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A few years ago I bought a book called Getting Things Done by David Allen. I read a bit of it, but the irony of not having finished it isn’t lost on me. Chapter 1 should have been “How to get to the end of this book”.

But even though like most people I manage to do most that I need to, I find it hard to drive myself to finish every last outstanding task. That is, if it’s a little job – say, paying a bill – I’ll do it there and then. But anything like stopping a mobile phone contract or a Sky subscription is really painful and time-consuming. I’ve just tried to change a phone from a contract to a payand-go arrangements and it was a full 45 minutes, with me repeatedly saying “no thank you, I don’t want a new contract, I just want pay-and-go”. It’s exhausting.

And buying something…we have so much choice, I find myself bamboozled by the options, and stymied by indecision.

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So that’s my New Year’s resolution: choose one tricky job a week. Put it in my diary and give myself till Tuesday lunchtime to get it done (I can’t help still allowing myself a bit of time). Very top of the list is to get the bathroom at home ‘done’. I’ve been talking about it for over a year, and goodness we have enough excellent tradespeople in this magazine, for there to be no excuse. If my next editor’s letter doesn’t mention that one ticked off my list, I’ll hang my head in shame.

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Watching wild birds in your garden is a real delight, and the fact that many of them also help to keep pests at bay for much of the year means that it makes sense to do everything you can to encourage them in.

Gardens which are very regimented and sparse are much less likely to prove a haven for wild birds, but if you have a fair number of potential hiding places such as a few good sized shrubs or trees, then so much the better. Obviously trees which provide berries or other fruits are always going to be welcome and, although it means that the display of autumnal berries you looked forward to is slightly foreshortened, you can be sure that the birds eating them will have put them to good use!

But what else can you do to encourage your feathered friends into the garden? There is no doubt about it that a source of water really is one of the best features you can have. There are many ornamental birdbaths available, or you can create something cheap and just as effective using a shallow dish with sloping sides. The water should be no deeper than 2” (5 cm) if it is to be safely used by a wide range of birds, and if you do have a deeper container then you should fill the lower depths of it with good sized stones, so that the water is not too deep.

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changed every other day, but at this time of year when freezing temperatures prevail, it is essential to make sure that the water does not become frozen over for long periods of time.

Don’t forget that other garden water features, including ponds with shallow sloping sides, are perfect for many birds to feed and bathe in. Providing birds with additional food materials is also well worthwhile, but do remember that you need to maintain a constant supply of food or else they may come to rely on something that is not there when they need it most.

If you have a problem with squirrels, then feeding the birds can be a real nightmare – but on the whole, the heavily armoured looking wire structures which rather resemble bird cages and hold a central cylinder of peanuts seem to work well. Admittedly these will set you back anything up to £40, but they do seem to do the job. If squirrels are not a problem, you can use many of the cheaper nut feeders with great success, but of course wherever you position the feeder you should ensure that it is well out of range of the local cat ...Continued on page 10

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Save household scraps for the birds too; there are lots of things they enjoy eating including apples which have lost their appeal to the household, cooked rice, cheese, old breakfast cereal, raisins and sultanas and, of

course, bread. You can also buy fat balls which contain large quantities of mixed seeds, and these can be hung from trees or large shrubs where they will provide a fantastic meal for many birds and, provided you position them in a suitable spot, means that you can also enjoy watching them as they feed. Having once found a blue-tit caught by the foot in a fat ball’s net, I now only buy the net-free fat balls. Luckily I happened to pass the feeder soon after the bird had been trapped, so was able to cut it free, but the outcome could have been tragic!

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The original Trash to Treasure exhibition was displayed in Winchester Discovery Centre during March and April this year to launch The Great Waste initiative. This is a joint venture with Winchester City Council and Winchester Action on Climate Change, aiming to help people reduce waste and increase recycling through promoting events and activities to get everyone involved. The Great Waste website features loads of tips and advice on how to reduce waste and make treasures from trash: www.thegreatwaste.org.uk

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Hampshire households produce 770,000 tonnes of waste each year - an average of 660kg or two-thirds of an English ton - for each household. Materials that are commonly wasted can often be used again, and many people in the UK and abroad are using them to make wonderful new objects.

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Tom and the boastful brother in law

by Tom Hughes My Dearly Beloved’s glance at the clock did not bode well.

“Tom, isn’t it time you were in bed?”

“I see you’ve upgraded your kitchen, Sis.”

“Can I finish my hot chocolate first please, Mother?”

I opened my trap to have a mini boast all of my own, but was too slow out of the boasting blocks.

“Well Tom, it’s nearly ten. You have to be at the airport at five.”

“Yes I know and then we’ve got to endure a whole week of it.”

“A whole week of what?”

“Your Kevin’s boasting.”

In 1991, Sarah’s spotty brother emigrated to Canada, where he grew up, married and made his fortune. Standing bleary-eyed in the airport multi-storey, I’d only just heaved Kevin’s matching luggage into the boot when it started. “Hey Tommy, are you still driving this old heap? I change my auto every two years, on the advice of my tax planner.”

“Really Kevin? How fascinating!”

The drive home (apart from some quite severe boasting about his trip to Dubai) was fairly uneventful. Sarah greeted her brother warmly and once safely ensconced in the kitchen he finally - to everyone’s relief - stopped boasting about Dubai but started boasting about his house.

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“Yes, we changed it last year, didn’t we Tom?”

“It’s a pity this place isn’t big enough for an island. You see back home I have this huge island,” “I bet it’s not as big as Richard Branson’s.”

“What’s that Tommy?”

A kick to the shin from Sarah was my first warning of the day.

Then it was time for lunch.

Back in the Mondeo we headed into town as Kevin thankfully left his island paradise behind and moved neatly onto his next subject - Kevin Junior” “Now that my boy is at Yale doing law, we have so many adjustments to make. OK $40,000 a year isn’t cheap, but when you have a gifted child, what can you do? How’s your Evan doing, Tommy?”

This was my cue for some desperate parental Top Trumping.

“Well funnily enough, he’s just taken his bar exams.”

Another kick from Sarah.

“Well what do you know? Maybe one day they’ll lock horns in front of a judge?”

“You never know Kevin, they just might.”

Then Kevin spotted a generic tax-dodging coffee emporium.

“Hey, let’s jump in here and grab a skinny latte. A taste from home!”

We had only just taken our seats when we were greeted by Evan, wearing a company polo shirt and a wide smile. “Hi Uncle Kev! We’ve all missed you! Hi Dad, I forgot to mention - I moved branches last week!”

Evan disappeared then returned with our order as I waited for the inquisition.

“Tom, I thought you said…”

“What? Oh Evan? Yeah. He’s qualified now. He’s a Barista.”

“A barrister?

“Yeah, like I say, he’s taken his bar exam and now he’s a Barista.”

“A…barrister?”

“Yeah, I just told you (now mumbling into my creamy hot chocolate) a…brrstrr.”

We sipped in silence. I waited for a kick from Sarah. But none came.

The week slipped by until it was time to say goodbye to Kevin. Back in the airport car park I heaved his matching luggage out of the boot.

Through the grey drizzle we both looked out across at the retail park in the distance. “You see, in Canada, we have none of this constant awful weather - the summers are hot and the winters are snowy and cold, they’re perfect, I…” His voice trailed off. Wondering what was the matter, I caught his eye and blow me if the old chap wasn’t blubbering! “Kev, are you ok?”

“I miss England Tommy, and I miss my boy. You know something Tom, you’re a lucky guy.”

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In the 1980s, it was the Filofax; in the 1990s, the Personal Digital Assistant or PDA. Today, though, we’re more likely to stay on top of our lives using a mobile device. Whether you’re trying to get more organised or just want to stay on top of your New Year’s resolutions, gadgets can help.

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We’ve mentioned phones a few times now, and that’s because pound for pound they’re the most useful resolution trackers and life organisers: the reason standalone electronic organisers are a rare sight these days is because smartphones do a better job for less money. A really good Android phone can be as little as £40, and for that you’re getting a smartphone with built-in calendars and reminders and the opportunity to use apps such as the superb MyFitnessPal, which can track your exercise and can

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More expensive devices such as Apple’s iPhones include motion processors that can track your steps, flights climbed and distance travelled without requiring a dedicated fitness tracker, and Apple’s own Health app can record that data plus anything else you’d like to monitor. If you’d rather do most of that automatically, MyFitnessPal is available for Apple devices too.

The other thing that smartphones do is enable you to join likeminded souls. Many fitness devices and apps - Fitbits, Nike Fuelbands, the MyFitnessPal app - also have online communities where you can compare progress, share your stories or just hang around chatting with people who are doing the same things as you. That’s useful, because while fitness devices and apps are great, there’s one thing that only human encouragement can provide, and that’s the motivation to stick to your plan even when you don’t feel like it - and someone to laugh with when you need a bit of a boost.

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Jamie Lawson Jamie Lawson is the first signing to Ed Sheeran’s record label ‘Gingerbread Records’ and has already had a huge worldwide hit with his single ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’ and brought out his self-titled album ‘Jamie Lawson’ in October. Lucy Ambache from the Evening Breeze caught up with him to talk about Ed, touring with One Direction and hair.

Love the new single!

Thank you for playing it. It’s surreal to hear it on the radio but a thrill.

What percentage of interview time do people spend talking about Ed Sheeran?

About 80%! He’s quite instrumental in the whole thing so I’m actually quite happy to talk about him

You’ve got a tinge of the red hair as well. Did he sign you because you had similar hair?

doing meet and greets, and the queue got longer and longer every night. It’s been brilliant!

I expect so. It was in the contract! <laughs>

Do you think you’ll get a queue length the same as Harry Styles soon?

Ed says amazing stuff about you including “the first person I had to sign was Jamie”.

No! Probably not. I’m not quite as young and pretty as Harry.

That’s very nice of him, isn’t it?

No pressure though!

No not at all. When someone believes in you that much, there isn’t a lot of pressure in fairness. He just winds you up and lets you go!

Is Ed a nice guy?

Yeah. He’s pretty much exactly as you imagine him to be.

Let’s talk about you. The album is called ‘Jamie Lawson’. Is the single an accurate taster of the album?

Yeah in a way, musically, it’s like that song expanded. It’s acoustic based and relatively gentle but there’s drums and a horn section, along with a Hammond (organ). So I wanted to make a warm, spacious, loving, big hug of a record. That was my plan.

What’s it like on tour with the boys? Is it “lads lads lads, banter banter banter”?

I think they’re probably too busy.

Harry came over on the first night and said hello and thank you. So that’s been quite cool.

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1. Ticked off, Across: 7 Phobia, 8 Ransom, 9 Smut, 2. X marks the 10 Acapulco, 11 Escapee, 13 Manna, spot, 15 Essex, 17 Madeira, 20 Suriname, 3. On second 21 Mass, 22 Cerise, 23 Gossip. thought Down: 1 Thames, 2 Abet, 3 Cabaret, 4 Dryad, 5 Incubate, 6 Toucan, 12 Aperitif, 14 Raleigh, 16 Saucer, 18 Russia, 19 Easel, 21 Mash.

1. King Midas, 2. The Lone Ranger, 3. Ghana, 4. 30, 5. El Dorado, 6. Rolls-Royce, 7. 75% (24 carat gold is pure gold), 8. Argentina (from “argentum”), 9.

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01962 715789 memories oF the greAt WAr 12 Jan, 2.30pm st lukes church, st lukes close, hedge end, so30 2us A talk by Geoff Watts. Hamble Valley - U3A. Entry for members 50p. Visitors always welcome and can attend up to 2 mtgs at a cost of £2 per mtg, refundable upon payment of annual subscription. www.u3a.org.uk WeDDing FAir 17 Jan, 11-3pm trunkwell mansion house, Beech hill road, reading, rg7 2At All the needs of your special day under one roof. Cars, Cakes, Menswear, Bridalwear, Photographers, Entertainment, Jewellery, Hair & Make Up, Stationery. Free Entry.

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Cost £5. www3.hants.gov.uk/wdc Burns night celeBrAtion 22 Jan Botleigh grange hotel Enjoy a wee dram of fine Scottch Whisky on arrival before taking your seats to the sound of bagpipes and feasting on some traditional fare and prose. events@botleighgrange.com

night At the plAnetArium 23 Jan Winchester science centre, so21 1hz Special live presenter-led show,”Space Missions Update” and 360 degree full-dome film, “Natural Selection”. 01962 863791 timorous BeAsties 23 Jan - 16 mar Winchester Discovery centre This multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed company are at the forefront of British design, working with clients such as Fortnum & Mason, Famous Grouse, the V&A and Nike. Free entry. english ceiliDh 23 Jan, 7.15pm (Doors open) cuckoo Bushes hall, the hilt, so53 5np English Ceilidh, an upbeat version of barn or country dancing, suitable for all ages.

Bands play music with rhythmic drive from a variety of musical traditions including rock, jazz, world and roots as well as English, Scottish and Irish folk music. www.shocc.co.uk sWAn lAke 26-30 Jan mayflower theatre, southampton Birmingham Royal Ballet. Ballet’s greatest love story returns in BRB’s lavish production of the timeless classic Swan Lake.

This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated

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spAce For peAce 27 Jan, 7.15pm to 9pm Winchester cathedral, the close, so23 9ls Choirs gather to sing for peace on Holocaust Memorial Day. Join us in Winchester Cathedral for Space for Peace. Choirs and religious groups from around Hampshire and further afield bring their own music and join in with chants from different cultures and religions. Come, be quite, listen, be still, hear the music, share with us. Free retiring collection. 01962 827466 Music@Winchester.ac.uk lAst thursDAY lectures 28 Jan & 25 Feb, 1.15-1.45pm hampshire record office, sussex street, Winchester so23 8th A lunchtime lecture series on the last Thursday of the month in the cinema at Hampshire Record Office. 28 Jan 2016: Hampshire travels the World: an examination of the evidence for Hampshire’s role in international trade & exploration and the impact it had on the County, using the Arts collections of Hampshire Cultural Trust by Gill Arnott 25 Feb: Charles Miller: the man who took football from Banister Court to Brazil by Mark Pitchforth. Free, no booking required. the FloYD eFFect 30 Jan, 7.30pm to 10.30pm the point, eastleigh, so50 9De The Pink Floyd Tribute Show.

With an 8 piece band, state of the art sound and lightshow which includes the iconic circular screen, full stage video projections and an impressive array of lasers. £18.50. 02380 652333 the chAirmAn’s concert A celeBrAtion oF peAce 30 Jan, 7pm Winchester cathedral The Hampshire County Council Chairman’s Concert. An evening 54

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by Francis Pott. Please note: This is a standing only concert.

Some chairs available for those in need. Tickets £10 and £5 concessions plus 75p per ticket booking fee. www.winchestercathedral.org.uk

Winchester cocktAil Week 2016 1-7 Feb Throughout the city, you will find an array of events and masterclasses held at different venues. A wristband to the event will entitle you to signature £4 cocktails at some of Winchester’s best bars. http:// www.winchestercocktailweek. co.uk

John pilkinton - russiA & europe: WhAt neXt? 5 Feb, 7.30pm Discovery centre, Winchester, so23 8sB John promises a talk full of intrigue with one or two surprises. 01962 873603 www3.hants.gov.uk/wdc WickhAm WeDDing FAYre 7 Feb, 11-3pm the Wickham centre, po17 5Al Entry is free and each bride receives a goodie bag. www. charmedeventsandstyling.co.uk We Are Working With FArmers 10 Feb 2016, 7.30pm to 9.30pm Badger Farm community centre, Badger Farm road, Winchester, so22 4QB The Trust’s Land Advice Work.

Alison Cross, the Trust’s Head of Conservation for North and East Hampshire and Strategy Lead for Agriculture, will be explaining the very valuable advisory work the Trust undertakes with farmers and landowners as well as an overview of the Trust’s own farm and grazing enterprise.

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Film eXpo south 4 Feb Ageas Bowl Annual platform for the region’s filmmakers 02380 777348 www. filmexposouth.co.uk

snoWDrop DrAmA 11-21 Feb, 10-3pm sir harold hillier gardens, Jermyns lane, so51 0QA Come and see the astonishing variety on display including the Gardens’ rarest varieties. Free with normal admission. 01794 369321

the thinking Drinkers’ guiDe to the legenD oF liQuor 5 Feb, 7.30pm theatre royal Winchester, Jewry street, so23 8sB A unique comedy drinking show written and performed by Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham.

Tickets £17. www. theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

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Tickets £50 to include a glass of wine. To apply for tickets telephone 023 8077 5590.www. leukaemiabusters.org.uk

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