DEAR Jasminda, I have a magnificent kangaroo paw plant at the front of my property. Recently, I noticed that someone has been helping themselves. I’m quite miffed. How do you suggest I deal with this? Vicki A. Dear Vicki, I’m…
DEAR Jasminda, The gym I go to takes candid photos of people exercising to encourage others. Last week there was a particularly unattractive photo of me wearing no makeup, doing sumo squats. While others may find this encouraging, I just…
DEAR Jasminda, My pushy sisters want us to all put in money for an experience for Christmas and they want to go hot air ballooning. They know I’m scared of heights but they say it will be character…
DEAR Jasminda, I went to the bottle shop last night and bought a cheap pinot grigio to add to my risotto. When I took it to the counter, the sales assistant asked if I’d like a chilled one. I…
DEAR Jasminda, It has come to my attention that the government is planning to take away yet another one of my constitutional rights – the plastic straw. They have already banned the plastic bag, taken away the right to have…
DEAR Jasminda, Yesterday, while participating in a fun run to raise money for a good local cause, I somehow managed to injure myself. I’m now hobbling around taking anti-inflammatory tablets, nursing frozen peas and making physio appointments that will…
DEAR Jasminda, MY partner has great taste in decor. In fact, he considers himself a bit of an interior designer. And I agree with him. To a point. In the master bedroom (the one we sleep in) he has…
DEAR Jasminda, One of my siblings is inviting his new girlfriend to our wedding and insisting she be in the family photos because ‘she’s the one’. The problem is he’s been with ‘the one’ about 15 times before and now…
DEAR Jasminda, When I told my fiancé-to-be that I loved travelling, I didn’t think it would be a long-term relationship. Now we are getting engaged, he wants to travel to Europe. The problem is, I hate flying. In fact I…
DEAR Jasminda, FRIENDS have invited us to their European Holiday video night. We have to dress up for the occasion and then the highlight of the evening is to watch all the amazing places they have visited while we’ve been…