Wendy Nan Rees

I picked up a book in one of Rye’s charity shops the other day entitled A Sussex life: the memories of Gilbert Sargent, countryman, published by Barrie & Jenkins in 1989. Gilbert was born in Catsfield in 1889 and the book is a record of interviews with him by Dave Arthur in the 1980s. I was much amused by his comments (on p.47) talking of the potholes or “stopples” as he called them, which were so deep that you could sink up to your knees if small.

Queensland Government pauses rollout of statutory trust accounts The Queensland Government has paused the commencement of the next phases rolling out the trust account framework under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (BIF Act). Phase 3 and 4, originally scheduled for 1 March 2025 and 1 October 2025, would have expanded the range of eligible construction contracts covered by the framework. Read more about what this means for you in our earlier Alert.

Silicone bakeware is all the rage lately, and one type—a 16" x 11.5" nonstick baking mat aptly named the Pyramid Pan—can be used to whip up more than 500 dog treats in a jiff. The mat has lots of little pyramids and was originally intended for cooking meat using less fat. But flip it over and the pyramids become 556 little indentations, perfect molds for tiny dog treats. A friend pointed me to a recipe from Eileen Anderson's website that was designed to be used with these mats.