Innholdsfortegnelse for 23-May-2017 i Woman's Weekly

Poetry At The Tube Admittedly, this was a few weeks ago, but I really wanted to share this with you from the fabulously uplifting day I spent at the London Marathon (an event I always love going to. If you’ve never been, you definitely should!). It brought a lump to my throat. In Black And White Black and white stripes were clearly the order of this day. At least according to (from left) Knitting Network Content Ed Beth (who even had a matching cup!), Fiction Ed Gaynor, Deputy Fiction Ed Clare and Knitting Ed Teresa. First Impressions If the way a house looks outside is likely to be representative of how it looks inside, I’d say the interior of this mews house I passed is probably very stylish indeed. Book…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Focus on loving yourself and watch everything fall into place quite magically for you. Taurus 21 Apr – 21 May Financially, you could receive a boost this week. Try some new ideas and trust your intuition. Gemini 22 May – 21 Jun The buzz of new opportunities is all around you. Get rid of the old to make space for the new you. Cancer 22 Jun – 23 Jul You may receive some good news around work. If you’re bored, seek out something new. Leo 24 Jul – 23 Aug This is a great time to travel. If you want to extend your skills, it’s also a good time to sign up for a course. Virgo 24 Aug – 23 Sep You could meet…

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COOKERY EDITOR, FELICITY Starter Smoked Fish Pâté * 150g (5oz) smoked trout or smoked salmon pieces * 200g (7oz) cooked peeled prawns, defrosted if frozen * 1tbsp dill, chopped * ½tsp fennel seeds, coarsely ground * 1tbsp small capers * 100g (3½oz) quark * 6 slices bread, to toast * 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges, to serve * 6 ramekin dishes 1 Put the smoked trout or salmon into a food processor with most of the prawns, dill, fennel seeds, capers and quark. Pulse to coarsely combine. 2 Spoon into the ramekins, cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to a day ahead. 3 For the Melba toast, heat the grill to medium. Toast the bread on both sides, until golden. Cut off the crusts, slice…

Making An Entrance Don’t let dismal dustbins and parked cars be the first view of your home you give visitors and passers-by. Your front garden will say a lot about you, show that you care about your neighbourhood, and even help you ‘green up’ grey Britain. Ideally, front gardens should be low maintenance and the layout should be simple, smart and have a wow factor – you can begin your makeover at the gate. An arch can make an enticing entranceway into a garden and should set the tone and design style of what’s to come, so make sure that it’s not tumbling down or crowded with climbers that are dusty and dripping dirty water after rain. Paths should be a minimum width of 60cm, and for two people to…

I think we can all agree that I am a modern woman. I know the one about men, women, fish and bicycles. I march shoulder to shoulder with Germaine Greer and Mrs Pankhurst, pausing only to wonder whether Mrs P might need some advice about those rather large hats she favours. Yes, we are every bit the equal of men, although rather better dressed in most cases. Yes, we are strong. Yes, we are independent. Except, in my case, when the car breaks down. To be fair to the car, it did not actually break down as such. It merely started flashing a light at me to say that it was thirsty and couldn’t half do with some oil. And, considerately, little Polly Peugeot made her feelings known just as…

One of the key tools we in the magazine industry use when we’re testing out new ideas, concepts and designs is research groups. I’ve been in this business for longer than I care to admit, and I’ve yet to go to one of those groups where participants haven’t said, ‘There are too many ads. It would be so much better if there were fewer.’ It’s also something that some of you have said to me more informally about Woman’s Weekly over the years. Well, the sharp-eyed among you (and you are notoriously observant) may have noticed that there has been a change to the pagination in the past couple of issues. We’ve gone down from 68 pages to 64, because we have taken out four advertising pages. You are still…

When Cathy Shipton looks back over the past 12 months on Casualty, she must feel distinctly dizzy. We’re nearing the end of the show’s 30th anniversary year and, for Cathy, who’s played nurse Duffy on and off since the first episode, the current season has been an amazing rollercoaster ride. First came the nerveracking birthday edition involving a spectacular helicopter crash, then in January, the show snatched Best Drama at the 2017 National TV Awards from the likes of Game Of Thrones and The Night Manager. Shortly afterwards, Duffy was dressing up in a bridal gown to walk down the aisle with long-term love interest Charlie Fairhead after decades of ‘will-they, won’t-they?’ drama. And now, as the celebratory year draws to a close, she’s preparing for the show’s finale to…

I was meandering as best I could through a particularly incomprehensible menu in a not very special restaurant last week, when I came across this gem. ‘A delight of North Sea Cod with pommes de terre diced in the classic styling and peas mussolini’ – I kid you not! Well, I’d like to be the judge of whether it’s a delight or no. North Sea? What is this obsession with telling us where the food on our plate comes from? It could hail from the Manchester Ship Canal for all I care. I just want some nice, fresh fish in crisp, tasty batter. Pommes de terre in classic styling? So just bog-standard chips, then. And what on earth are ‘peas mussolini?’ It’s another world. On the same menu was salt-baked…

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YOU WILL NEED * Two-door pine wardrobe (each door should have two panels, see photo right) * 3 x 15mm MDF shelves cut the correct width and depth to fit inside your wardrobe * 4 x 2.4m broken ogee moulding * 2 x 2.4m D-shaped moulding * Acrylic sheet – either buy in a large piece to cut yourself or have cut to size by your supplier * Metal shelf supports * Two metal doorknobs * Wood primer * Blue and pale blue eggshell paint * Paintbrush * Electric drill * 5mm and 10mm wood drill bits * Electric jigsaw * Mitre saw (or hacksaw and mitre block) * Screwdriver * Wood glue * Workbench * G-clamp * Fine sandpaper * Spirit level * Pencil * Long steel rule *…

Scotland Inverewe Garden and Estate, Wester Ross You won’t find a better setting for a garden than Inverewe. Perched on a peninsula on the banks of Loch Ewe, it’s surrounded by the craggy landscape of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. The 54-acre garden is among Scotland’s most popular botanical attractions and it’s easy to see why. Created in 1863, it boasts colourful plants from around the globe. The garden was created out of bare rock and some scrub willows by Osgood and Mairi MacKenzie. Highlights include the most northerly planting of rare Wollemi pines, Himalayan blue poppies, olearia from New Zealand and Tasmanian eucalyptus. Plants flourish here, despite the northerly latitude, thanks to the warm currents of the Gulf Stream and the foresight of MacKenzie, who planted over 100…

A new mystery thriller from Geraldine Ryan Laura, have you seen my car keys?” Will’s voice floated down the stairs. Why was her husband so convinced she knew where to lay her hands on everything he mislaid during the course of one day? Was it because she was a Detective Constable and looking for stuff – be it stolen goods, criminals or missing persons – was part of her job? Breathe, Laura told herself. Think of the baby. There was a hormone, wasn’t there, that pregnant women released? It was meant to turn you into an unflappable ruminant, slow to anger and indifferent to the small irritations of everyday life. Well, all she could say was it seemed to have bypassed her. He was back in the kitchen now, presumably…

Letter Of The Week My husband and I live in Australia but it doesn’t stop me enjoying English Woman’s Weekly. He buys me a copy every Saturday morning and likes a sideways skim himself. This month we are holidaying in the UK and I was wondering what to pack. My husband suggested inspiration may come from ‘You Wear It Well’, and this was such a helpful guide! A shame there wasn’t the equivalent for my husband. Imagine if men were stopped in the street and asked to describe their clothing, and comment on what part of their body they liked best! This could be very interesting, don’t you think? Diana James, Queensland, Australia. We suspect they’d probably rise to the challenge – eventually – Diana. we love to hear from…

This thoughtful story is about running to stand still. Know that feeling? Hey, babe, looking good. Glad to have you back.” It wasn’t only Kate’s head that turned at the sound of Jerry’s voice booming across the shop floor, but all the browsing women and daydreaming men glanced towards him, too. Did she look good? Or was Jerry just saying it? And did it matter whether she did or not? She looked different these days, that was for certain, and her confidence had certainly taken a knock. Not that it was like him to throw away compliments. Jerry, Bentham’s window dresser, was the king of the witty riposte. Their customers loved him for it. “Oh, Mrs Taylor, looks like you got out of bed the wrong side this morning. Hugh…

Knitting Editor Teresa Knit this happy little dolly, from the much-loved TV show, In The Night Garden. She is worked in stocking stitch and her skirt uses the Fair Isle method. Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge MEASUREMENTS Approximately 30cm/11¾in high MATERIALS 1 x 100g (295m) ball of Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic) in each of Yellow (Saffron 1081), Camel (1420), Pale Pink (Candyfloss 1130) and small amounts in each of Blue (Lobelia 1825), Bright Pink (1435), Citron (1263), Pink (Fondant 1241), Orange (Jaffa 1256), Red (Lipstick 1246) and Cream (1005)*; length of yarn in each of Black, White, Light Brown and Mid Brown for embroidery. Pair of 3mm (No.11) knitting needles; washable toy stuffing; 1 drinking straw, cut in half; glue; pencil. TENSION 26 stitches and…

Diabetes – What You need To Know A healthy lifestyle reduces our risk of this increasingly common disease Diabetes mellitus means our bodies can’t handle dietary sugar and starch (carbohydrates) properly, leading to serious health problems. These nutrients are regulated by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas gland. When we eat, our blood-sugar level increases; insulin levels then rise, pushing surplus sugar into energy-storing cells in our livers and muscles, ready for release when our bodies need fuel. But if we eat too much, too often, our blood sugar may stay too high, and fat gets deposited in and around our livers and other internal organs. Diabetes damages small arteries, and can lead to heart attacks, strokes, kidney damage, blindness and limb gangrene/amputation, so careful monitoring and effective lifestyle…

Tell him how much you love him Q My brother and I have fallen out and we’re not talking. He was very rude to me, but I don’t want to lose him as I love him dearly. It’s also upsetting our mother. I know we sound like we’re five years old! Jane, Wales A When we fight with our siblings, we often revert to our younger selves, as that’s when we used to argue the most. At that age, you had no resources to deal with this and now as adults you do. If this were a friend, what would you recommend they do? I expect it would be to set up a time to meet away from anyone else, talk through your differences, listen to what he has to…

Our Experts Appliances Internet Digital Animals Finance/ consumer Legal This Week CHRIS PARTRIDGE is a digital expert and writer. He’ll answer your questions on anything from computers to mobiles. Virtual Reality QWhat is virtual reality? The ultimate aim of virtual reality, or VR for short, is to transport you to another place, allowing you to explore it, touch it and even smell it. Want to go to the Grand Canyon? Put on a helmet, suit and gloves and you can walk through its majestic cliffs without leaving your own home. Or you can do impossible things like fly above London like Mary Poppins, or play games in which you experience not only the sights but the sensations of fantasy worlds. That’s the aim, but current VR systems are, sadly, not yet able…

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: Involved in a conflict. You can work it out... WoRd CounT 29 = Good More than 37 = 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.…