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Now’s the time to sweep the old greenhouse benches and early-start some peas, writes permaculture columnist Laura Marie Neubert

Who doesn't love to admire a beautiful collection of art?

Advice: Just let her talk. She’ll appreciate it more than you’ll hate it.

The earliest mammals were also fossorial, or adapted to digging and burrowing, spending much of their time safely below ground.

When someone sends a gift, you thank them. Period.

These insects are mostly found in oxygen-rich and scarcely populated areas, such as rain forests, that have allowed them to evolve without intrusion.

Advice: At your age, your children should not be surprised nor have a vote on whether it’s OK for them that you chose a partner you love.

Are you guilty of hindsight bias? How has it affected your ability to assess someone's emotional state?

"Fashion is ephemeral, but style is eternal," goes the well-worn phrase, variously attributed to Coco Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent.

Advice: Look up “tech-neck” and show your teens what you find. Symptoms can be headaches, neck pain, double chins and deep wrinkles