Innholdsfortegnelse for 11-Jul-2017 i Woman's Weekly

I have come to associate tea with ex t reme env iron ments’ How do you take your tea? If I’m in a wind-blasted wilderness, white with lots of sugar. I have come to associate it with extreme environments. Who would you most like to have a cup of tea with? Admiral Nelson. He was one of the most charismatic, intelligent, complicated characters. Did you always have an interest in history? Absolutely. My grandma, gramps, auntie, mum and dad fired my love of history. We were always talking about it when I was a kid. Who is your favourite historical figure? I’d love to have had a great chat with Queen Victoria; she must £25 have seen it all. Imagine getting her to spill the beans on her long life…

Aries 21 Mar - 20 Apr Venus and Jupiter are helping you financially this week. You could get a lucky break. Taurus 21 Apr - 21 May This is a good time to get busy at home. What do you no longer use, what needs repairing or upgrading? Gemini 22 May - 21 Jun Getting a new hairstyle, a new outfit, even a whole makeover are all under fortunate aspects for you. Cancer 22 Jun - 23 Jul You can accomplish a great deal if you are organised. Focus on what is most important to see results. Leo 24 Jul - 23 Aug It’s good time to learn something new or to teach others something you feel passionate about. Virgo 24 Aug - 23 Sep Money can come in abundance…

Fiction Editor, Gaynor Grab a hanky and enjoy this truly beautiful tale Amelia unpinned her cap, laid it on the sideboard and flopped down into an armchair. Nobody else was in the sitting room and she was glad, wanting a few moments of peace when there was so much turmoil in her heart. Wrapping her cloak about her, she hugged in its warmth. If there was any choice at all, she’d be in her own room with a book – only, the other sisters were keen to hear every last crumb of what had gone on that morning. But they couldn’t have it all. She glanced at the feeble-looking fire, not wanting to think about Joe Meany, wanting that last crumb out of her head. A maid came in to…

Knitting Editor Teresa These finned friends are knitted in a bright DK yarn with stitched-on smiles. The shape is created by increasing and decreasing in stocking stitch, while the fins are made separately, then sewn on. Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge TESTED BY US so It Works For you Clownfish Body With 2¾mm needles and White, cast on 9 sts for tail end. P 1 row. ** 1st inc row: [Inc kwise in next st] to end – 18 sts. Ss 3 rows. 2nd inc row: K1, [inc in next st, k2] 5 times, inc in next st, k1 – 24 sts. Change to Black and p 1 row. Change to Sunshine and ss 2 rows. 3rd inc row: K1, [inc in next st, k3] 5…

They need to think more about you Q I married for the second time five years ago. But both my adult son and daughter don’t like my husband. They say he’s unfriendly and rude. But no one else says that about him. I asked my sister as she’s frank – she says their noses have been put out because I’m giving him attention and not just them. I was with them on my own for 10 years. What can I do? Family occasions are just horrible now. Else, Edgware A It’s never easy for children when they have to share a parent, however old they are. But I wonder if they know how much this is upsetting you? It’s a chat you need to have. Find out what the issues…

Way back in the dark mists of time when I was a teenager (I said it was a long time ago!), I represented Britain at swimming. And while I really enjoyed competing, I can’t say the same for all the training. Swimming training is REALLY boring! It’s repetitive, the view is always the same and you can’t chat while you’re doing it. Add in that you carry around a faint whiff of chlorine all the time you’re out of the pool, and your hair is as dry as straw, and I guess it’s not too much of a surprise that when I gave up competing, I vowed I’d only ever swim again on holiday and at as leisurely a pace as possible. As it turns out, although I’ve done many…

It may be possible to find a more pleasant way to spend a morning in a Beverly Hills hotel than by having coffee with Sir Anthony (‘Please! Call me Tony!’) Hopkins, but it’s hard to imagine. Whether he’s musing over his starring role in Howards End – the 1992 masterpiece for which he presented Emma Thompson the Oscar for Best Actress, and which is restored and re-released this summer – or telling tales of his boyhood days as a baker’s son in Port Talbot, or reciting poetry – Shakespeare, Gerard Manley Hopkins, the Russian poet Tyutchev – with passion and perfect recall, he is the very definition of good company. He’ll turn 80 at the end of this year, so inevitably he’s moving a little more slowly these days, and…

This week’s columnist: TV presenter Aggie MacKenzie I like to think I’m a fit and healthy 61-year-old, which these days I tend to regard as middle-aged – not elderly! Yet recently my two twenty-something sons, neither previously blessed with a particularly empathic nature, have started to behave in a strangely out of character way. They’ve begun to mollycoddle me. And I’m not sure I’m entirely comfortable with it. It’s lovely to be thought about and fussed over, of course – up to a point. But one night recently I was out late when I received a worried text from Rory, the elder son: ‘Where on earth are you?’ I mean, can’t a grown woman have a bit of privacy? And that wasn’t the start of it. Last year Rory spent…

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Friday 18 August TAKING THE LEAP FROM SHORT STORIES TO SERIALS WITH SUZANNE If you think of serials as extra-long short stories, then why not have a go at writing one? Through interactive discussions, exercises and group work, this workshop will show you how to plot and plan a serial; the key elements to include, and how to write really good cliffhangers. Monday 4 September HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHARACTERS COME ALIVE WITH DELLA Characters are the lifeblood of fiction. But how do you create strong, believable characters? How do you make the reader care about them? Learn to create characters who will enchant and surprise both your reader and you! Monday 2 October HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL WITH DELLA Beginners to Intermediates Do you have a novel in…

Friday 14 July FINISHING TIPS FOR KNITTERS WORKSHOP Aimed at those of you who know the basic knit and purl and can read and understand a pattern, this is a great day out to sort out any niggles you’ve come across at the final stages of a project. Friday 11 August Thursday 9 November FIRST STEPS IN CROCHET WORKSHOP For Complete Beginners This full-day course is aimed at total beginners. Get to grips with how to handle your crochet hook and yarn, master a variety of stitches and tackle reading patterns. Monday 14 August MOTIFS, MANDALAS AND GRANNY SQUARES WORKSHOP Beginners to Intermediates Join our experts to road test the basic stitches you’ve already learnt with some stylish circular projects and strengthen your pattern-reading skills. Friday 6 October FAIR ISLE…

Health Advice From Woman’s Weekly’s GP One in 13 women aged 16 to 74 has experienced painful sex for at least three months in the past year, according to recent UK research which says that under-25s and women aged 55-64 reported the most problems. Not surprisingly, these women often also mentioned other difficulties, such as vaginal dryness, lack of enjoyment and anxiety about sex, relationship issues (including unequal levels of desire), physical health problems and depression. Pain can be a stinging and/or ‘tearing’ soreness felt immediately at the entrance or inside the vagina (front passage) or a dull, aching or persistent pain deep in your pelvis during and/or after lovemaking (and possibly other times, too). Describing pain accurately, whether it occurs in all positions and times of the month, and…

Answers for 27 June puzzles are on page 59. The answers to all this week’s puzzles will appear in two issues’ time WORD COUNT 27 = Good. More than 33 = Well done! 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: Fantastic. You can work it out... Sudoku To solve this puzzle, fill in the grid so that each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column contains…

Garden Shed My daughter’s garden fence looks so wonderful! It’s so exciting visiting her – I never know what she will do next! Helen Horry, Charlton, London Upload a photo at womansweekly.com/yourgardens £25 Letter Of The Week I’ve just read your It’s A Funny Old World with Chris Tarrant (23 May) and I haven’t laughed so much in ages. The thought of the chef shouting at his meal or the waiter abusing it all the way to the table made me cry with laughter. Also the pheasant being described in the menu as having been run over made me chuckle. I had forgotten what a funny man Chris is and will be looking forward to him doing the page again. It will certainly make me look more closely at how…

Caroline Laycock, 41 Tell us about your look... I bought my linen skirt from Pure Collection about four years ago. It’s such a classic style – I often wear it with a white shirt, but today I’ve put it with this peach top from French Connection. My chunky yellow necklace is from H&M. It was a bargain at just £20 and gets lots of compliments! My sandals are Dune and my tan bag is Coach. And the best bit of your body? I think everything is in the right proportion. Amy Gott, 86 Tell us about your look... I try to look smart and tend to keep to favourites, like my blouse, which works as a lightweight jacket. Whenever I wear it, I always get compliments. My top is Bonmarché,…

Powered flight It’s often believed the Wright Brothers built the first aeroplane in 1903, but it was actually Pembrokeshire man Bill Frost. He was witnessed flying his machine back in 1896, but was sadly too poor to renew his patent. Welsh rarebit Is this the ultimate comfort food? Melted cheese and Worcestershire sauce on hot over toast, this precursor to fondue is believed to have originated in the Welsh Valleys in the 18th century. Mount Everest The world’s highest peak is named after Welsh geographer George Everest, following a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Modest Everest objected to this, to no avail. Dame Shirley Bassey Hailing from Tiger Bay in Cardiff, Bassey, is one of the most successful female artists of all time, selling over…

1 Golden kiwi What is it? A whopper of a kiwi fruit, which contains double the vitamin C of your normal one. Why should I try it? Since a regular kiwi contains 60mg, which is your recommended daily amount (RDA), you may wonder why you’d need to double it,’ says nutritionist Judy Watson. ‘But the RDA guidelines were based on the prevention of scurvy. Now nutritional scientists are recognising higher levels of the vitamin are needed to help combat the kind of stress most of us are subjected to in daily life.’ This vitamin is also crucial for the maintenance of healthy skin, bones and blood, and to help with wound healing. How to eat it Simply slice off the top and scoop out the contents like you would a…

WELLBEING SOLUTIONS For your body and mind Ruby James, 56, an event planner from bromley, London, deals with her osteoarthritis by working out. she says: When I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis (pain and stiffness of the joints) nine years ago, I thought I was too young to have it. But I was shocked to learn that over eight million people in the UK suffer from it – and it doesn’t just affect the elderly. I first realised something was wrong when using a Power Plate machine to stay fit while working in Cyprus. The Power Plate gives you a workout by using vibrations to stimulate your muscles to contract and relax. But after a few sessions, I started to feel twinges of pain in my left hip. At first, I…

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This Week CAROLINE RODRIGUES is a home economist and interiors writer. She’ll answer your questions on home appliances. Our Experts Appliances Internet Digital Animals Finance/ consumer Legal Q Why does solar lighting get such glowing reviews? Solar power has transformed garden lighting. Not only can the fittings be cable-free, but they cost nothing to run and can be moved around whenever you choose. Powered by specially designed batteries which store energy from the sun during the day, they automatically switch on at dusk, providing a soft glow for several hours at night. It’s a good idea to position the solar cells in a sunny spot, to get the best charge during the day. Q How can I light up a party? Inexpensive string lights are the most versatile option. Wound…

Do you remember how I recently wrote about the class struggle after seeing a vision of Harold Wilson in my bedroom curtains? Well, there have been developments. Let me first assure new readers that you are in safe hands. I do not habitually see former prime ministers in my curtains and I do not normally write about the class struggle. All visitors are welcome to this page, whether they are a duchess or as common as muck, or indeed both. I mentioned back then that Wendy, my colleague in the charity shop, has become very class conscious after getting married to a man whose family stretches back to the Dark Ages. For some reason, it has always been considered quite the thing to have a very stretchy family. She has…