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Dust if you Must!

I have always loved poetry and over the years have collected poems of all sorts. The other day, I decided to have a good clean out and came across this poem. I thought you might get a laugh at ‘my version’ on the bottom!! Hope you enjoy it.

Lesly Adams
Avonsleigh, Vic
P.S. I don’t think I [more…]

Hello – August 2011

I was just about to take a bite of my hot buttered toast this morning when it slipped through my fingers and landed on the floor… buttered side down.

Although my outlook on life is generally optimistic, I found myself thinking of that well known expression with the underlying message that if anything can go [more…]

Newsagent in Focus – Gary Lovell

Gary Lovell - 'Lucky Lovell's Lottery Centre', Shepparton. Gary Lovell started working as a paperboy in 1968 and now runs Lucky Lovell's Lottery Centre...

Hello – July 2011

At Lovatts we pride ourselves on producing crossword and puzzle magazines of the highest quality and we try our best to avoid errors. While we do always check our puzzles, the occasional mischievous gremlin sneaks in and upsets a clue.

A gremlin is a mythical creature, a cheeky invisible sprite responsible for causing unexplained disorder [more…]

THE EYES HAVE IT!

Thank you so much for selecting me as a Super Sudoku prize winner. I was very excited since I don’t tend to win anything in raffles or sweeps or whatever – in fact, the last thing I can remember winning was a side of lamb back in 1971.  That was more of a problem than [more…]

Hello – June 2011

Every industry has its own jargon and the rag trade is no exception. Puzzler Rose Riordan recently wrote to say she was flicking through a clothing catalogue and realised she needed a dictionary to work out what was on offer.

I see what she means. I picked up a current catalogue, and read ‘marled cable [more…]

Hello – May 2011

When we hear the story of the Tasmanian teenager who met the 33 ­year­ old State Minister for Education when she was only 15 and married him two years later, we feel this could be a partnership doomed to failure in the future. Yet this particular couple went on to have 12 children and [more…]

Release of the Free Royal Fever Trivia App

Hot on the heels of Tasty Trivia comes Royal Fever …
With the upcoming wedding of William & Kate on April 29, Royal Fever is upon us. But how much do you really know about royalty?

YouPlay.com, the online gaming arm of Lovatts Interactive, has released Royal Fever Trivia, an iPhone App containing over 900 [more…]

Hello – April 2011

Nearly all the words associated with the classical music world come from the ancient Greek language, with a few Roman terms thrown in.

In the days of ancient Greece, the earliest form of drama was a series of odes, sung and danced by a chorus directly in front of the stage. This area became known [more…]