Innholdsfortegnelse for 05-Sep-2017 i Woman's Weekly

While I know there are those of you who don’t use the internet (which is why we always try to give contact numbers or addresses, as well as websites, wherever possible), it’s clear, both from your interaction and communication with us, and from wider statistics, that the majority of older people are increasingly enthusiastic users of the web. More and more of our audience are discovering the opportunities the internet, and social-media sites especially, offer for communication, inspiration, research, making purchases, booking holidays, and creating and building businesses and income. I can’t tell you what pleasure it gives us all here at WW HQ to read your feedback and comments on our Facebook page. We love it when something we post catches your interest or imagination and the likes and…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr This week, you will benefit greatly from meditation, yoga or anything that calms your mind. Taurus 21 Apr – 21 May You have many talents that you haven’t yet explored. Now is the perfect time to do so. Gemini 22 May – 21 Jun This is a week to get jobs done. Any niggling repairs or upgrades at home can be completed more easily now. Cancer 22 Jun – 23 Jul Venus is bringing you good fortune in your finances, and you may receive an unexpected gift. Leo 24 Jul – 23 Aug This promises to be a busy week. You’ll be popular if you are willing to put yourself out there. Virgo 24 Aug – 23 Sep Sometimes your patience is severely tested,…

This week’s columnist: Writer and author Jane Wenham-Jones They’re back. Mud-streaked and battle-scarred. With tales of surviving the flash floods and heatwaves, the collapsed tents and flooded Portaloos. Sunburnt, semi-delirious and urging me to go next year. God it was fantastic, darling,’ says my friend Janice, reliving her week in Glastonbury with her partner and daughter. ‘You’d love it,’ she adds. No, I absolutely wouldn’t. I love music, but the thought of attending a festival brings me out in hives. Maybe if you’re one of the celebs with your en-suite Winnebago parked up in the VIP area and lackeys on hand to proffer Champagne, it might all be jolly good fun. But why would us mortals want to wallow in the mire with 150,000 other unwashed bodies, before squashing into…

Cookery editor, FeliCity TesTed by us so They Work For you Griddled Halloumi & Pepper Meat-free 250g pack halloumi light cheese, cut into 4 slices 1 roasted red pepper from a jar, sliced 2 ciabatta rolls, halved and toasted 2tbsp olive oil Handful of rocket leaves Tzatziki or a mint and natural yogurt sauce 1 Heat a griddle pan, add the halloumi slices and cook for 2 mins on each side, until they’re charred. 2 Remove the cheese from the pan and add the sliced pepper. Cook for 2 mins to heat through. 3 Drizzle the cut sides of the ciabatta rolls with oil and top with the halloumi, pepper and rocket. Season with black pepper and serve with tzatziki or a mint and natural yogurt sauce. FELICITY’S TIP Add…

STRETCH... to boost energy This simple, standing, dynamic stretch that moves a lot of the body is great for boosting energy as it will raise the heart rate slightly and encourage blood flow. Standing Twist Bend your knees slightly and bring your hands together in front of you. Twist your upper body to the right and let your arms swing around. Return to the centre and twist to the left. Breathe normally as you twist. STRETCH... to ease backache For niggling lower backache, sometimes all that’s required are a few simple movements to unlock muscular tension. The stretch below can be done first thing in the morning, even while still in bed, to loosen up the lower back. If you’re experiencing lower back pain rather than a muscular ache, consult…

Your mum made her wishes very clear Q I’m 59 and single, and I’ve just lost my mother. My siblings all have children. My mother left some money to her four children and a little to each grandchild. She left me more as she said that over the years she had bought her grandchildren a lot of things and she’d also left them a bit of money. Two of my siblings struggle financially and they’re cross this has happened. Should I give them some of my money? Cheryl, address withheld A Your mother was clear about her wishes and her reasons. It sounds like she was trying to be fair and to give all her children what she thought was appropriate. Parents have every right to decide on the criteria…

Exmoor National Park Exmoor is a unique, unassuming corner of the UK that never fails to satisfy, excite or surprise those who decide to explore its luscious landscapes. Straddling the counties of Somerset and Devon, it became a national park in 1954; it may be among the smallest, but what it lacks in size is made up for in beauty and contrast. Measuring about 21 miles by 15, Exmoor has it all, and is so compact that it’s easy to explore. At its northern edge it ends abruptly with a series of precipitous sea cliffs – these rugged hog’s-backed monsters are the highest in England (parts of the A39 coast road between Lynmouth and Porlock are not for the faint-hearted!). Like its fictional heroine Lorna Doone, Exmoor is both wild…

Wordwise Word CounT 35 = Good More than 40 = Well done! 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: Submarine’s ‘eye’. 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 the numbers 1-9. You can work it out... Linkwords Fit 10 words into the grid so that each links with the…

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Are you sure you still want to do this?” Mike’s voice is gentle. He doesn’t want to rush her or make her do anything she doesn’t want to do. Helen knows this. As much as she knows that she must not let fear overcome her. She can’t find the words, but she nods. It hurts her neck to keep looking up, so she looks in front of her. She’s never liked heights. She can feel her heart pounding and looks down to see if it’s visible through her T-shirt. It isn’t yet, so she turns to Mike to listen to his instructions. He smiles. “Ready?” “As I’ll ever be.” She feels the thick, squidgy mats beneath her feet and shifts her weight from one foot to the other. Is free…

WELLBEING SOLUTIONS For your body and mind Kerry Williams, a counsellor at St Joseph’s Hospital Newport, reveals how she boosts her health and wellbeing. My ‘go-to’ remedy Hot lemon with fresh grated ginger and honey in the morning – this sets me up for the day. My favourite meal Salmon fillet topped with Cajun spices and fresh roasted Mediterranean vegetables. How I keep fit and healthy I have eight hours’ sleep and get out in the fresh air as much as possible. I try to keep positive as this produces a steady level of endorphins – happy hormones. I also plan things to look forward to – a trip away or time with family. My perfect day It would start with a walk along the South Coast where I spent…

Our Experts Appliances Internet Digital Animals Finance/ consumer Legal This Week Emma marchington a small animal vet at Brelades Vets, in Surrey, is our expert in animal health. Q We’re getting a new kitten next week, how can we help her settle in? It’s good you’re thinking ahead. Before she arrives, get together all the items you’ll need – a suitable bed, water bowl and so on. You could also look into insurance and arrange cover from the moment you collect your new pet. When you first get her home, show her to her bed, and where her water bowl and litter trays are, then give her some quiet time to explore and gain confidence in her new surroundings. Of course, kittens love to play, so when she’s in the…

It is a very long time indeed since I last advised a friend to steer clear of a man (‘Dear Miss Bennet, I feel it my duty to warn you against any further involvement with Mr Darcy. Do not at first think him proud and aloof, and then begin to have doubts. Do not dance with him reluctantly at a ball. Above all, do not eventually see him in a completely different light and marry him in Chapter 61. We’ll never hear the end of it’). However, I am beginning to think that duty calls once more. Since you were last kind enough to drop by, events have moved rather quickly. To continue the Pride And Prejudice analogy, it looks as if Mrs Beasley, the manager of our charity shop,…

Una O’Malley, 61, runs the blog Great Balls of Wool As I pack the tiny hat and cardigan into their box, I smile as I imagine the baby who will wear these garments in the weeks to come, then add a new blog post for my followers. I’ve been knitting since I was seven, when my aunt bought my twin sister and I Learn To Knit kits for our birthday. Taught by our mother – who could knit with breathtaking speed – we both enjoyed creating scarves for our teddy bears, although we only found out later that Mum would often unpick and reknit our early creations overnight! Knitting became very popular when I was a teen, in fact so many girls used to walk around with their knitting needles…

A large percentage of UK household’s still do not recycle enough and throw everything that they consider ‘rubbish’ into their ordinary bin. Much of this waste can be recycled and should be disposed of separately to general household waste. Clean your cans, bottles and jars reasonably (dishwasher-grade cleaning is not necessary). Separate where you can – take bottle tops off wine, lids off milk bottles, and lids off jars. Do not put shredded paper in the recycling bin as it clogs the machines at the recycling plant causing machine breakdowns, instead leave it in your general waste. Do not put blister packs (pill packets) in your recycling boxes. These should go in general household waste. Do not put food or green garden waste into your black bin bags – recycle…

Fiction Editor, Gaynor This sobering story gave us much food for thought The prison doors open as slowly as the months that have just passed inside them. I glance at myself in a nearby pane of glass, examining my sober reflection as I carry my precious box, oh so carefully. It’s not such a terrible place, really. It’s a relative new-build, rosy red brick instead of drab Dickensian grey; category C, with a garden and drama society, and even pockets of care and supportive sympathy. There are worse places to be. Let me tell you how I got here. I’d always accepted that my best friend Tina was prettier and more popular than me. There had never been rancour or jealousy between us. What’s that old chestnut about opposites attracting?…

TESTED BY US so They Work For you Knitting Editor Teresa This baby boy’s romper suit and girl’s dress and matching knickers are so cute! The traditional nautical collar is knitted separately with an embroidered chain stitch running along the edge to highlight the feature. Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge MEASUREMENTS To fit ages 0-6 (6-12) (12-18) (18-24) months. actual chest measurements 48 (53.5) (59) (64) cm/19 (21) (23¼) (25¼) in. Dress: Side seam 24 (26.5) (30) (33) cm/9½ (10½) (11¾) (13) in. Length to shoulder 34 (38) (43) (47) cm/13½ (15) (17) (18½) in. Sleeve seam 3 (3) (4) (4) cm/ 1¼ (1¼) (1½) (1½) in. Romper: Side seam 34 (36.5) (38.5) (41) cm/13½ (14½) (15¼) (16) in. Inside leg seam 7 (7.5) (7.5) (8.5)…

Health Advice From Woman’s Weekly’s GP We all smell, thanks to millions of helpful and harmless bacteria around our bodies. However, unpleasant odours can indicate that something’s amiss – although we sometimes get it wrong (see tips box, right). Halitosis Bad breath is common. Food particles, dead cells and bacteria can lurk amongst tongue taste buds, between teeth, and in diseased gums. Mouthbreathing and lack of saliva make it worse. Drinking more water, regular tooth/ tongue-brushing, flossing, and mouthwashes will help. Other causes include crash diets (known as ketosis), infected nose/ throat catarrh, debris lodged in tonsils, smoking, alcohol, garlic/spicy foods, acid reflux (heartburn) and, rarely, medical conditions such as diabetes or liver disease. So if mouth hygiene doesn’t work, see your GP. Perspiration Armpit and groin sweat glands produce…

1 bad breath is a problem that’s always inherited. Not true. Poor oral hygiene, a dry mouth and some foods cause halitosis. Plaque and food trapped between teeth are culprits too. Use TePe interdental brushes to remove them, and brush teeth twice a day. 2 eating garlic is bound to cause bad breath. Not really. While garlic and onions can leave a lingering smell, there’s no need to give up on curries. Brushing teeth with a zinc toothpaste can eliminate badsmelling compounds. 3 sucking a minty sweet will help freshen breath. Wrong. Sugary snacks increase the amount of bacteria in your mouth, making bad breath worse. Chew sugar-free gum instead. It stimulates saliva production, which has antibacterial properties. Find out more TePe Interdental Brushes are available from leading chemists, supermarkets…