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“I think that’s why I like decorating, with each move you need to make it your own within a short window

After a lifetime of military moves, Sue Collings proudly boasts that 12 distraction-free hours are all she needs to turn a house into a home. Having been born with a father and grandfather in the military, Sue says she thought she was prepared for a peripatetic life when she married Royal Australian Air Force navigator John Harvey. But the former art teacher says even she was surprised when his career trajectory meant they moved 22 times in their 35 years of postings.

“So long as John was at work and the kids were at school, I just needed a day to

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