Innholdsfortegnelse for 09-May-2017 i Woman's Weekly

Frances Norris, 54 Tell us about your look… I’m dressed head to toe in Zara! It’s by far my favourite place to shop, so much so that I don’t go anywhere else, except Mango and occasionally Next – in fact, my suede bag is from there. I love the ice-blue colour of my coat and thought it would look good with tan accessories. And the best bit of your body? It has to be my eyes. Kate Fiddimore, 43 Tell us about your look… I’m not scared of colour or a print and enjoy mixing them up. My blue gingham top came from Jack Wills (I love gingham!). I found my linen jacket in a charity shop and my trousers are Zara. I love shopping there, as I can fit…

‘It’s no secret Grantchester is a very happy set; it feels like a family. Robson has banked more TV hours in the UK than mostly anyone else, yet he’s one of the most grounded, loyal people I know. I learn from people like him. He was bombarded one day with fans and I said, ‘How do you deal with this?’ He said, ‘These people are the reason you’re able to go on these amazing journeys and play these roles. They enable that career. It’s a contract. You give them time because they give you this career.’ It was a wise moment and I banked it. ‘I’m lucky to have family who are really supportive, too. My dad is a regular extra on Grantchester, but we’ve never been able to persuade…

For Concealing Maybelline Master Camo Colour Correcting Concealer, £9.99, will tackle all of your blemish bugbears. Use the green shade to neutralise any redness and the yellow to quash dark circles. Next, blend the middle shades to conceal any imperfections, and finish with the highlighter shades under brow arches and over your cheekbones. For Cheeks L’Oréal Infallible Blush Paint palette in Amber, £14.99, lets you tweak your flush depending on the season. The warm, gold-flecked hues suit summer skin on the tanned side, while the paler apricot shades will brighten a winter complexion. For Highlights Barry M Illuminating Highlighter Palette, £6.49, gives your face an instant glow. Use the palest shade across your cheekbones, upper lip and brow bones for a flattering gleam, and swirl the pink- and bronze-toned shimmers…

AT OUR NEW LEARNING VENUE IN LONDON Monday 15 May BEGINNERS’ POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP With Alison Chisholm We’ll look at all the techniques for writing poems, from idea gathering and structure of traditional and free verse to the final polish and submission. 10AM Welcome 10.30AM Why create poetry? What’s your experience of poetry, and how will you take it further? Discussion 11AM Group exercise: Creating poems that use repetition at the start of each line or stanza 11.45AM Discussion and practical ideas-gathering session 12.20PM-1PM Exercise: You’ll use the template of a published poem to consider a pattern that’s worked, and adapt it to suit your writing 2PM Rhyme, slant rhyme and metre workshop, looking at the building blocks of poetry 2.30PM Group exercise and individual writing: Keep it fun. A poetry game to demonstrate…

Use these handy organiser ideas to sort out storage in your kitchen, craft room, home office or garden shed Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge Pocket Wall Hanging YOU WILL NEED 56 x 68cm floral cotton 36 x 54cm hessian fabric 60cm length of 18mm wood dowel 12cm square brown card Typewriter alphabet stamps Black ink stamp pad Twine Matching thread Tape measure Pencil Glue gun Hook Wall fixings Stockists Wooden dowel, £2.50, B&Q (0333 014 3098; diy.com); for similar fabric, try Cath Kidston (0333 320 2663; cathkidston.com); alphabet stamps, £12, hessian fabric, £8 for 2m roll, Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400; hobbycraft.co.uk) Time to make: 2 hours 1 Turn and pin the two long sides of the floral fabric under by 1cm and then another 1cm to…

7am: Let In The Light Open your curtains as soon as you wake up. Daylight stimulates our body’s production of serotonin, the so-called ‘happy hormone’. ‘Studies show that getting light early in the morning helps set your body clock so you will be ready for sleep 16-18 hours later,’ explains physiotherapist and author of The Good Sleep Guide, Sammy Margo. ‘That matters because the better the quality of your sleep, the better your mood will be generally.’ 8am: Eat Yogurt For Breakfast Choose plain, sugar-free natural yogurt. A 2015 study published in the journal Brain, Behaviour And Immunity found that probiotic-rich foods like this might help you think fewer negative thoughts. 8.30 am: Go For A Walk If you can afford the time, get outdoors and walk – and do…

Our Experts Appliances Internet Digital Animals Finance/ consumer Legal This Week FRANCES QUINN is a journalist who specialises in finance and consumer issues. She’ll answer your questions on everything from savings to shopping. Your Rights On Holiday QI booked a package holiday that turned out to be a disaster. Can I claim compensation? It depends why it was a disaster. When you book a package holiday, the law requires it to be arranged with reasonable care and skill, to match the description you were given, and to be of a reasonable standard, considering the price you paid. If the tour operator got your booking wrong, or the hotel was filthy, or you were promised a swimming pool and there wasn’t one, for example, they are in breach of their contract…

Sometimes you go to a place and a magical mix of good timing and the openness to explore combine to make your time there enduringly memorable. That’s how it was when I went to New Orleans. It may have been more than 30 years ago, but my memories of arriving there with my sister as part of an adventure-filled tour of the USA – finding the perfect little hotel to use as a base and discovering there was a jazz festival going on, which meant there were musicians performing on virtually every street corner – are seared into my memory as if it all happened yesterday. It’s impossible not to be enchanted by a city that is so full of beautiful buildings, ebullient character, and with a musical backdrop unlike…

Aries 21 Mar - 20 Apr You’ll be full of creative ideas – and one of them may be a real money-spinner. Taurus 21 Apr - 21 May The aspects promise a busy time, so make sure you have enough space to meditate, to relax and to bring balance into your life. Gemini 22 May - 21 Jun Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Mars is helping you to reveal your talents. Cancer 22 Jun - 23 Jul New openings and opportunities are favoured at work. Be ready to widen your social network to make beneficial connections. Leo 24 Jul - 23 Aug Financially, Jupiter is bringing you chances to create more wealth. You must trust your intuition. Virgo 24 Aug - 23 Sep You could…

Leah’s voice has that tone in it. My heart sinks. What have I done wrong this time? “Is this a bad time to call?” she asks. It is, but experience tells me to give her a light answer. Ignore the fact that Daniel’s sitting outside in the car waiting for me to finish locking up our holiday cottage. Luckily, I’ve just finished cleaning the bathroom mirror. I couldn’t leave it looking the way it was. Every time I’ve checked my hair or make-up this week, there’s been a spray of white toothpaste on my reflection. My reasons always sound like lame excuses when she’s listening to them “You’re an important person in my life, Natalie, so I need to speak up,” Leah says in her serious voice. “It was my…

Inspired by our pattern archives, this stocking-stitch cardigan with contrast garter-stitch edgings is easy to make. Knitted in a super-soft Aran yarn, it’s a perfect lightweight summer cover-up Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge MEASUREMENTS To fit bust sizes 81 (86) (91) (97) (102) (107) cm/32 (34) (36) (38) (40) (42) in. Actual measurements 94 (101) (107.5) (114) (121) (127.5) cm/37 (39¾) (42¼) (45) (47½) (50¼) in. Side seam 33 (33) (34) (34) (35) (35) cm/13 (13) (13¼) (13¼) (13¾) (13¾) in. Length to shoulder 50 (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) cm/19¾ (20) (20½) (21) (21¼) (21¾) in. Sleeve seam All sizes 43.5cm/17¼in. MATERIALS 8 (8) (9) (9) (10) (10) 50g (115m) balls of Sublime Evie (94% cotton, 6% nylon) in Luna (516) and 1 ball in…

WELLBEING SOLUTIONS For your body and mind I’ve had hay fever for years – and all different types of tree pollen trigger it. My symptoms start around the start of April and last until September. Initially, I feel like I’m getting flu. I feel lethargic, the back of my throat feels itchy, my eyes start streaming and my nose blocks. On a scale of one to 10, my symptoms are probably an eight. It affects every aspect of my life. My husband and I both like to ride our bikes and do a bit of gardening but, because of my symptoms, I can’t go outside. I also like to horse ride but can’t even think about venturing into a field during pollen season. In fact, any outdoor hobbies just become…

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Wordwise You have 15 minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters shown in the grid. Each word must contain four or more letters, one of which must be the central square. No letter can be used more than once in each word. No proper nouns, plurals or foreign words are allowed. There is one nine-letter word in the grid, for which this week’s clue is: Night-time illumination. You can work it out... WORD COUNT 33 = Good. More than 44 = Well done! Linkwords Fit 10 words into the grid so that each links with the end of the word on its left and the beginning of the one on the right. Then unscramble the letters in the shaded squares to make a word. Clue: Extremely…

‘Your face is a glorious map of your existence’ How do you take your tea? I don’t like tea, although I do love the smell of Earl Grey. Who would you most like to have a cup of tea with? Queen Elizabeth I, but tea wasn’t imported then. We might have a little schnapps instead. If she was busy that day, I’d choose Shakespeare and ask him questions like, ‘Why does the Fool disappear from King Lear?’ You’re a brand ambassador for Look Fabulous Forever. What would your message to older women be? Society is changing and we’re directors of companies, prime ministers and so on. People are starting to realise that we’re more than just free childcare for children and grandchildren. Women should keep as mobile and imaginative as…

Jet has been used as a jewel and a talisman for over 4,000 years and the Greeks and Romans thought it held mythical and medicinal qualities. Jet is a fossilised wood of an ancient tree very similar to our monkey puzzle, which grew around 180 million years ago in the Jurassic period. Most of the worked jet pieces we come across today date from the Victorian period and hail from the East Yorkshire coastal resort of Whitby, where jet mining in the area began in the early 19th century and became a thriving industry employing thousands of men, women and children. One event that led to a huge rise in the popularity of jet jewellery was the death of Prince Albert in 1861. In mourning, Queen Victoria wore nothing but…

This week’s columnist: Gardens can be a source of pride and joy – but also frustration and despair. Personally, I long for lighter soil and less of the winds that rage across Romney Marsh, bending the plants backwards like limbo dancers. Gardens give you ruined nails, bad backs and competitive urges. Yet also, if you’re lucky, immense satisfaction. Scale doesn’t come into it – patio gardens, cottage gardens – we love them and slave over them whatever their size, despite that quote from a Lord Rothschild of yesteryear: ‘No garden, however small, should contain less than two acres of rough woodland.’ Our garden is difficult. Surrounded by open fields, as well as ravaging winds and heavy clay, we have a constant battle with invading, marauding wildlife. ‘Whose garden is this…

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A LITTLE LESS MEAT Cashew & Pork Burgers Serves 4 Calories: 820 Fat: 47g Saturated fat: 11g Carbohydrates: 62g Suitable for freezing 150g (5oz) cashew nuts 250g (8oz) 5% fat pork mince 200g (7oz) sweet potatoes, grated 1 onion, grated 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp chicken seasoning 2tbsp rapeseed oil TO SERVE: 4 large gherkins 2 large carrots 1 avocado, quartered, peeled and sliced 1tbsp vinegar, from the gherkins 4 seeded brioche buns 4tbsp light mayonnaise 1 beef tomato, sliced 4tbsp smoked chilli ketchup or barbecue sauce Mustard and cress 7.5cm (3in) plain round cutter 1 Put the cashew nuts in a food processor and blend to finely chop. 2 Add the mince, sweet potato, onion, ground coriander and chicken seasoning. Blend again to combine. 3 Divide the mixture into 4.…

My name is Conrad and I’m 13 years old. Today’s a really good day. I’ll tell you why in a bit, but first you need to meet my family. I have three sisters and two brothers, all half. That’s because my mum has four kids, including me, to four different men and my dad has three kids, including me, to three different women. I bet you had to read that a few times to get your head round it. We were told to do a family tree in History and I got a detention for saying mine would be a forest. Well, to be honest, I said a word beginning with F before forest and Mr Jakes went ape. He’s never liked me anyway. In fact, none of the teachers…

Surgery News Autism And Genes International researchers working with the Autism Speaks MSSNG project have uncovered 18 more genes that may be involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD causes problems with social communication and interaction in around 1% of children and adults. MSSNG holds the world’s largest database of genomes (genetic blueprints) from families affected by ASD, and has now identified 61 genes which could lead to better understanding and more effective treatments. True Or False? Chronic stress is linked to obesity. True, according to English researchers who say older adults whose hair contains higher levels of the ‘stress’ hormone cortisol are more likely to be persistently obese. But they don’t know whether the link is ‘comfort eating’, or another, as yet unidentified, factor. Health Buyers Beware! Some online…

Talk to your employers for advice Q I’m 61 and had a knee replacement three months ago. I’m recovering well but I feel unable to return to my job. I am an agency worker and work one-to-one as a carer. It’s hard as the clients can be difficult. I coped before my operation but I’ve been told I have to take more care of myself, so I’ve decided to look for something else. But what? I’m single so I only have to worry about myself financially. Julia, Cornwall A Have you talked to your employers and told them about the advice you’ve been given? They may have some other work you can do or some ideas about other agencies with less demanding clients. What did you do before you worked…

Where I went On the banks of the Mississippi River in the state of Louisiana, this vibrant city, known as the ‘Big Easy’, enchants visitors with its mix of French, African and American culture, music and cuisines. My boyfriend and I were taking a road trip through the southern states of the US and New Orleans was top of our list of places to visit. What I did We couldn’t get enough of the unique atmosphere of New Orleans. Jazz musicians played live music on the streets while passers-by joined in the party. We marvelled at the beautiful historic buildings of the French Quarter, the oldest part of the city, lined with iron balconies and brightly coloured flags. We paid a trip to Magazine Street, known for its trendy shops…

There must be something that fits.’ ‘Not this, for sure. Far too small.’ ‘That dress is NOT too small, Rosie – it is you who are too big.’ Charmed, I’m sure. Welcome to the tense, exciting world of the catwalk. Before we start this week’s adventure, here is some advice for aspiring fashion tycoons. When organising a catwalk show, there’s one thing you must remember above all else: make sure your models are roughly the same size as your clothes. As you will deduce from the above snatch of conversation, my friend Brassy Barbara failed to take this simple precaution while organising a charity fashion show of clothes for the older woman. As a registered older woman, I had agreed to help after another model – one of the more…