Innholdsfortegnelse for 03-may-16 i Woman's Weekly

Hands up those of you who thought (or maybe, like me, hoped) you’d seen the last of 70s flared jeans. Or, alternatively, wished that the 50s fashion for full skirts would make a feminine reappearance. Well, as we all know, what goes around comes around, and nowhere is that more the case than in the apparently not-so-ever-changing world of fashion. Whether you think it’s good or bad news, flared jeans – only they’re called boot-cut now (the trends may not change, but the language does) – are firmly back on the fashion agenda again. And the same goes for full-skirted midis. Of course, the way we wear all the revisited styles is different second, or even third, time around. So if you’re wondering whether you can, or should, give the…

Help! How can I make big US-style cookies that are crisp on the outside but squidgy in the centre? Barbara Rash, Aberdeen Don’t Worry For 24 cookies, melt together 150g (5oz) dark chocolate with 60g (2oz) golden syrup. Cream together 200g (7oz) butter and 225g (8oz) light muscovado sugar. Beat in the melted chocolate, 1tsp vanilla extract and 2 lightly beaten eggs. Stir in 325g (11oz) plain flour, ¾tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1tsp baking powder and 200g (7oz) mixed white and milk chocolate chunks. Chill for 2 hours. Scoop into balls and bake spaced apart on parchment at 180°C or Gas Mark 4 for 10-12 mins. They will firm up on cooling. • Got a burning cookery question? A problem shared is a problem solved when you ask our perfectly…

I couldn’t agree more with Joanna Moorhead’s article How To Have A Good Death [8 March], which encouraged us to be more positive about the end of life and plan for it as much as we can. It’s a subject my husband and I discuss frequently, much to the shock of our friends who recoil in horror at the mention of funeral arrangements. But both of our wills record exactly what we would like to happen to our ashes and we’ve even listed the music we want played at our funerals. Neither of us is ill or elderly, but death can come along at any time, so we want to ensure that we leave this life how we choose. By making the decisions now, I hope we can make it…

One of the biggest retail brands the world has known began life in the mind of its founder when he was just a young boy. Frank Winfield Woolworth was born in 1852 in New York, where, from an early age, he and his younger brother Charles were expected to help on the family farm, milking cows before school and picking potatoes in the evening. For their mother's birthday, they scraped together 50 cents to buy her a headscarf, but the shop assistant laughed as they proffered their loose change, sneering that next year they might have enough for a proper gift. It was a hurtful experience that Frank never forgot. At 16, he began working full-time on the farm, but by 1873 Frank asked his father to allow him six…

MENU Sharing Crostini Platter Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken With Fennel & Peppers Pesto Pappardelle Speedy Crisp Green Salad Cheesy Roasted Vegetable Tart Baileys Tiramisu With Raspberries Strawberry Elderflower Smoothie Jelly Sharing Crostini Platter 1 Heat the oven to 200°C, or Gas Mark 6. Place the bread on to a couple of baking trays and drizzle with 2tbsp olive oil and a pinch of sea salt, if you like. Bake for 5 mins until pale golden. 2 Put the cannellini beans, 2tbsp olive oil, lemon zest and juice and garlic in a food processor and blitz to combine. Add the basil and Greek yogurt; blend until smooth. 3 Snap off the woody ends from the asparagus. Drizzle with 1tbsp olive oil. Griddle for…

This technique is much easier than it looks, as I found out when I teamed up with Roz and Judy, aka the Woolly Felters, to make this little brown dog Craft Editor Emily You Will Need • 20g of ochre-coloured coarse wool • 2g of black coarse wool • Small amount of black merino wool for facial features • Fine felting needle and reverse felting needle • Foam pad • 2 round black 3mm beads • Needle and black cotton • Small scissors Coarse C1 Norwegian wool, merino wool, foam pad and felting needles available from Norwegian Wool (0808 168 8398; norwegianwool.co.uk). Beads available from spellboundbead.co.uk What Is Needle-felting? By stabbing a barbed felting needle into wool fibres, the fibres will start to interlock to form a more condensed material.…

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• Rejuvenate container plants by scraping away a few centimetres of old compost and replacing it with fresh. • Sow pumpkins now to have ripe fruit at Halloween. Sow three seeds – on their sides, in a 5cm pot of compost. Keep on a warm windowsill and, once sprouted, remove the two weaker seedlings and move to a sunny windowsill to grow on. Plant out after the frosts in deep, rich soil. Feed and water regularly. • Gardens all over the UK are in bloom and packed with inspiration this month. See the National Gardens Scheme’s Yellow Book (or go online at ngs.org.uk) for details of private open days in your area.…

Aries 21 March - 20 April Resist the temptation to spend the lion’s share of your energy on work this week. Taking time to enjoy hobbies and sports and being with your family will make you happier and healthier. You have a tendency to focus too intently on one area. Loosen up and widen your outlook on life. For more, call 0901 609 2591* Taurus 21 April - 21 May If you feel you have spent too long in the shadows, now’s the time for you to step into the limelight. People will appreciate your talents. One offer could swiftly lead to a series of others. And if you’re looking for love, you could find it with someone you met not long ago. For more, call 0901 609 2592* Gemini…

The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring I have so enjoyed having my house full of glorious daffs since spring has sprung. I love how many different varieties there are, too! Up And Down Had a spectacular evening at the Sky Garden on the top of the building in the City of London dubbed the Walkie Talkie (skygarden.london). Amazing views. And when we came down from the 35th floor, we were greeted by the sight of this magnificent living wall on the building next door. Never miss an issue of Woman’s Weekly . Subscribe now from £10.49* and save up to 26%. What’s more, every subscription comes with a free trial digital version for iPad and iPhone. • Subscribe online at magazinesdirect.com/ww16 or call 0330 333 1113, quoting…

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Nicola Brown, 47 , West Dereham Tell us about your look… I like my clothes to be casual. I’ll wear skinny jeans with floaty tops and jackets. I go for earthy, muted colours rather than anything bright. My jacket and jeans are by Levi’s and the boots are Russell & Bromley. My favourite shop is Jarrolds in Norwich, which is an independent department store. I love all the brands being in one place. And the best bit of your body? My legs. Di Calcott, 69, Cambridge Tell us about your look… My style is a bit OTT – wherever I go, I’m always dressed up! I also like neutral colours and smart clothes. I love shopping and like going to independent shops as you can usually find something different. This…

He kept a lot of actors busy Can you match the actor with the name of the Shakespearean character they played? Romeo (Romeo And Juliet) Hamlet (Hamlet) Richard III (Richard III) Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing) Rosalind (As You Like It) Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) Prospera (The Tempest) How he wrote his plays The writers of the Elizabethan era worked very differently from playwrights today. First, they presented a company with their idea for a plot, then the actors and managers would decide whether they liked it or not, and offer a down payment for its completion. This close relationship between the writer and performers meant that writers created characters with certain actors in mind – those with good memories got the longest speeches. When Shakespeare finished a play,…

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The life of Frank’s granddaughter, Barbara Hutton, became famed for its privilege – and its emotional poverty. Her mother Edna – Frank’s middle child – committed suicide in 1917. Barbara, just five, found the body. She grew up in the eye of a public intrigued by her wealth, and married seven times, once to actor Cary Grant. Her one child Lance (from her marriage to Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow) died in a plane crash in 1972. She died in 1979.…

FROM SAINSBURY’S Winemakers’ Selection Gavi, £6. This zesty white from the Liguria region of north-western Italy has crisp citrus notes, flavours of pear and melon and a mineral freshness, making it an ideal partner for the pungent basil and garlic in the starter and main course. Winemakers’ Selection Asti, £5.50, would go fabulously with the Tirimisu. The northern Italian Piedmont region is famous for producing this aromatic and sweet sparkling wine from the Moscato d’Asti grape. It’s perfect with desserts or as an aperitif. FROM LIDL If you prefer a red, you may feel that a Chianti is not always the most powerful wine in the world. However, a really good one shows its character with each successive sip. Fortezza Dei Colli Chianti Classico 2012, £6.99, is initially restrained but…

Book your place on one of our needle-felting workshops run by our felting experts Judy Balchin and Roz Dace. These workshops are great for complete beginners or for anyone keen on needle-felting, which is a simple technique to pick up. You just need a needle and a pile of fluff and, once you’ve learnt the basic method, you can make almost anything. • Judy is a designer who’s written numerous craft books and articles. She attended Cardiff and then Maidstone College of Art, where she studied graphic design, before starting work as a designer at the BBC. • Roz has always loved creative writing, drawing, painting and all crafts. For many years, she was Search Press’s editorial director, commissioning practical art and crafts books for international markets. Wee Woolly Mouse…

Growing your own fruit bowl is rewarding and possible in the tiniest of gardens, where pots are used to support vitamin-rich favourites like apples, pears, plums and cherries, plus the more exotic peaches, nectarines, grapes and figs alongside your ornamentals. Tree care To grow fruit trees in pots for the patio select dwarf forms, such as apples that have been grafted on to M27 rootstock, and Ballerina trees, which have a columnar habit and can be trained to make ornamental features, such as an arch or fruiting tunnel that leads to a sunny sitting area. Apples, pears, plums, gages, damsons and self-pollinating cherries, such as ‘Sunburst’, are available as slim-fit Minarette trees, which are created by clever pruning at the nursery to achieve a columnar, vertical cordon effect. They bear…

Imagine being able to pick fresh fruit from your own garden. These miniature fruit trees are specially-bred dwarf varieties that produce fruits on stems reaching only 1m tall – just perfect for the patio. Supplied in 9cm pots and grown 30-40cm. The collection includes: • Apple ‘Golden Delicious' • Apple ‘Gala' • Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice' • Plum ‘Black Amber' • Cherry ‘Sylvia' Buy 1 of any variety for £14.99 Buy 5 (1 of each) for £29.99 (RRP £74.95) saving £45! Buy 5 (1 of each) + 5 Large Patio Pots and Saucers for £59.90 (RRP £124.90) saving £65! WW Gardening Magazine Editor Geoffrey Palmer’s Tip ‘Plant patio fruit trees in large containers, using good-quality compost such as John innes No. 3. Alternatively, plant them in any well-drained…

Expanding Easy Hose The incredible kink-free Easy Hose is everything your standard garden hose isn’t – super-strong, durable and ultra-lightweight. It will expand to more than three times its length in use before automatically contracting again in a matter of seconds. The cutting-edge design eliminates virtually all of the twists and tangles associated with standard garden hoses, and the universal fittings are compatible with all standard taps and hose attachments. Available in a choice of four expanded lengths to suit your garden size: 25ft, 50ft, 75ft and 100ft. And you can neatly store your Easy Hose next to your tap by adding a holder for just £7.99. D8462 25ft Easy Hose set, £14.99 (was £29.99)D8463 50ft Easy Hose set, £19.99 (was £49.99)D8464 75ft Easy Hose set, £29.99 (was £59.99)D8465 100ft…

the world a better place’ ‘I like to feel I’m making How do you take your tea? I like a brown builder’s tea – and preferably served in a cup with a saucer. Who would you most like to have a cup of tea with? Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese queen who popularised tea in England in the first place. She had a terrible journey coming over here and when she arrived, her first words were, ‘Please can I have a cup of tea?’ The English said, ‘Sorry, we’ve got some ale, will that do?’ Of course not! She civilised us. What inspired the story for your latest book, Eliza Rose ? As Chief Curator of Hampton Court Palace, my office sits off a room called the Haunted Gallery,…

Explore Grand Designs Live Building your dream home is no small undertaking, but this exhibition at ExCeL London is a good place to start, with over 500 exhibitors set to display the latest trends in interior and garden decor, from 30 April to 8 May. Tickets from £12. Call 0844 854 1348, or visit granddesignslive.com Rediscover Andy Warhol at the Ashmolean We’ve all seen his Campbell’s soup can images. But Andy Warhol fans can now get a better sense of the artist’s career as a whole thanks to an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It includes pieces from the iconic pop art era of the 1960s right up to the experimental work of his last decade. Until 15 May, from £9. Call 01865 278 000, or visit ashmolean.org…

‘I had a baby on my hip the whole time, and now have a slightly swollen right knee’ One way or another, Katherine Parkinson has been spending a lot of time around babies and young children. Most significantly, there are her own daughters, Dora, four, and 18-month-old Gwen with husband Harry Peacock (who starred alongside her in the BBC1 sitcom The Kennedys). Then there are her screen kids in Humans (second series coming soon) about families living with ‘synths’ or robots – she started filming the first series just five weeks after Gwen was born. And now there’s an assortment of babies from the second series of In The Club, which is about to hit our screens. Written by Kay Mellor (who penned The Syndicate and Fat Friends), the first…

I don’t know how many autographs I’ve signed since I first appeared on the telly back in the 1970s, but it must be thousands and thousands. It’s not a big deal. I’m convinced that if you gave a stuffed bear its own TV series, within 48 hours of going on air, Bruno would be inundated with requests for signed photographs. Over the years, I’ve scribbled my name on just about everything. Nice neat autograph books, schoolbooks, pension books, chequebooks, T-shirts, bras, loo rolls, plasters and most bits of the human anatomy. I’ve signed halfway up a ladder, in thick fog at the top of Mount Snowdon... and more often than I could count in the gents’, even though I’m obviously rather preoccupied. I’m sure about 95% of them are lost…

‘Only girls from the top stream at school were allowed to work there’ In 1997, Elaine Everest was having ‘one of those years’. ‘The Queen described 1992 as her ‘annus horribilis’, and five years later, I had mine, which included the loss of close family members,’ she says. ‘Suddenly I knew I needed to get on with life, to seize the day.’ Elaine, 62, left her job in the accounts office of a large company, relieved to be rid of the stress and long hours, and decided, as she puts it, ‘to get on with this writing lark’. She wrote stories, entered writing competitions (in 2003, she was chosen as Short Story Writer of the Year by BBC Radio Kent) and penned books about showing dogs (it’s a passion of…

There was yelping and excitement as the dog approached the shed Max was woken by the sound of the boy’s dog, a mischief of an animal, who, yesterday, had stolen a slipper. Torn to bits, it was, and the boy was red-cheeked with shame, chasing after her. There was much yelping and excitement now as the dog approached the shed. She would give him away, with all that noise. Max knew he’d have to go, and soon, or be captured. The shed door exploded open; dog and boy tumbled in. “Sit down, you daft animal.” The command was ignored. “I think she is very naughty today, Thomas,” Max said. The boy looked at him. “Nobody uses me Sunday name, you know. I’m just Tommy.” He stroked the dog’s head. “She’s…

We’re holding more of our fiction workshops at our London office. Learn how to write fiction or poetry in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. What are you waiting for? Book your place now by phone or by coupon! ABOUT OUR TUTORS Clockwise, from right to left: Gaynor Davies is our Fiction Editor and Fiction Special Editor. Della Galton is a novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Alison Chisholm is a tutor who has had hundreds of poems published. Simon Brett has written over 90 books and is an award-winning author. Writing A Short Story With A Twist • Friday 8 July and Friday 28 October With Gaynor and Della 10am MEET AND GREET, with tea and coffee 10.30am TALK Writing for the Woman’s Weekly audience 11am TALK Dos and don’ts when…

This jacket has a variety of cable panels with a baseball-style collar worked in single rib. The sleeves are knitted in stocking stitch with cuffs and hem in a double rib. It fastens with a zip. MEASUREMENTS To fit chest sizes 81-86 (91-97) (102-107) (112-117) cm/32-34 (36-38) (40-42) (44-46) in. Actual measurements 97 (111) (126) (140) cm/38 (43¾) (49½) (55) in. Side seam (all sizes) 39cm/15¼in. Length to back neck 65 (65.5) (66) (67) cm/25½ (25¾) (26) (26¼) in. Sleeve seam (all sizes) 47cm/18½in. MATERIALS 13 (14) (16) (17) 50g (120m) balls of Patons Diploma Gold DK (55% wool, 25% acrylic, 20% nylon) in Apple Green (6125)*. Pair of 3¼mm (No.10), 3¾mm (No.9) and 4mm (No.8) knitting needles; a cable needle; zip fastener of appropriate length. TENSION 22 stitches and…

Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ Enjoy its beautifully coloured flowers set against unique rich, bronze foliage. This hardy Peruvian lily is compact with an upright habit, ensuring that stems are still a good length for cutting and creating an indoor display. The perfect perennial for borders and patios, where it will flower continuously from June to November. Height: 75cm (30in). Spread: 60cm (24in). Supplied as jumbo plug plants. • Buy 1 for £9.99 • Buy 2 for £19.98 and get 1 FREE Visit www.thompson-morgan.com/womansweekly to order or call 0844 573 6057 and quote WWK2071A. £1.95 postage. Plants dispatched from April 2016. Contract of goods is with Thompson & Morgan, a company wholly independent of Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.…

You can’t have it both ways Q I met a new guy through internet dating and, after a couple of short meetings, we arranged to go out for dinner. I was shocked at the end of the meal that he didn’t expect to pick up the entire bill and wanted me to pay my half. My friends have said I’m being very old-fashioned but I think that’s what men should do. I like him but I’m not sure I want to go out with someone who doesn’t treat me well. Janine, Nottingham A Whatever happened to women’s lib?! Joking aside, I have to admit your letter made me think. As women, we may want things to be equal in terms of work and pay but then we also want to…

Where I went This picturesque town on the south coast of Cornwall is home to the world’s third largest natural harbour, guarded by Henry VIII’s Pendennis Castle. What I did The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is great fun. Arranged over five floors, it’s packed with seafaring history and exhibits. At high tide you can watch sea bass swimming in the harbour and children can go crabbing off the pontoon. Falmouth’s mild climate means it’s also home to many beautiful gardens. Where I stayed Falmouth Bay Guest House is a contemporary B&B (falmouthbay.co.ukfalmouthbay.co.uk) perched on a hillside. It’s just a short walk from the town and beautiful Gyllyngvase beach. Breakfast was delicious, with home-made marmalade. What I ate A visit to Cornwall wouldn’t be complete without sampling a local Cornish pasty…

Q What is online storage? You’ve probably been used to saving all your electronic documents on your computer’s hard drive, on the desktop or in the documents folder, or on an external hard drive. Now it’s possible, and in some ways preferable, to save everything to ‘the cloud’ – the fancy term for online storage. It means when you save something, it’s kept safely in secure servers elsewhere, and you can access it over the internet whenever you like from any device. You can get more storage space than you could ever use this way. Apple has its own cloud facility, iCloud, and Microsoft has OneDrive. I Dropbox (dropbox.com and Google Drive, which incorporates Gmail and Google Docs – that lets you work on text documents, You can access Dropbox…

Why does this always happen to me at weddings? Right in front of me, there is a hat the size of Kew Gardens. If it was any larger, you could open it to the public on bank holidays. Behind me is one of those women every wedding must have by law. She cannot sing, but what she lacks in technique she makes up for in volume. When she belts out Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer , people must be covering up their ears from Llandudno to Newport. I suppose if it gets too bad I could always take cover behind that huge hat. We, the dearly beloved, are gathered here to join my friend Wendy and her neighbour, Iain of the Red Trousers, in holy matrimony, trying not to…