest venue for the NKB Group and it joins a fairly ritzy collection. But it is the most glamorous of the bunch: big, beautifully kitted out and peddling a range of pleasures: broad appeal.

The bar has its own yakitori kitchen (front and centre), purposebuilt menu – a dozen skewers, several bao and a few other bits and bobs – and its own enclave for seating; designer-made for a quick drop-in, a perch at the bar, or a chat over some drinks and nibbles.

And there’s nothing (aside from common sense) stopping you from working up a decent hangover. The drinks list has a slightly corporate feel (Moet Hennessy owns every centimetre of the sparkling selection), but it covers cocktails, craft beer, traditional beer and myriad wines rather nicely.

The main event is more serious, its kitchen bigger (although just as exposed) and menu more

FIRED UP ... Burnt Ends at The Barracks has a yakitori kitchen in the bar. Picture: AAP/Steve Pohlner

encompassing. The food is themed around coal-fired grills, meat holding pride of place but with a beautifully considered collection of vegetables, seafoods and lighter fare – succotash ($10), for example, and slow-roasted beetroot with stilton, oloroso (sherry) caramel and greens ($30).

There’s a simple but fabulous side of butternut pumpkin, cooked under the dying coals overnight and covered with a bacon and hazelnut crumble ($10). It’s sweet, like good pumpkin should be, but subtly woven with smoky notes and browned caramelised pulp near the skin.

Duck wings (a clever departure from chicken wings, although it’s the only duck on the menu … definitely not nose-to-tail) are messy to eat but again cleverly conceived, simply dressed with togarashi (chilli pepper) and orange ($15).

There are four mains – the beetroot, a pork chop ($35), fish and

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SCORE OUT OF 10 Food: 8 Drinks: 7 Western Australian crayfish (both POA) – plus the centrepiece of the menu: steaks (six in total, $32-$85), a lamb rack ($35), and boerewors ($30) cooked over the fire pit.

The pork is solid, nicely cooked, accompanied by a quenelle of lemon and Dijon mustard. It comes with a handful of salad; red cabbage, parsley and peas. Clever, delicious.

Vibe: 8.5 Service: 8

We have a crack at the Flinders Island lamb rack to get a taste of the fire pit: it’s perfectly pink, just smoky, this time with cress and lemon.

It’s all very good food with simple descriptions and a keen eye on all aspects of its audience.

But the simplicity is a ruse: there’s a big pool of thought and insight hiding in the mix.

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AM The Farm Wholefoods, Newstead This newcomer from Sydney – like it’s NSW sisters in Cammeray and trendy Potts Point – offers healthy fast food.

The fitout is modern rustic, with a farm feel that relies heavily on exposed brick, recycled timber and concrete.

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Try the Luxe Bowl (eggs with smoked salmon, kale, avocado, quinoa and goats cheese) for $15.

During a busy lunch service, I chose one of the filling Farm Bowls.

My Japanese-inspired Glow bowl ($18) was utterly delicious, consisting of a perfectly-grilled salmon fillet, which was still juicy inside, with fresh avocado and a salad of quinoa, kale, pickled ginger and Japanese dressing (below). You can also build your own bowls.

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NEW DAWN ... The St Hugo label continues to evolve, releasing new wines and establishing headquarters in the Barossa.

Saint goes marching on WINE Mike Frost Not so long ago the St Hugo label was found only on a classy cabernet sauvignon from Coonawarra released by the Orlando/Jacob’s Creek group.

First released in 1983 from the 1980 vintage, it honoured the legacy of Hugo Gramp, the managing director of Gramp & Sons winery from 1920 to 1938 who died in the Kyeema aircraft crash that claimed the lives of several leading Australian wine figures.

The Saints range later included a St Helga Eden Valley riesling and a St Hilary chardonnay, usually made from Padthaway fruit. There’s now a St Harriett Barossa Valley semillon.

Nowadays, the St Hugo name is a mini empire in itself, with four main wines (Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon, Barossa shiraz, Coonawarra/Barossa cabernet shiraz

and Barossa grenache shiraz mataro) that are available in fine wine outlets for about $50. There are four Private Collection wines (Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon, Seppeltsfield Region shiraz, Rowland Flat Region shiraz and a Barossa/Coonawarra shiraz cabernet) that are available for about $80 only at the St Hugo headquarters in the Barossa, plus two Vetus Purum limited release wines (a Coonawarra cabernet and Barossa shiraz) that cost about $240 a bottle.

There’s also a range of older vintages of the Coonawarra cabernet, Barossa shiraz, Barossa/Coonawarra shiraz cabernet blends and Barossa grenache shiraz mataro blends going back to the 1990s.

St Hugo is releasing two new lines.

The first is a Legacy Collection, a homage to Hugo. The annual limited-edition collection is the St Hugo The Last Letter Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $65 from the winery or retailers.

It has also released its first white wine, Eden Valley Riesling 2017, available for $40 from select retailers.

Although Coonawarra still features prominently in the line-up, it was thought the Barossa should be the headquarters for the expanded range as that was where Hugo Gramp was born, lived and worked.

The new home is a restored 1850s ironstone building on the Barossa Valley Way at Rowland Flat and there you can indulge in wines by the glass or a tasting flight or take in a meal at the centre’s restaurant While you are there, St Hugo offers various tour and tasting experiences from about $50 up to gourmet dinners and private tastings that can cost thousands.

It can be a simple or exclusive way to taste some amazing wines and food and take in some of what the Barossa has to offer.

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Living the dream

PILLOW TALK … UQ’s Dr Chelsie Rohrscheib.

How did you sleep last night? Chances are, probably not well enough or long enough.

Well, now you can.

Sleep researcher Dr Chelsie Rohrscheib, from the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, says the secret to satisfying sleep is the will to achieve it.

“Some people are genetically inclined to need less sleep than the average population,” she says. “The (then) CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, has claimed that she sleeps four to six hours a night. However, especially in fastpaced Western societies, we are probably not achieving the amount of sleep required to remain functional and healthy.

“We are working longer hours while also trying to maintain a work-life balance. Time available for sleep is sacrificed.

“One of my colleagues is an excellent example. She wakes up at 4am most mornings to drive to the coast to surf but is always in the lab by 9am. She is incredibly hardworking and achieves a lot during her day but is absolutely exhausted by the time she gets home.”

She says this fast-paced lifestyle causes stress, which, when you do fall asleep, makes it hard to stay asleep.

“If you have a lot on your mind before going to bed, it will be very difficult for you to relax enough to fall asleep.

“Additionally, almost everyone fits into a specific chronotype, which is your body’s biological clock that tells you when to be awake and when to sleep.

“Chronotypes can range from early risers that are most active and alert in the morning,

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to those who wake late and are most active and alert at night. Night people. Your chronotype is almost completely dependent on your genes and is extremely difficult to alter.

“Unfortunately, society mostly revolves around the early chronotype leaving those with a late chronotype to constantly battle exhaustion.”

And technology can interfere with sleep.

“We are creating an environment that is constantly telling our brains to stay awake.

Exposure to artificial blue light created by these electronics suppresses the brain’s production of a hormone called melatonin, which is necessary to control the sleep/wake cycle,” she says.

Creating the right mood and environment – called sleep hygiene – is also important.

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29 IN THE PINK The calming influence of peaceful pastels

A MAN’S WORLD Cars and golf ... plus a subtle hint about style

Grand plans Think Hollywood’s golden era or High Society and you’re close to Tina Kent’s vision

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Class from the past Leesa Maher Tina Kent grew up in a French country-style house in Toowoomba with shutters on the windows, ivy creeping up the walls and pretty camellia hedges.

So when it came time for her and husband Tim, 41, to move to a bigger house in Brisbane’s Indooroopilly, she was keen to find something that echoed her childhood home, with high ceilings and timber floors.

Their Queenslander, home to the couple and children Henry, 7, and Alice, 5, since January 2016, was perfect.

It is also rather grand, with sweeping verandas, tennis court and swimming pool, now complemented by some impressive decorating – all by Tina – that brings to mind locations from the 1956 film High Society, set in well-to-do Newport, Rhode Island.

“I love old and pretty,” says Tina,

who runs Lady Chatterley’s Affair, a professional home decorating service and online fashion and accessories boutique.

“Our previous house was six streets over. It was built in the 1950s and was brick with timber floors. We renovated it and made it a lot better but it didn’t have the grand old softness and prettiness that an old house has.”

Their dream house was built in

1915 by the Homers, an English family whose three sons died in World War I. After those tragedies the family returned to England and the house was bought by the Sisters of Mercy, an Irish order, before the Salvation Army converted it to a women’s shelter.

“The verandas were all enclosed when it was the shelter, obviously so they could fit more people in, and the matron used to be in this formal room,” Tina says, casting an eye around the feminine space with huge sash windows at the front of the house.

“I also think I have a friendly spirit living in the formal room. She moves

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‘’I also think I have a friendly spirit living in the formal room. She moves this antique chair ... ‘’

this antique chair I have three inches forward or back every few days and I move it back. It’s a game we are both playing. So, so weird, I know!”

The Kents bought the property from a family who carried out major renovations, which included the building of a rumpus and guest bedroom, study, laundry and bathroom under the house.

“They did the hard work,” Tina says. “There are things we will do over time. It’s a large work in progress, but I love doing it. It was all cream (walls) so I have been gradually painting them white.”

Tina cannot recall the shade of

white the painter used because it was not a priority for her. “It’s the colour and detail in the fabrics and the trim and the interiors,” she says. “Really I just wanted it to be very plain walls so the colour will just pop off them.”

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GOLF RESORTS OF THE WORLD Daniel Fallon, New Holland, $50

You cannot picture Cuba without its magnificent collection of classic cars, reflecting the island’s heritage and decades of isolation. Australian architect and filmmaker Kim Buddee celebrates these iconic American cars in all their rusted glory, photographed against backdrops that reveal Cuba’s natural wonders and its beautifully decaying buildings. His images capture imports from pre-World War II to the fun-loving 1950s.

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ALONE IN A CROWD Giuseppe Santamaria, Hardie Grant Books, $30 Fashionable gents (or the women who dress them) will find inspiration here, the latest in the Men in this Town series which showcases men’s street style from around the world. Photographer, art director and fashion enthusiast Giuseppe Santamaria, a Toronto-born Sydney resident, has been capturing stylish men (left) and women for

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Have your cake Mike McEnearney

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

A shortcake is a cross between shortbread and a scone (biscuit). It’s crucial not to be tempted to overbake these shortcakes – you want them a little cakey inside. Don’t serve them hot either, as they need to firm up a little and if they are warm they will melt your cream filling. The shortcakes are also delicious with other fillings, such as lemon curd, or creme fraiche and honey. Alternatively you can try different berries or fruit.

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500g strawberries, hulled, and halved if large 100g caster sugar 1 tbsp strawberry liqueur, framboise or brandy Icing sugar for dusting SHORTCAKE 300g plain flour 1½ tsp salt 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tbsp caster sugar 125g butter 125-90ml pouring (single/light) cream, plus extra for brushing

METHOD

CHANTILLY CREAM makes 400g 400ml pouring (single/ light) cream, very cold 60g caster sugar Half a vanilla bean, seeds scraped (pod discarded)

Cover the strawberries with the sugar and leave them to purge overnight. The next day, drain the berries. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, reduce the liquid to form a light syrup. Add a splash of strawberry liqueur. Put the strawberries in the pan and, using the back of a fork, squash them a little so they are slightly bruised – this will help thicken the syrup. Cook until the syrup

is thick and the strawberries are tender.

For the shortcake, grease and line a baking tray with baking paper. Sift the flour, salt, the baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingertips, just as you would for scone (biscuit) dough. Add the cream and mix until you have a sticky dough, then allow to rest for 30 mins in the refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to 200C. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a 1cm thickness and cut into discs 7-10 cm in diameter. Place the discs on the prepared baking tray and brush them with the extra cream. Bake for 10–12 mins until golden. Remove the shortcakes from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. For the chantilly cream, put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whip to soft peaks using an electric mixer. To serve, split the shortcakes crossways, fill them with the chantilly cream and strawberries, and dust with icing sugar.

Serves 4.

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Nearby are formal dining and lounge rooms, the latter with an original fireplace, and a kitchen with

exposed timber rafters, professionalgrade appliances and a separate preparation gallery with a pantry and bathroom.

From the kitchen, a dining room adjoins a living room with a glass ceiling and walls, looking to a deck.

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Back inside, a glass-walled gallery leads past gardens to the main bedroom, which captures river views from its balcony. It also has walk-in

MOGGILL 28 Zelita St Land: 2ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Benjamin Smith, Brisbane Real Estate; ph: 3378 6011 or 0416 005 008 For sale: By negotiation

wardrobes, a fireplace and an ensuite.

On the upper level of the house three bedrooms share a bathroom, while a fourth bedroom has an ensuite and a balcony.

The house also has a basement level including a billiards room with a custom-built bar and wine cellar.

Other features at the property include a double garage, laundry and storage closet, along with an orchard, river access and a floodlit tennis court.

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Beachfront living This renovated beachfront property is metres from the coastline and invites outdoor living with its expansive deck.

A ramp and stairs from the driveway lead up to the timber deck.

Sliding glass doors then lead through to an open-plan lounge and dining room with polished timber floors and timber blinds.

An adjoining kitchen has a long benchtop, timber finishes and stainless steel appliances.

Near the cooking space, a central hallway leads to four bedrooms, all with ceilings fans and large windows, and a contemporary bathroom with a combined shower and bath and frosted-glass louvres.

The bedrooms have either timber or carpet flooring.

The lower level of the house, reached via a staircase with under-

stair storage in the hallway, contains a large rumpus room with ceiling fans and timber floors, along with a bedroom and a covered patio surrounded by established gardens.

There is also a bathroom and laundry downstairs, as well as a double garage with storage space and access to the back yard.

The residence is within walking distance of cafes and shops, and also Currimundi Lake.

CURRIMUNDI 2 Robe St Land: 716sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Anthony Gorman, Gorman & Gray Property; ph: 5444 6990 or 0417 587 758 Auction: On site, Sat, Sep 30, 4pm

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Built to entertain Plenty of bedrooms, bathrooms, a tennis court, squash court, pool, spas and a massive wine cellar – there’s little this five-level Stafford Heights residence doesn’t have.

The house with all the bells and whistles started out as a major renovation project to deliver the perfect bachelor pad for Aeran Lin. Mr Lin poured plenty of money and effort into bringing 6 Autry Court up to standard.

The house, which could have been delicately described as run down when he bought it in 2010, has been transformed into a resort-like mansion.

Mr Lin said part of the appeal was its location close to the city.

“I sort of saw the house and thought this would be a nice project,” he said.

Structurally, the residence was solid, but the massive renovation went way over budget. “We had to take some walls out to be replastered and we had to do a whole heap of new electrical work,” Mr Lin said.

Mr Lin said the concrete structure was solid and made of tilt slab like a commercial building. The 180,000 litre heated swimming pool has an island, there is an eight-person sauna, and a steam sauna.

STAFFORD HEIGHTS 6 Autry Court Land: 2039sq m Inspect: Thu, Sep 28, 6-6.30pm; Sat, Sep 30, 1-2pm Agent: George Yang, Place Sunnybank; ph: 3193 8788 or 0488 199 888 Auction: On site, Sat, Sep 30, 2pm

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HAMILTON 34 Mullens Street

INSPECT Contact Agent

This is a rare opportunity to secure a secluded 2,435m² of iconic Hamilton Hill, capturing beautiful bay breezes and views of both reaches of the river from the moment you enter.

The owners have relocated to the United States and are committed to selling. This home is the best of both worlds with an architectural addition combined with a restored 1905 Queenslander design. A magnificent commercial grade gourmet kitchen has Corian and stainless steel benchtops, six burner gas stove, cold room, plus a 3,000 bottle wine cellar.

Your master suite overlooks the grand verandah with river views. In addition to the master suite this home has four large bedrooms, four plus bathrooms and a 13m lap pool.

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Sarah Hackett & Damian Hackett 0488 355 553 PLC-OP3645_BN_B

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The expansive 309m2, single level layout introduces soaring coffered ceilings with intricate parquetry flooring constructed from the finest mahogany. Capturing the views of the iconic ANZAC Square below, the open plan family, living and dining areas adjoin a gourmet kitchen, equipped to the highest culinary specifications. This home features four bedrooms including a generous master suite, three bathrooms, powder room and an executive library appointed with mahogany cabinetry. Heralding from an era when quality was of the utmost importance, meticulous craftsmanship is showcased throughout this magnificent residence.

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Riverside lifestyle With a desirable riverfront location, this contemporary residence offers stylish living across three floors.

The lower level has a grand entry with frosted-glass windows, along with polished tiles and high ceilings in the open-plan dining, living and lounge rooms. Nearby is the kitchen with bench seating.

A hallway runs behind the living and dining rooms, passing a bedroom with a built-in wardrobe, storage room, bathroom and laundry.

Walls of bi-fold doors open to a covered terrace with privacy blinds. It overlooks an established garden with lawn, shrubs and a pool.

Upstairs, the first floor revolves around a rumpus room with a dramatic void.

Sliding doors connect it to a carpeted study with access to a balcony.

All four upstairs bedrooms have ceiling fans, including the main bedroom, which also features a walkin wardrobe, private balcony and ensuite with double vanity, spa bath and dual shower heads.

The other bedrooms share a modern bathroom.

This house’s third-storey rooftop terrace creates an outdoor entertaining area with city and Brisbane River glimpses.

HAWTHORNE 33 Aaron Ave Land: 683sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Michael Clarke, Ray White Bulimba; ph: 3914 0000 or 0419 799 697 Auction: On site, Sat, Sep 30, noon

SHERWOOD 90 Borden Street Set on a massive 810m2 double allotment, this proper ty is in a key position moments away from great local amenities, schools and leisure centres. Your family will love the space that this property offers, with three living areas and a self-contained granny flat. This home has great potential for further renovations, extension, and even room to add a pool. The grassy backyard is the perfect place for children and pets to play, fully fenced and with manicured lawn and gardens.

Upstairs provides a touch of peace and privacy with four spacious bedrooms, serviced by two separate bathrooms.

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Enjoy the views From an elevated position, this recently-renovated residence has impressive views along the Brisbane River to the CBD skyline.

It rises over two levels and has stylish fixtures and fittings. A wraparound covered balcony looks to the city and river from the upper level, with bi-fold doors leading into an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area with American oak flooring.

Bi-fold doors also open to the balcony from the main bedroom, which has a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with a freestanding bath.

A nearby parents’ retreat opens to an enclosed courtyard and a pool.

Close to the main entry is the courtyard, along with a double garage.

An ornate chandelier illuminates the stairs to the lower level where two

bedrooms share two-way access to an ensuite, with one of these bedrooms opening to a covered courtyard.

A living room and built-in library also open to the courtyard.

Other features of the house include a bedroom and kitchenette, along with a double carport with three storage spaces, ducted reverse cycle airconditioning, rustic timber interior doors, an intercom to a security-gate entry, alarm system and a workshop.

ASCOT 17B Comus Ave Land: 1196sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Tyson Clarke, Queensland Sotheby’s Ascot; ph: 3058 8888 or 0407 034 803 Auction: On site, Sat, Sep 30, 11am

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Style with city views Located in the historic McWhirters building, this penthouse offers a blend of 1890s heritage and boutique style.

Two levels deliver comfortable living, with a seamless transition to an outdoor area.

Entry to the lower floor introduces a split-level layout with skylights, high ceilings and ample windows. Polished timber courses throughout the level, which has a living room overlooking the city.

A nearby dining room connects to a kitchen with wine storage and highquality appliances. Timber-framed glass bi-fold doors open from the living room to a New York-style balcony with a retractable shade and built-in bar or barbecue area.

A lower-level bedroom also has balcony access, along with a built-in wardrobe, airconditioning, carpet and plantation shutters.

The bedroom is beside a laundry and modern bathroom.

Timber stairs lead to the upper floor of the penthouse, which has carpet, airconditioning and a void looking to the living room and balcony below.

A mezzanine area adjoins the residenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main bedroom, featuring numerous windows with plantation shutters and an ensuite with a storage closet.

FORTITUDE VALLEY 606/38 Warner St Unit: 193sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Nicholas Given, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3358 0622 or 0439 193 920 Auction: Level 26, 111 Eagle St, Brisbane, Fri, Oct 6, 10am

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Perfectly positioned in a breathtakingly elevated location, 3/140 Enoggera Tce is a top-floor apartment that has been intelligently designed with ease of living and style in mind, and is the epitome of understated luxury. Finished with quality fixtures and fittings, the apartment has been designed to make the most of the extraordinary, uninterrupted views encompassing both the city and the towers of Mt Coot-tha.

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Cottage class This elegant house, called Tilthams Cottage, exudes old-world charm on a 792sq m block.

Built in 1950, it retains heritage features while showcasing extensions and renovations for comfortable modern living.

Limestone tiles, high ceilings and leadlight windows flow throughout the ground floor of the house, which has a formal lounge room and dining room with balcony access.

The dining room connects to a kitchen with stone benchtops, a servery window and high-quality appliances.

Beyond the kitchen is a spacious family room with exposed timber rafters. It has access to a deck.

Brick stairs from the family room also lead down to an expansive patio overlooking a granite-tiled pool.

Back inside, a hallway with built-in

shelving and study nooks connects to three bedrooms with timber shutters and ceiling fans running along the right of the house.

The carpeted main bedroom occupies the entire first floor of the residence, and includes a study nook, a walk-through wardrobe and an ensuite. Along with a double garage, the property includes 7500L of rain water storage, a solar hot water system and airconditioning.

ASCOT 136 Yabba St Land: 792sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Nicholas Given, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3358 0622 or 0439 193 920 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 7, 2pm

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Horoscope with Tanya Obreza PISCES

LIBRA

(February 19 - March 20) Best Day: Monday 2nd You may sometimes wonder whether you have taken the right path in life.

Don’t panic, Pisces. Carefully reassess past actions and remember that there’s no such thing as a mistake – life is a learning curve. Self-forgiveness is a must. Forgive others too.

(September 23 - October 23) Best Day: Wednesday 27th You’re able to genuinely multitask, and that’s a rare skill.

Right now you dream of a career change – but life feels too unstable. Communicate your feelings another week, when you’re better able to articulate plans. A flirtatious exchange brings out your mischievous side.

ARIES

SCORPIO

CAPRICORN

(October 24 - November 22) Best Day: Thursday 28th Get a grip on your emotions, Scorpio.

They’re so intense they threaten to control you, instead of the other way around. And no more tetchy outbursts. Sure, a little venting helps let off steam, but it won’t solve anything. Ditto disagreements about money.

(December 22 - January 20) Best Day: Monday 2nd Although you’re tempted to whip others into action, use gentler methods. Of course it’s frustrating, but slower colleagues need inspiration and support. Excessive discipline won’t encourage the co-operation you need. Best solution? Patience and compromise.

SAGITTARIUS

AQUARIUS

(November 23 - December 21) Best Day: Sunday 1st Just when you thought it was time to abandon ship, along comes a planetary rescue team. You’re not entirely clear of stormy seas just yet, particularly when it comes to personal issues. But close friends sense this, and will steer you to calmer waters.

(January 21 - February 18) Best Day: Friday 29th Cut your losses at the start of the week so that you don’t wade into anyone else’s psychological cesspool.

Thankfully, you’re intuitive enough to recognise any early warning signs, and may have already made an escape plan. The further away, the better.

(March 21 - April 20) Best Day: Saturday 30th Too often your best fantasies remain dormant within the confines of your imagination. Not so now. You’re ready for, well, almost, anything. New love could move at lightning speed. Credit cards melt down from overuse. Work, however, brings a steadier pace.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) Best Day: Sunday 1st Personal matters or family take priority this week. A change of home may soon be necessary. At the very least, plans for relocation are put into motion. Or someone’s causing disruption. Secret romances, or past indiscretions, should stay private – so don’t be tempted to tell all.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21) Best Day: Friday 29th Your ability to work with such obvious determination is bound to turn a few heads this week, and you probably encounter both support and envy.

You also find out who your true

friends are. As some may not prove trustworthy, caution is advised in financial matters.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Best Day: Tuesday 3rd Let go of any self-defeating thoughts.

You may feel that you lack direction, but that’s only because you’ve yet to choose your direction. Start a vision board, write lists, make plans and be open to following when a path opens for you. If you feel that guidance is needed, ask friends for help. You are not alone.

LEO (July 23 - August 23) Best Day: Saturday 30th Restlessness makes it hard for Leos to settle. You’re simply not in the mood for routine. The more predictable your days become, the more frustrated you are. Don’t stress. By week’s end, the cosmos livens up your life – perhaps with a surprise. More cash, maybe?

VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) Best Day: Wednesday 27th Just about everyone seems unstable this week, but you’ are willing enough to humour them. On the face of it this probably makes you just as daft as them, but there’s Virgo method in your madness. Eventually they’ll see the error of their ways ... and your wisdom. tanyaobreza.com

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