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The power of flowers

“MOVING TO THE COUNTRY had been an exciting dream that we had planned for many years. And finally, 11 years ago, my husband Lindsay, 64, and I, 63, did it – we bought a century-old Queenslander in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

But life unfolds in unexpected ways. Our move presented us with challenges we hadn’t imagined, as carefully laid plans fell apart

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