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<strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

magazine<br />

Where to from here?<br />

BY ROGER HENNEBRY<br />

HAMILTON GREY POWER PRESIDENT<br />

My last report for the<br />

year and a “Final<br />

Presidents Report”<br />

from me.<br />

We’ve had it tough the last<br />

couple of years with dwindling<br />

volunteers in the office.<br />

Covid lockdown keeping our<br />

office closed didn’t help and<br />

the last straw, our home at<br />

Celebrating Age Centre 30<br />

Victoria Street is leaking with<br />

rain causing mould, plus rats<br />

and possums in residence!<br />

It could take 18th months<br />

plus to rectify.<br />

Sadly no more Monday<br />

morning seminars or guest<br />

speakers as the problems have<br />

forced Age Concern staff to<br />

move into the River Lounge<br />

due to Health and Safety and<br />

our office is now closed.<br />

So where to from here<br />

for <strong>Hamilton</strong> <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>?<br />

The good news is<br />

Tauranga <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> have<br />

offered to cover for us.<br />

It will be business as usual<br />

for you as our phone number<br />

and email will be transferred<br />

to their office - so no changes<br />

there.<br />

As you will not be able to<br />

pay your sub at the <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

office an invoice will be sent<br />

to you with a re-joining form<br />

in the New Year with full details<br />

of how to pay to stay a<br />

member.<br />

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4<br />

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Top three wellbeing<br />

locations<br />

It’s starting to look like<br />

summer and now’s the<br />

perfect time to make the<br />

most of it!<br />

I<br />

could go on a major spiel<br />

about the physiological<br />

benefits and perks of regular<br />

exercise, but you likely already<br />

know and understand<br />

the notion that you only get<br />

older when you stop moving.<br />

So, with the assumption<br />

you know that exercise is<br />

awesome and you’re chomping<br />

at the bit to get after it,<br />

I’ve crafted my personal top<br />

three FREE local activities to<br />

get out and put the wind<br />

back in those sails.<br />

1. <strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens<br />

There’s no need to leave the<br />

country physically when you<br />

can transport yourself to the<br />

Japanese Garden of Contemplation,<br />

the Italian Renaissance<br />

or the Mythical world<br />

of Alice in Wonderland.<br />

2. Lake Rotoroa<br />

Grab yourself a coffee from<br />

the café or treat yourself<br />

to an ice-cream on a cone.<br />

From here you’ll have the<br />

choice to wonder alongside<br />

the palm lined lake, wiggle<br />

your toes in the grass, or sit<br />

back and observe the youthful<br />

exuberance making the<br />

most of the giant local playground.<br />

Whether you walk<br />

or not, this is bound to fill<br />

up your zen cup.<br />

3. Visit the Taitua Arboretum<br />

UniRec’s LifeFit programme has been<br />

specifically designed for seniors needing extra<br />

support and encouragement to be active.<br />

The programme includes:<br />

• Individual exercise programmes<br />

• Weekly supervised sessions/classes<br />

• Access to UniRec facility outside supervised<br />

sessions<br />

WEEKLY SESSION TIMES<br />

• Supervised Resistance & Cardio Training Sessions<br />

Tuesday & Friday, 7.00 - 9.00am<br />

• LifeFit Low Group Exercise Classes<br />

Monday & Thursday, 8.30 - 9.30am<br />

• Sport for Seniors<br />

Wednesday, 8.00 - 9.00am<br />

For more information, phone Nick on 07 837 9592<br />

or visit unirec.co.nz<br />

The ultimate bush walk or picnic<br />

spot located on the outskirts<br />

of Dinsdale, <strong>Hamilton</strong>.<br />

Covering 20 hectares of open<br />

pasture, lakes and woodland<br />

gardens, the Arboretum will<br />

have you stepping into nature<br />

surrounded by a range<br />

of exotic trees, birds and<br />

every type of chicken<br />

imaginable.<br />

At Unirec we believe Exercise<br />

is Medicine, and it’s the best<br />

pill to swallow. For any further<br />

support we offer a range<br />

of group exercise classes and<br />

health and fitness support,<br />

see our website for further<br />

information. Please note<br />

UniRec may be closed/some<br />

classes may be unavailable<br />

due to Covid-19 restrictions.<br />

2 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>


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<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3


President’s report - Where to from here?<br />

BY ROGER HENNEBRY<br />

HAMILTON GREY POWER PRESIDENT<br />

FROM PAGE 1<br />

Those with Pulse<br />

Energy accounts must pay<br />

directly to Pulse and NOT<br />

TO GREY POWER. Remember<br />

you must stay joined<br />

to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> to continue<br />

to enjoy the Pulse<br />

benefits.<br />

Proud to have been a<br />

member of <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> since<br />

2001. I did time on the National<br />

Board and have been<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong>’s President for seven<br />

years.<br />

I’d like to recognise all<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Committees<br />

for their work over<br />

the past twenty years. Also<br />

Dave Collins Past President;<br />

Peter Boys Life member;<br />

Raewyn Boyd Office manager;<br />

Jack Thomas Monday morning<br />

seminar organiser; John<br />

Nicholls Treasurer of some<br />

twelve years and Geoff Kreegher<br />

my Deputy.<br />

Special mention from me<br />

to Raewyn, John and Geoff<br />

for their help in making<br />

this transition to Tauranga<br />

seamless.<br />

It’s been a lot of hard work<br />

to prepare for the handover.<br />

We have worked well with<br />

Jennifer Custins Tauranga<br />

President and her IT lady Donna<br />

who drove to <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

twice for us. This as well as<br />

sorting out and bagging papers<br />

from the office dating<br />

back to the beginning. Black<br />

sack after black sack been<br />

dumped with a couple of<br />

trailer loads still to go before<br />

we lock the door!<br />

One last thing... we<br />

need to have an Annual<br />

General Meeting. To be<br />

held: Monday March 28th<br />

2022.<br />

I AM ASKING MEMBERS<br />

TO PLEASE ATTEND THIS<br />

IMPORTANT MEETING AS<br />

WE WILL NEED A QUORUM.<br />

Venue and time will be<br />

advertised in the Waikato<br />

Times and <strong>Hamilton</strong> Press<br />

on Wednesday February 16th<br />

2022. We will email those of<br />

you who we can. One thing<br />

for sure - it will be at a new<br />

venue.<br />

So all that’s left for me to<br />

do is wish you all a Very Merry<br />

Christmas and a Happy New<br />

Year. I hope to see you at the<br />

AGM.<br />

Best wishes from your<br />

retiring President Roger<br />

Hennebry<br />

PS: Thank you to all of<br />

the advertisers who supported<br />

the <strong>Hamilton</strong> <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />

magazine; all of the Monday<br />

morning volunteers who religiously<br />

folded and posted<br />

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4 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>


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<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 5


MUROKI<br />

BALLET NOIR<br />

HAMILTON GARDENS<br />

ARTS FESTIVAL<br />

Gardens Arts Festival 2022.<br />

REB FOUNTAIN<br />

THE STORY THEN<br />

The <strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens Arts<br />

Festival faced an uncertain future<br />

after the sudden loss of $150,000<br />

from multiple funding sources.<br />

A crowdfunding campaign was<br />

launched in October to help it<br />

bounce back from Covid-19 related<br />

setbacks.<br />

Festival director Geoff Turkington<br />

said planning for the festival, was<br />

well underway when they found out<br />

about the drop in funding.<br />

A last minute boost to the tune of<br />

$100,000 by WEL Energy Trust, Brian<br />

Perry Foundation, Grassroots Foundation<br />

and <strong>Hamilton</strong> City Council<br />

helped bring the festival back from<br />

the brink but a shortfall of $20,000<br />

was needed to keep the 2022 festival<br />

on track.<br />

As a charitable trust, the festival,<br />

Waikato's premiere arts event for<br />

over 20 years, relies on the support<br />

of local businesses and funders each<br />

year.<br />

Turkington was quick to point out the<br />

benefits of the festival to not only<br />

boost people’s spirits, especially in<br />

times of continual Covid upheavals,<br />

but it also contributes to the <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

economy.<br />

“Research undertaken by the Ministry<br />

of Culture and Heritage in 2019<br />

identified that the arts and creative<br />

sector contributes $10.8 billion to<br />

New Zealand’s GDP and creates over<br />

92,00 jobs<br />

“It’s a huge industry, but also you<br />

can’t put a price on the wellness of<br />

the community.”<br />

THE STORY NOW<br />

The show will go on thanks to the<br />

success of the crowdfunding which<br />

raised over $25,000 in four weeks<br />

from nearly 250 donors.<br />

Turkington says the team is thrilled to<br />

have such phenomenal support from<br />

people who recognise the value of<br />

the festival.<br />

“The money is definitely important<br />

but I think at that stage in a very, very<br />

long year for myself and the team,<br />

the messages and encouragement<br />

from all the 247 donors meant a lot to<br />

us and that really give us the strength<br />

to keep going.”<br />

While the rest of us might be getting<br />

ready to go on holiday, there’s still a<br />

lot of hard work for the HGAF team;<br />

from artist’s contracts, collating technical<br />

information and learning how to<br />

navigate the Covid traffic lights will<br />

keep them busy.<br />

Being a larger event they will be<br />

operating under the vaccine pass<br />

system and that means they can go<br />

ahead at full capacity in green or<br />

orange.<br />

“When you are dealing with the<br />

sheer number of staff, volunteers,<br />

audience and performers safety is<br />

paramount so we will be doing full<br />

contact tracing,” Turkington says.<br />

The line-up<br />

TEEKS, Ballet Noir, Haus of YOLO,<br />

Reb Fountain, Muroki, Soundtracks<br />

from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and<br />

Reservoir Dogs, Sunset Symphony<br />

are some of the biggest and boldest<br />

shows to ever hit the <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

Featuring everything from classical<br />

music to drag, ballet to theatre,<br />

comedy to children’s shows, the<br />

2022 festival programme is positively<br />

brimming with world class arts<br />

experiences.<br />

The musical programme showcases<br />

a diverse mix of musical stylings including<br />

flamenco, soul, folk, percussion<br />

and classical.<br />

Experience Northland soul sensation<br />

TEEKS’ life affirming live show<br />

with support from rising Raglan star<br />

Muroki.<br />

Also, on the Rhododendron Lawn<br />

- the spellbinding Reb Fountain will<br />

premiere her highly anticipated new<br />

album Iris alongside fan favourites<br />

from her Taite Prize-winning self-titled<br />

album, and The Auckland Jazz<br />

Orchestra team up with the fabulous<br />

Caitlin Smith for a night of big band<br />

jazz!<br />

A star studded band of Kiwi music<br />

icons will rock’n roll through the<br />

soundtracks from Tarantino’s Pulp<br />

Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Performed<br />

live in concert - starring Tami<br />

Neilson, Laughton Kora, Milan Borich<br />

and Booga Beazley, backed by the<br />

phenomenal Big Band Royale.<br />

Haus of YOLO is a party of a show,<br />

jam-packed with extraordinary circus<br />

skills and sewing chaos. Truly a feast<br />

for the senses, this multidisciplinary<br />

show from The Dust Palace (PULP,<br />

Top of the Heap) explores the<br />

modern middle class slavery of fast<br />

fashion.<br />

Theatre lovers are spoiled for choice<br />

with five solo theatrical works exploring<br />

a diverse range of topics including<br />

conservation, the joys of reading,<br />

satire, and Aotearoa history.<br />

Lovers of poetry and music can<br />

join some of the country’s best and<br />

brightest songwriters, including<br />

Anna Coddington, Lawrence Arabia<br />

and Julia Deans as they perform<br />

original music inspired by the poems<br />

of iconic writer Katherine Mansfield.<br />

Mansfield in Her Own Words: Unplugged<br />

is an intimate coupling of<br />

poetry and music taking place in the<br />

charming Mansfield Garden.<br />

There’ll also be world-class homegrown<br />

ballet! Contemporary but<br />

elegant, Ballet Noir is ballet seen<br />

through the stylish, cryptic lens of<br />

film noir.<br />

Head to hgaf.co.nz to check out the<br />

full <strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens Arts Festival<br />

2022 programme. Early bird discounts<br />

are available on most ticketed<br />

events until Christmas eve.<br />

The <strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens Arts Festival<br />

is made possible by our generous<br />

funders: <strong>Hamilton</strong> City Council, WEL<br />

Energy Trust, Grassroots Festival<br />

Trust, Trust Waikato, Perry Foundation,<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens, King<br />

St Advertising, ACLX, University of<br />

Waikato, Harkness Henry, Ministry<br />

Culture & Heritage, Longveld,<br />

Norah Howell Charitable Trust, CBD<br />

Association, Waikato Times, The Hits,<br />

Go Media, Cleland Hancox and<br />

Friends of <strong>Hamilton</strong> Gardens.<br />

6 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>


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<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 7


Can you still trust your bladder?<br />

Are you confident with your bladder control or<br />

are you anxious at times that you might wet<br />

yourself? Do you worry where the next toilet<br />

may be and does this limit your outings or social<br />

interactions? Do you need the toilet often and<br />

limit your fluid intake to stay safe? Are your<br />

nights interrupted by toilet visits and do you<br />

need to wear protective pads or liners?<br />

These are very private and<br />

potentially embarrassing<br />

issues which unfortunately<br />

will not go away on their own.<br />

They are part of the ageing<br />

process and will gradually get<br />

worse. The muscles responsible<br />

are hidden away and usually<br />

totally neglected. They begin<br />

to soften and sag and gradually<br />

muscle strength and control of<br />

very personal functions is lost.<br />

As we age our bodies start<br />

to get tired but we still feel<br />

young and want to continue as<br />

we have in the past. Our minds<br />

are sharp but some parts start<br />

to let us down. We may need<br />

glasses to read the small print,<br />

hearing may be compromised<br />

and mobility will possibly begin<br />

to decrease.<br />

However it is the less obvious<br />

changes that are occurring<br />

that really compromise our<br />

quality of life.<br />

Initial problems with bladder<br />

and/or bowel function are<br />

warning bells that are often ignored.<br />

The gradual change can<br />

be silent and incidious. Do you<br />

still have complete control of<br />

your bladder and bowel or do<br />

they control you?<br />

Do you avoid staying overnight<br />

with family for fear of<br />

disturbing them? Do you wear<br />

clothes that come down quickly<br />

for urgent toilet visits? Do you<br />

have several pairs of the same<br />

trousers so interchange is unnoticeable<br />

by others? Are you<br />

nervous of intimacy with a new<br />

partner?<br />

One of the main reasons<br />

women end up in rest homes is<br />

their incontinence. There comes<br />

a time when family can no longer<br />

deal with the leakage, smell<br />

and the additional washing<br />

involved with this decreased<br />

control of bladder and bowel.<br />

This becomes especially difficult<br />

if you also have decreased<br />

mobility.<br />

Nursing of an elderly person<br />

can also lead to prolapse for<br />

the carer. The two vocational<br />

groups that have the highest<br />

level of pelvic organ prolapse<br />

are manual workers (including<br />

farmers’ wives with lifting of<br />

heavy buckets during calving)<br />

and nurses of geriatric patients.<br />

Other lifetime activities that<br />

have contributed to overloading<br />

the pelvic floor and subsequent<br />

weakness and dysfunction are<br />

constipation, chronic respiratory<br />

issues, increased weight, lifting<br />

grandchildren, high impact<br />

exercise and heavy gardening.<br />

Pelvic floor overload and<br />

neglect is usually due to lack<br />

of information and awareness.<br />

Various strategies are implemented<br />

to cope and disguise<br />

the problem. You may now be<br />

living with a “bossy bladder”<br />

and undignified damp patches.<br />

There may be wind escaping<br />

from your back passage or<br />

discomfort with sexual intercourse.<br />

This leads to decreased<br />

confidence, lowered self esteem<br />

and loss of spontaneity.<br />

Brenda<br />

Holloway<br />

Being spontaneous makes us<br />

feel young.<br />

And if you have one of these<br />

problems who do you tell, confide<br />

in and feel safe that you<br />

will be listened to and helped?<br />

Brenda Holloway is a private<br />

physiotherapist who has been<br />

addressing these issues since<br />

1991.<br />

“Age is not a limiting factor<br />

in regaining your intimate control.<br />

It is never too late to seek<br />

help, to implement damage<br />

control and learn not only what<br />

to do to improve but also what<br />

not to do.<br />

Decide to regain control<br />

of your pelvic floor. The longer<br />

you put up with dysfunction<br />

the longer it takes to<br />

regain acceptable function.<br />

BRENDA HOLLOWAY<br />

Women’s Physiotherapist<br />

MNZSP<br />

Dip. Physio, Dip. Post-Grad Uro-Gynaecology<br />

n’s<br />

es<br />

Addressing women’s pelvic floor issues<br />

including bladder, bowel, prolapse,<br />

pelvic pain and sexual issues.<br />

Phone: 021 234 5973 | email: brenda@brendaholloway.co.nz | 113 Rostrevor Street, <strong>Hamilton</strong> | www.brendaholloway.co.nz<br />

8 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>


Upside-Down Fruitcake<br />

Ingredients<br />

• 1/3 cup butter<br />

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar<br />

• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup<br />

• 2 tablespoons bourbon<br />

• 1-1/2 cups chopped mixed candied fruit<br />

•<br />

Cake:<br />

• 1/2 cup butter, softened<br />

• 1/3 cup sugar<br />

• 1 large egg, room temperature<br />

• 1/3 cup molasses<br />

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon salt<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />

• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda<br />

• 1/4 cup warm water<br />

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans<br />

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line the<br />

bottom and sides of an 8-in. square<br />

baking pan with heavy-duty foil;<br />

grease foil.<br />

• In a small saucepan, combine butter,<br />

brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook<br />

and stir over low heat until sugar is<br />

melted, about 5 minutes. Remove<br />

from heat; stir in bourbon. Pour into<br />

prepared pan. Sprinkle with candied<br />

fruit.<br />

• In a large bowl, cream softened<br />

butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses.<br />

Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking<br />

soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well<br />

after each addition. Stir in pecans.<br />

• Drop batter by spoonfuls over fruit; spread carefully.<br />

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean,<br />

30-35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving<br />

plate; remove foil. Serve warm.<br />

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Cataract<br />

Surgery<br />

A CATARACT IS A GRADUAL CLOUDING<br />

OF THE LENS INSIDE THE EYE. HAVING A<br />

CATARACT CAN BE LIKE LOOKING THROUGH<br />

A CLOUDY WINDOW AND MAY TAKE YOU<br />

AWAY FROM DOING YOUR USUAL DAY-TO-<br />

DAY ACTIVITIES.<br />

Cataract development is a normal process<br />

of aging. Cataracts can also be present at<br />

birth, develop from injuries, certain diseases,<br />

medications or long-term exposure to<br />

sunlight.<br />

As scary as cataracts might sound, modern<br />

cataract surgery can usually restore vision<br />

lost to cataracts — and can often reduce your<br />

dependence on glasses as well.<br />

When you are no longer able to see well enough to do the things you like to do,<br />

cataract surgery should be considered. Thankfully cataract surgery is one of the safest<br />

and most effective surgical procedures performed today. Surgery involves removing the<br />

cataract and replacing it with an artificial lens. The procedure typically is performed on<br />

an outpatient basis and does not require an overnight stay care facility. Recovery time is<br />

quick, and vision can start to return to the affected eye within a few hours of surgery.<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> Eye Clinic have a team of highly qualified and experienced<br />

Ophthalmologists, with fellowship training in various subspecialities, providing<br />

an Ophthalmic service of excellence.<br />

We offer a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services, including<br />

surgery in our adjoining purpose-build facility Bridgewater Day Surgery.<br />

To book an appointment email:<br />

appointments@hamiltoneyeclinic.co.nz<br />

or phone us directly.<br />

130 Grantham Street, <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

www.hamiltoneyeclinic.co.nz


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The Atawhai Assisi rest home<br />

and hospital has been owned by<br />

Tamahere Eventide since early 2018<br />

and has a Catholic Church heritage<br />

and a good local reputation for care.<br />

We run a day programme that allows<br />

those living in the community, time<br />

out of their normal routines to mix<br />

with other people of a similar age.<br />

Our Monsignor Frank and Chaplain<br />

Clive offer pastoral care regardless of<br />

religious affiliation to residents, their<br />

families and staff.<br />

Our experienced staff are<br />

motivated by Christian<br />

love and compassion for the<br />

people they serve.<br />

07 856 3019<br />

admin@assisi.co.nz<br />

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Atawhai Assisi facilities are improving<br />

with continuous development and<br />

upgrading.<br />

The facilities are owned and operated<br />

by Tamahere Eventide Home Trust, a<br />

registered charitable entity, with Trustees<br />

appointed by the Methodist Church.<br />

Our mission statement:<br />

“ To provide a quality<br />

caring service for<br />

older people, in a<br />

Christian environment.”<br />

Interested in coming<br />

in and seeing what we<br />

have to offer?<br />

Telephone Deanne Bowen on<br />

07 8563019 or 027 2244 412<br />

for enquiries about viewing<br />

hospital and rest home rooms<br />

and discussing our care.<br />

Financial member of the Aged<br />

Care Association.<br />

www.tamahere.co.nz<br />

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Jokes corner<br />

Patient: “Doctor, you<br />

have to help me, I think I<br />

can see in the future.”<br />

Doctor: “When did it<br />

start?”<br />

Patient: “Next Friday.”<br />

Did you hear the<br />

watermelon joke?<br />

It’s pitiful.<br />

A 50 year old billionaire<br />

walks in to a pub with his 25 year<br />

old girlfriend<br />

His buddy asks him how i<br />

managed to get a girl half his age.<br />

The billionaire replied: i lied about<br />

my age<br />

His friend asked: you told her you<br />

where 40?<br />

No said the billionaire i t<br />

old her i was 90<br />

Why did no one bid<br />

for Rudolph and<br />

Blitzen on eBay?<br />

Because they were<br />

two deer!<br />

Why did Frosty<br />

ask for a divorce?<br />

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Email: cdf@cdh.org.nz or visit The Chanel Centre<br />

51 <strong>Grey</strong> Street, <strong>Hamilton</strong> East<br />

Ana-Maria Richardson is<br />

dedicated to assisting families<br />

in their time of need with<br />

sincere, compassionate,<br />

personal care.<br />

Email: ana@ana-maria.nz<br />

Mobile: 021 881 229 Ph: 07 211 4654<br />

Address: 82 <strong>Grey</strong> Street, <strong>Hamilton</strong> East, NZ<br />

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This application to deposit is issued with the Replacement Product<br />

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<strong>Hamilton</strong> 3216<br />

the Catholic Development Dun (CDF). The Replacement<br />

PDS and the Trust Deed can be viewed at the following<br />

websites: NZ Companies Office www.business.govt.nz/<br />

disclose; Catholic Diocese of <strong>Hamilton</strong> www.cdf.cdh.nz<br />

or the Diocesan office at 51 <strong>Grey</strong> Street, <strong>Hamilton</strong> East,<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> 3216<br />

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SuperGold Card holders receive<br />

free bus travel in off-peak hours.*<br />

Heading to the Gardens, shopping, or lunch out<br />

with friends? Travel with us and avoid the stress of<br />

traffic and parking at your favourite destinations.<br />

It’s easy to load your SuperGold concession to<br />

your Bee Card by visiting the <strong>Hamilton</strong> Transport<br />

Centre or giving us a call on 0800 205 305. You can<br />

still show your SuperGold Card to the bus driver to<br />

receive free off-peak travel until 1 July <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

*Off-peak hours are Monday-Friday between the<br />

hours of 9am-3pm, and 6.30pm until end of service.<br />

All travel is free on weekends and public holidays.


1<br />

GET A CARD<br />

Bee Cards are free for SuperGold users and<br />

available at the BUSIT counter inside the<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> Transport Centre, or via 0800 205 305.<br />

2<br />

REGISTER YOUR CARD<br />

Bee Cards need to be registered to support<br />

contact tracing, to enable online top up, and<br />

to protect your balance if you lose your card.<br />

And you can load your SuperGold concession<br />

directly onto your Bee Card.<br />

Registration is quick and can be<br />

easily completed online at<br />

beecard.co.nz.<br />

If you need assistance, give<br />

us a call on 0800 205 305<br />

or visit us at the BUSIT<br />

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Transport Centre.<br />

3<br />

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How the Radius Shop can help you<br />

As we get older, bothering aches and pains<br />

start sneaking into daily life, making everyday<br />

tasks difficult and a good night’s sleep a little<br />

harder to achieve.<br />

Luckily, helping people is<br />

what the team here at Radius<br />

Shop are best at, and<br />

our goal is to ensure accessible<br />

comfort for those who need<br />

it. Our online store, filled with<br />

products to help you go about<br />

your life in more comfortable<br />

ways, helps us achieve this<br />

goal.<br />

A Shop You Can Trust<br />

The Radius Shop stocks a range<br />

of different, high-quality products<br />

to cater for individual<br />

needs. These products are easy<br />

to use and do precisely what<br />

they say they’ll do. From customised<br />

ramps, memory foam<br />

cushions, therapeutic recliner<br />

chairs, and even a range of<br />

carefully designed products for<br />

incontinence, the Radius Shop<br />

holds the keys to better sleep,<br />

relief from sore joints, well-deserved<br />

relaxation, and more.<br />

Easy to Use<br />

The shop was designed to be<br />

easily read and navigated – our<br />

website is not a complex maze<br />

to navigate to order the products<br />

you need. Far from it. It’s<br />

made so virtually anyone can<br />

use it on any device. And if<br />

online ordering still isn’t your<br />

thing, we offer the option to<br />

order over the phone by calling<br />

0800 213 313.<br />

We made picking up the<br />

phone an option to make<br />

sure you don’t miss out. Ultimately,<br />

we want to make your<br />

shopping experience smooth,<br />

fast, and satisfactory.<br />

Caring Attitude<br />

Our care and high customer<br />

service standards ensure extend<br />

to the Radius Shop. We’re<br />

dedicated to helping you find,<br />

order, purchase and receive the<br />

products you need. One customer<br />

describes the process as<br />

a “nice all-round experience,”<br />

while others praise our staff for<br />

“prompt” and “great” customer<br />

service. As always, Radius<br />

Care is here to help.<br />

So, if you struggle with<br />

discomfort, sleeplessness, or<br />

anything else that prevents<br />

you from living a peaceful and<br />

pain-free life, head over to<br />

the Radius Shop at www.radiusshop.co.nz–<br />

we probably<br />

have just the thing!<br />

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Caring<br />

is our<br />

calling.<br />

Care means different things to<br />

different people.<br />

For the team at Radius Care, it<br />

means everything. So much so that<br />

care is woven right into our name.<br />

From the moment you first<br />

contact us we care for you. We<br />

answer your questions, calm your<br />

concerns and guide you forward.<br />

Compassionately.<br />

Then, we provide world-class aged<br />

care for your loved one that places<br />

their quality of life at its heart. That<br />

never changes.<br />

Because at Radius Care,<br />

caring is our calling.<br />

0800 200 303<br />

Find out more at radiuscare.co.nz<br />

REST HOME, PRIVATE HOSPITAL & DEMENTIA CARE<br />

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“Capital gain isn’t the only<br />

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built. A lot of places are el<br />

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rooms are a good size.”<br />

There are many more reasons why<br />

Karaka Pines Rototuna could be the right<br />

choice for you. Why not drop into our<br />

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Karaka Pines Villages in Auckland | Rototuna | <strong>Hamilton</strong> | Tauranga | Rotorua | Christchurch<br />

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The future has arrived<br />

So you have all heard about the massive<br />

incentives that the government has<br />

announced with the new Clean car Fee Bate<br />

or Rebate scheme.<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> EV<br />

Electric Vehicles<br />

Super Easy to Drive = Driving an Electric Vehicle<br />

will change your life!<br />

Every Nissan Leaf comes with FREE W.O.F for Life<br />

and FREE yearly service for Life, we will even pay<br />

your registration every 12 months, just ask us how.<br />

Free puncture repair Free tyre rotation every<br />

six months included.<br />

The best Value electric cars in New Zealand,<br />

No Exceptions whatsoever.<br />

Full unlimited kilometre warranty and<br />

5 years battery cover included.<br />

Full roadside / Concierge service and<br />

assistance included, 24 / 7 / 365<br />

What does this mean<br />

for you? It means<br />

you can get a near<br />

new electric car from $14,995<br />

and it comes with a FREE WOF<br />

for life and a FREE service every<br />

year for life, then on top of<br />

that you get the $3,450.00 rebate<br />

from the government and<br />

it costs you less than $10,000<br />

and this electric car model can<br />

be charged overnight from<br />

home for less than $5 per day.<br />

No more expensive yearly<br />

service costs and no more<br />

WOF costs every year.<br />

Come in and test drive one,<br />

they are amazingly quiet and<br />

one thing we get all the time,<br />

is that if you wear a hearing<br />

aid, you will LOVE it, so much<br />

quieter and you can hear your<br />

passengers because there is no<br />

drone or engine noise.<br />

Amazing colours available<br />

and with prices starting from<br />

$14,995 now is the time to<br />

consider an electric car.<br />

Feel free to come in and see<br />

us or if you would like to look<br />

online first then go to www.<br />

hamiltonev.co.nz for more details<br />

and photo’s etc.<br />

We have lots of free information<br />

to help you understand<br />

electric cars and how good<br />

they are for the environment,<br />

your health and your wallet.<br />

Call in and see us<br />

in our new showroom,<br />

6 West Street, Frankton,<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong>.<br />

Call in to see Jodyann, Nicholas and the team<br />

Phone 0800 31 32 33<br />

6 West Street, Frankton, <strong>Hamilton</strong><br />

No Deposit low interest finance available,<br />

running costs from $5 per day / 100 Kms<br />

- charge at home.<br />

ANYTIME - ANYWHERE - ANYTHING<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> EV is the on electric dealership in<br />

New Zealand that offers the value and support,<br />

no other dealer will beat us on quality and value,<br />

and yes we do trade Ins as well.<br />

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Celebration<br />

Cheese Balls<br />

Ingredients<br />

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese,<br />

softened<br />

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese<br />

2 garlic cloves, minced<br />

PINE NUT-PESTO CHEESE BALL:<br />

2 tablespoons prepared pesto<br />

2 tablespoons minced fresh basil<br />

10 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, divided<br />

HORSERADISH-BACON CHEESE BALL:<br />

2 tablespoons prepared horseradish<br />

1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon<br />

1 green onion, finely chopped<br />

SALSA CHEESE BALL:<br />

2 tablespoons tomato paste<br />

1/8 teaspoon salt<br />

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro<br />

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion<br />

1 tablespoon minced seeded jalapeno pepper<br />

Assorted crackers<br />

Directions<br />

1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, Parmesan<br />

cheese and garlic until blended. Divide into<br />

three portions<br />

2. For Pine Nut-Pesto Cheese Ball: Beat one<br />

portion of cream cheese mixture and pesto until<br />

blended. Stir in basil. Chop 2 tablespoons pine<br />

nuts; stir into cheese mixture. Shape into a ball;<br />

roll in remaining pine nuts. Wrap in plastic; chill<br />

until firm.<br />

3. For Horseradish-Bacon Cheese Ball: Beat one<br />

portion of cream cheese mixture and horseradish<br />

until blended. Stir in bacon and onion. Shape<br />

into a ball. Wrap in plastic; chill until firm.<br />

4. For Salsa Cheese Ball: Beat one portion of<br />

cream cheese mixture, tomato paste and salt<br />

until blended. Stir in cilantro, onion and<br />

jalapeno. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic;<br />

chill until firm.<br />

5. Can refrigerate up to two weeks. Serve with<br />

crackers.<br />

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Next to Tui Medical Centre, Rototuna Shopping Complex<br />

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Putting a little more goodness into my life<br />

It took some convincing before I committed<br />

to spend three days at Resolution Retreats. It<br />

wasn’t that I doubted the quality or worthiness<br />

of the gorgeous Karapiro spa, but simply that<br />

my business took all the time and energy I<br />

had. Stepping out of that constant drive for<br />

results felt self-indulgent and wasteful.<br />

If my attitude feels familiar<br />

to you, I have things you<br />

need to know.<br />

Investing those first three<br />

days was among the best business<br />

and personal decisions I<br />

have ever made. I followed it<br />

with another three day programme<br />

and together they<br />

have been transformational.<br />

Resolution Retreats is neither<br />

a holiday nor a bootcamp.<br />

It is a genuine wellness<br />

retreat run by highly skilled<br />

people who understand exactly<br />

what burnout, inability to<br />

relax, overcommitment, and<br />

putting-yourself-last looks like<br />

and they are driven to giving<br />

clients the tools and support<br />

to refocus into a healthier,<br />

more successful approach to<br />

life. No judgement, no finger<br />

wagging.<br />

The first programme I did<br />

was a Kick Start; the second<br />

was a Resilience programme,<br />

aimed squarely at business<br />

people. Although the experience<br />

of each was very similar,<br />

the coaching and learning<br />

sessions in the Resilience programme<br />

included knowledge<br />

and tools for addressing burnout,<br />

prioritising, dealing with<br />

people, communication strategies,<br />

workplace dynamics and<br />

other typical business issues.<br />

Oh, and to illustrate how well<br />

they understand their clients,<br />

the Resilience programme provided<br />

coffee, tea and sugar as<br />

well as the standard incredibly<br />

healthy and delicious five<br />

meals a day.<br />

The programme was<br />

highly organised<br />

and structured with<br />

a nice balance of<br />

free time.<br />

As a broad overview, Resolution<br />

Retreats packages<br />

combine seriously good and<br />

healthy food that catered for<br />

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individual preferences (eggs<br />

poached, not runny, please);<br />

physical movement that was<br />

equally comfortable for teens<br />

or 80-year-olds plus the option<br />

of personal trainer sessions;<br />

classic spa treatments such<br />

as massage and beauty therapies;<br />

outstanding learning<br />

sessions led by specialists on<br />

diverse subjects such as tools<br />

for mental wellbeing, or the<br />

effects of hormones and tools<br />

for monitoring our health, and<br />

those work and business-related<br />

subjects. All set in beautiful<br />

grounds with superb private<br />

chalets and amenities including<br />

spa, indoor pool and tennis<br />

court. And with impeccable<br />

professionalism and service.<br />

The programme was highly<br />

organised and structured with<br />

a nice balance of free time. But<br />

nothing was compulsory, so if I<br />

chose to opt out of something<br />

and instead going for a swim<br />

or a walk, that was perfectly<br />

fine. Someone might check in<br />

to see that I was okay but that<br />

felt nurturing and responsive.<br />

But parts of the experience<br />

I most valued were the human<br />

elements: the opportunity to<br />

share experiences with others<br />

from all over the country who<br />

were each on their own interesting<br />

journey and to have<br />

time to build real connections,<br />

the incredible responsiveness<br />

and nurturing by the Resolution<br />

Retreats team, the space<br />

to use the time I was there to<br />

focus on what was most important<br />

to me. It felt like a rare<br />

privilege.<br />

My experience was probably<br />

absolutely typical. I arrived<br />

feeling exhausted and a bit<br />

unsociable. I left feeling energised,<br />

refocused, back in control<br />

of my life and wellbeing,<br />

and with all the knowledge<br />

and tools I needed to make<br />

these a lasting change. They<br />

gave me the tools to take back<br />

control of my life; it felt so<br />

powerful.<br />

From a business perspective,<br />

the value was obvious. I<br />

returned to work with more<br />

energy to give to my team and<br />

with better skills to lead and<br />

coach. I can see the potential<br />

for my team to also benefit<br />

from a Resolution Retreats<br />

programme and that’s an investment<br />

I will be making.<br />

By DEIDRE MORRIS<br />

(DIRECTOR DP MEDIA LTD.)


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reat facilispa,<br />

sauna,<br />

Putting yourself, your health<br />

and your happiness first<br />

Having never been on a retreat, I was both excited<br />

and nervous entering Resolution Retreats.<br />

On arrival we were greeted<br />

by lovely staff members<br />

and shown to our<br />

villa. Almost immediately you<br />

enter into a world of relaxation.<br />

They have worked hard to ensure<br />

every part of the retreat<br />

is up to the highest standard<br />

including facilities, food, staff<br />

and even how lovely everything<br />

smells! No detail is left out.<br />

The multiple workshops covering<br />

everything health-related<br />

ensure you leave with a better<br />

understanding of how everything<br />

such as food, exercise and<br />

sleep affects our quality of life.<br />

Carly took out first health<br />

steam room and gym. You can<br />

also use this time to sit in your<br />

villa and read a book or even<br />

just mingle with the other ladies.<br />

As this retreat focuses largely on<br />

being a place for anyone who is<br />

feeling burnt out to recharge and<br />

reset, ‘bliss time’ is an important<br />

part of this experience. They do<br />

a great job at balancing time to<br />

relax and time for activities/<br />

workshops.<br />

Throughout the retreat you<br />

are encouraged to step out of<br />

your comfort zone. Whether it<br />

be in fitness class, eating food<br />

you usually wouldn’t at home,<br />

and even cutting out coffee and<br />

alcohol, which for a lot of people<br />

can be a challenge in itself.<br />

All injuries, allergies and ailments<br />

were taken into account<br />

and this meant everyone could<br />

participate in all activities to the<br />

best of their ability, enjoy all the<br />

food, and no one is made to feel<br />

left out.<br />

There were women of all<br />

ages, shapes, sizes and everyone<br />

was there for different reasons.<br />

But at the end of the day everyone<br />

was there to better their lives<br />

in one way or another, which<br />

gave me a sense of unity. I left<br />

with the understanding that putting<br />

yourself, your health and<br />

By BETH NEBEN<br />

workshop, which covered mental<br />

health. She didn’t linger on<br />

negative topics but she spoke<br />

matter-of-factly. She talked<br />

about mental health as a positive<br />

and important part of life. It<br />

shouldn’t have negative connotations<br />

surrounding it and this is<br />

something that we all need to<br />

continue to work on. With our<br />

mental wellbeing taken care of,<br />

the next two workshops with Jo<br />

and Tiffany were based around<br />

nutrition. The information we<br />

learnt was easy to process and<br />

you could easily implement it<br />

in your everyday life. The workshops<br />

were equally as interesting<br />

as they were educational.<br />

Being the youngest woman<br />

at the retreat I wasn’t sure how<br />

I would fit in, I soon discovered<br />

that what we learnt was<br />

for women of all ages. I felt at<br />

ease right away and I want to<br />

encourage other young people<br />

to take part in experiences like<br />

Resolution Retreats.<br />

Spa treatments are offered<br />

to make you feel pampered<br />

and help you unwind fully. I<br />

went for a facial and full body<br />

massage leaving me recharged<br />

and glowing. Fresh and healthy<br />

meals are provided every day,<br />

which are all prepared by the<br />

women running the retreat.<br />

They aren’t chefs but the food<br />

was delicious with ingredients<br />

purchased locally from the supermarket.<br />

This shows everyone<br />

that once you leave the retreat,<br />

making meals like that at home<br />

is definitely doable.<br />

There are fitness classes every<br />

day, which I wasn’t looking<br />

forward to as much as spa<br />

treatments but I really ended<br />

up enjoying the exercise. Tiffany,<br />

who took fitness, showed<br />

us that exercise comes in many<br />

different forms. You just have<br />

to find one that works for you.<br />

We did a few different activities<br />

such as pool fitness, dance, different<br />

circuits and walks around<br />

the lovely grounds. As well as<br />

fitness, we did yoga and meditation.<br />

I was very excited about<br />

this form of wellness as I have<br />

been trying to get into it before<br />

I went on retreat. Tiffany made<br />

sure everyone’s abilities were<br />

catered for in the yoga classes.<br />

I spoke to a few ladies before<br />

who were a little nervous but<br />

managed to enjoy it and relax<br />

once they got into it. You are<br />

also given time to yourself to<br />

unwind, they call this ‘bliss time’<br />

and it’s a great way to enjoy<br />

the retreat facilities such as the<br />

pool, spa, sauna, steam room<br />

and gym. You can also use this<br />

time to sit in your villa and read<br />

a book or even just mingle with<br />

the other ladies. As this retreat<br />

focuses largely on being a place<br />

for anyone who is feeling burnt<br />

out to recharge and reset, ‘bliss<br />

time’ is an important part of this<br />

experience. They do a great job<br />

at balancing time to relax and<br />

time for activities/workshops.<br />

Throughout the retreat you<br />

are encouraged to step out of<br />

your comfort zone. Whether it<br />

be in fitness class, eating food<br />

you usually wouldn’t at home,<br />

and even cutting out coffee and<br />

alcohol, which for a lot of people<br />

can be a challenge in itself.<br />

All injuries, allergies and ailments<br />

were taken into account<br />

and this meant everyone could<br />

participate in all activities to the<br />

best of their ability, enjoy all the<br />

food, and no one is made to<br />

feel left out. There were women<br />

of all ages, shapes, sizes and<br />

everyone was there for different<br />

reasons. But at the end of<br />

the day everyone was there to<br />

better their lives in one way or<br />

another, which gave me a sense<br />

of unity. I left with the understanding<br />

that putting yourself,<br />

your health and your happiness<br />

first is so important. It’s okay to<br />

your take happiness a break, to recharge first is and so to important.<br />

always It’s keep okay learning to take how to a break, be<br />

the best version of you!<br />

to recharge and to always keep<br />

learning how to be the best version<br />

of you!<br />

By BETH NEBEN<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 25


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BOOK REVIEW<br />

In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are.<br />

FRANCE, 1939<br />

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband,<br />

Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade<br />

France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks<br />

and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a<br />

German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with<br />

the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates<br />

all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep<br />

her family alive.<br />

Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose<br />

with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the<br />

unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaëtan, a partisan who believes the French can<br />

fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he<br />

betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.<br />

With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama<br />

of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale<br />

tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance,<br />

each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, wartorn<br />

France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the<br />

durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.<br />

Where do you begin writing about a book that reaches<br />

out and touches you? I guess here. Am I being too<br />

sappy already? Well then, suffice it to say, there’s a<br />

reason The Nightingale is so beloved by so many.<br />

This is the story of two women (sisters) during World<br />

War II in France. First, in a quaint town, teacher Vianne<br />

and her young daughter Sophie say goodbye to their<br />

husband and father, Mauriac, who was Vianne’s childhood<br />

sweetheart, as he goes off to battle.<br />

Surprisingly to Vianne, the Nazis invade France, and a<br />

Nazi soldier takes shelter in their home. Her life then<br />

becomes a constant risk, and food, money, heat and<br />

other of life’s necessities dwindle away.<br />

As the war escalates, Vianne must continually face<br />

difficult and dangerous decisions, all while she waits<br />

and prays for Mauriac’s safe return.<br />

Meanwhile, Vianne’s younger sister, Isabelle, a rebel<br />

and spitfire at heart meets and quickly falls in “young<br />

love” with the partisan Gaetan.<br />

After Gaetan betrays her, she joins the underground<br />

resistance and, like her sister, must continually face<br />

difficult and dangerous decisions.<br />

There are emotional twists and tragedies, as there are<br />

in all war stories, but I will leave those for the reader.<br />

What happens will touch your heart and shock your<br />

conscience of the horrors of War.<br />

I have a special connection to World War II stories. My<br />

maternal grandfather survived the Pearl Harbor attack<br />

by hiding in a tree and my paternal grandfather stormed<br />

the bloody beaches at Normandy. Both survived. My<br />

husband’s maternal grandfather was the lone survivor<br />

of five pilot brothers in the War — a real-life Saving<br />

Private Ryan.<br />

I have always looked at these acts of courage and<br />

countless moments of tragedy in this War with awe.<br />

How could this have actually happened?<br />

The beautiful writing of The Nightingale inspired me<br />

to fly through this story of a “difficult” subject matter.<br />

However, I personally recommend the traditional written<br />

version, as I found the audio narrator to be dry and<br />

monotone, and switched to the traditional version. This<br />

is a must-read.<br />

Source:https://www.julesbuono.com/bookreview-the-nightingale/<br />

<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 27


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