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My most recent column was about decluttering my kitchen cookbook case. Or “editing” it, rather. Even better, I “curated” it, to use the latest buzzword. Here in America, everybody and their little cousin is a curator lately. I’ve seen wine lists, coffee selections, make-up, wallpaper and dinner plates being “curated”. Recently at a Four Seasons hotel I noticed that even the minibar had been curated by somebody. No name mentioned. It’s just another way of saying you are about to pay top dollar for your drink. What really got me was a “carefully” curated cheese selection. I ...

Fur-parents are being warned to be on the lookout for poisonous toad eggs after the recent rain made Townsville the "perfect" breeding ground. Pup-parent to Maltese cross poodle Lola and Yorkshire terrier Jakkals, Henriette Lategan knows all too well the dangers of a backyard toad invasion. During the 2019 wet season, Ms Lategan's Garbutt property turned into a toad infestation. "I had hundreds of toads hatch in stagnant water in my yard last wet season and I was so worried about the dogs and I didn't let them out of the house unsupervised," she said. Henriette Lategan with her 2yo Moodl...