Country Style Australia – June 2017

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BY THE SPECIAL PEOPLE AND STORIES FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE.BY THE SPECIAL PEOPLE AND STORIES FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE.

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HHEALING WEALING WORDSORDS

I had just returned homI had just returned home frome from a 3.5-hour a 3.5-hour

round trip to see naturopath Anthia round trip to see naturopath Anthia

Koullouros when I camKoullouros when I came across your e across your

article about her in the April issue. article about her in the April issue.

Before finding Anthia a year ago, I was Before finding Anthia a year ago, I was

floundering around in the darkness of floundering around in the darkness of

mmisinformisinformation and mation and medical ignorance edical ignorance

in the treatmin the treatment of ment of my autoimy autoimmmune une

disease. That was when I was blessed to disease. That was when I was blessed to

find her. Anthia’s wealth of knowledge find her. Anthia’s wealth of knowledge

and experience, comand experience, combined with her bined with her

nurturing approach, set mnurturing approach, set me on me on my road y road

to good health. Wto good health. When I walked out of hen I walked out of

mmy consultation I was army consultation I was armed with the ed with the

resources I needed and the feeling that resources I needed and the feeling that

I was ready to face the challenges ahead. I was ready to face the challenges ahead.

Fast forward and I’mFast forward and I’m in control of m in control of my y

health (mhealth (most of the timost of the time at least!) and e at least!) and

filled with gratitude. Anthia really is filled with gratitude. Anthia really is

fulfilling her dreamfulfilling her dream to heal the world. to heal the world.

Jennifer HJennifer Hughes, TOWughes, TOWRADGI, NSWRADGI, NSW

MMOMOMENTS TO SHENTS TO SHAREARE

A mA mother found north and a daughter other found north and a daughter

found south, share their love of gardens, found south, share their love of gardens,

design and baking —design and baking — all things captured all things captured

in their subscription to in their subscription to Country StyleCountry Style..

A mA mother takes a mother takes a momoment to sit on the ent to sit on the

verandah with a freshly brewed pot of verandah with a freshly brewed pot of

English breakfast and the mEnglish breakfast and the magazine, agazine,

drawing inspiration to create and drawing inspiration to create and

reinvent. To the south, a daughter sits reinvent. To the south, a daughter sits

under the back tree with her labrador at under the back tree with her labrador at

her feet, perusing the pages of stories as her feet, perusing the pages of stories as

she watches her toddler feed and chat to she watches her toddler feed and chat to

the chooks. Through the ups and downs the chooks. Through the ups and downs

of life, of life, Country StyleCountry Style provides relaxation provides relaxation

and inspires us to create and to dreamand inspires us to create and to dream..

Sarah GeddesSarah Geddes,, LATH LATHAMAM, ACT , ACT

PAGES OF INSPIRATIONPAGES OF INSPIRATION

I have been a follower of I have been a follower of Country StyleCountry Style

for years. Wfor years. When mhen my four children were y four children were

smsmall and indulgences —all and indulgences — whether whether

they be wholesomthey be wholesome food, furniture e food, furniture

or weekend escapes —or weekend escapes — were dictated were dictated

by a budget, by a budget, Country StyleCountry Style was the was the

mmagazine that always inspired magazine that always inspired me. e.

Today with grown children and seven Today with grown children and seven

grandchildren I amgrandchildren I am still passing on still passing on

skills and ideas fromskills and ideas from m my favourite y favourite

publication so thank you to all those publication so thank you to all those

who continue to contribute their who continue to contribute their

stories and ideas, and for sharing stories and ideas, and for sharing

chapters in their own lives with us all.chapters in their own lives with us all.

Caroline Vogel,Caroline Vogel, MMOSSY POINT, NSWOSSY POINT, NSW

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A BLOKE’S PERSPECTIVE

MMy wife has bought y wife has bought Country Style Country Style for for

somsome time time. For years I regarded it as e. For years I regarded it as

too girlie, although the garden features too girlie, although the garden features

and food attracted mand food attracted my gaze. Right y gaze. Right

now, I have timnow, I have time on me on my hands. Wy hands. We are e are

mmanaging managing my wife’s breast cancer y wife’s breast cancer

diagnosis and into the radiotherapy diagnosis and into the radiotherapy

phase, which brings us to Adelaide fromphase, which brings us to Adelaide from

our homour home on the Yorke Peninsula. After e on the Yorke Peninsula. After

the treatmthe treatment each day, there are hours ent each day, there are hours

of free timof free time... that’s when I discovered e... that’s when I discovered

the real insides of the real insides of Country StyleCountry Style. There. There

are interesting articles and pages are interesting articles and pages

of fascinating photographs. In the of fascinating photographs. In the

February issue, the Close Knit story February issue, the Close Knit story

grabbed mgrabbed me; happy people in the Aussie e; happy people in the Aussie

countryside, doing what generations of countryside, doing what generations of

their famtheir family have done. And now, adding ily have done. And now, adding

Love MLove Merino. Did merino. Did my heart good to read y heart good to read

such a good news story, when so msuch a good news story, when so much uch

other news we are fed is not positive. other news we are fed is not positive.

MMotivated now, I amotivated now, I am paging through paging through

the other editions we have with us. Mthe other editions we have with us. My y

bloke’s perception has expanded to bloke’s perception has expanded to

accept somaccept something new. And all the timething new. And all the time, e,

it was mit was me who was me who was missing out. There’s issing out. There’s

going to be somgoing to be some fierce come fierce competition petition

when the next when the next CSCS arrives at hom arrives at home. e.

Carl Petering,Carl Petering, MMOONTA, SAOONTA, SA

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