Innholdsfortegnelse for 23-Jan-2018 i Woman's Weekly

I’ve always had a soft spot for Yorkshire, the largest English county (although for all you red rose fans out there – Lancashire is wonderful too!). Its hills, dales and great industrial centres are on a uniquely epic scale, plus Yorkshire people seem to really appreciate good food, with both great ingredients and many delicious recipes coming from east of the Pennines. Not everyone knows, however, that Yorkshire is also the source for a large amount of the rhubarb we consume in this country – using a traditional forcing technique. In fact, Yorkshire rhubarb has a Protected Designation of Origin from the EU! Find out how they do it on page 38. Sew Pretty Our Craft & Home Ed Esme has come up with another cracking craft project on page…

I really enjoyed your article on feeding birds (24 October 2017). I have a birdbath in my garden, which I keep filled up with clean water, and breaking any ice if necessary. It repays me with hours of entertainment, especially in winter, as the birds – sparrows, blue tits, coal tits, robins and blackbirds – queue up to take a bath. The noise is unbelievable and a great deal of squabbling takes place, but no one argues with the blackbird! It’s good to know that I’m helping to preserve our wildlife and prolong the lives of our feathered friends. Barbara Cann, Bramhall, Stockport • Thank you for telling us about your efforts for the birds, Barbara. We love to hear from you, so do get in touch if you have…

Just like in so many neighbourhoods around the country, tucked beneath the soil outside a church in the quiet village of Ryhope, near Sunderland, are dozens of sleeping daffodil bulbs. Waiting to burst into bloom come springtime, this golden host of flowers will do more than brighten the vista in front of the village’s St Paul’s Church. For this display will be a sign of not just warmer weather on the way, but of hope and recovery in the face of mental illness. The annual floral panorama is the result of a blossoming partnership between Hopewood Park, a nearby hospital for people with mental health issues and learning difficulties, and the local community. By coming together to plant bulbs and tend the churchyard, parishioners, schoolchildren and Hopewood Park patients have…

Updating your hair colour is the perfect way to make your eyes shine, your skin glow and put a spring in your step. But before you call the salon, consider trying a slightly different approach. Home hair colour has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years and now there are many formulas and shades to rival the kind of colour once reserved just for the salon. We’re here to help you choose the formula and technique that’s right for you… What colourant should you choose? CHEMICAL COLOURANTS: Conventional ones like permanent and semi-permanent box colours use powerful chemicals like ammonia, peroxide, resorcinol and paraphenylenediamine (PPD) to change hair’s natural colour by breaking the cuticle of the hair shaft and altering the shade of the melanin in…

Fall into a deep slumber with this beautiful moon and star appliqué set made using sheeny metallic fabric. Appliqué design YOU WILL NEED Scissors Bondaweb Metallic fabric Pencil 1 Enlarge the template by 150% on a photocopier and cut out. 2 Fuse the Bondaweb to the reverse of the metallic fabric. Using a pencil, trace around the moon template on to the paper side of the Bondaweb and cut out. 3 Repeat this process for the stars so you have six star appliqués for each project. Pillowcase Easy-peasy TAKES 2hrs YOU WILL NEED (to fit a standard UK pillowcase measuring 50 x 75cm) 53 x 173cm piece of navy cotton or a ready-made navy pillowcase Pins and needle Matching sewing thread Scissors Metallic thread in gold or silver 1 To…

New, unbelievably stunning new world exclusive hydrangea with truly unique colouring and flower shapes. Masses of unusual purple-pink-blue flowers are produced on dark, almost black stems - and the colours look different every time you look at it! This plant will provide total colour coverage from June to November, once it’s established. For incredible garden performance and really unusual colour changing flowers, this is the hydrangea for you. Perfect for the patio. Supplied as a 10.5cm (4in) potted plant. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft). B Buy 1 for £14.99 B Buy 3 for £24.99 – saving £19.98 * WW Gardening Magazine Editor Geoffrey Palmer’s Tip ‘Just one 10.5cm potted plant in a patio pot and you too will achieve this cracking display.’…

Getting To The Heart Of It Women are less likely to be offered coronary artery surgery for heart disease than men because of delayed diagnosis, according to Canadian researchers. They say tests such as exercise treadmills are less sensitive in women, so they may not get diagnosed until they’re older and have additional health problems that make surgery more risky. Newer tests, such as CT, MR and blood-flow (myocardial perfusion) scans, used in the UK, can speed up diagnosis. True Or False? Learning magic tricks can boost your self-esteem. True, according to Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust, which says teaching simple magic tricks to people with mental health problems improves their self-confidence and communication skills. Type 3c Diabetes People who develop diabetes following damage to the insulin-secreting cells…

Dear Keren I’m 56 and single and I’m bor ed with my life and work, so I’ve been thinking about living and working abroad. I’ve got a good job here but I would like to see and experience a different part of the world before I get too old. My family think I’m mad to give up my job and so do my friends. Maybe they’re right and it would be a huge mistake and I’d never find a job there or here when I came home. I have enough money to travel for a while until I find work abroad. I’d also let my flat so I would have a bit of income. Lindy, Taunton Let me ask you a few questions so you can think about your reasons…

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. Lungworm Q Other dog owners talk about lungworm, but what is it? Like the name suggests, lungworm is a type of tiny worm which can build up in the heart and the blood vessels of the lungs. It can infect dogs, foxes and badgers but so far as we know, it does not affect humans. Lungworm can cause various symptoms, such as weight loss, breathing trouble and coughing, reluctance to exercise, problems with blood clotting, sickness, back pain, poor appetite and vomiting. It can be difficult to diagnose, because all of those symptoms could be caused by…

‘There seemed to be enough hobs for an episode of MasterChef’ It would be fair to say that my sister Deb and the feminist revolution are not exactly on speaking terms. In some ways she is living proof of the saying that a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle, especially since she cornered a large share of her husband’s substantial cash pile when they went their separate ways. However, if she were suddenly turned into a fish, the talk of the pond would be the way she hangs about outside Halfords, staring wistfully into the window of the cycling department. For the past two weeks, Deb has been staying at Dear Towers while she has a new kitchen installed. Most people would want to be on…

Garden Shed B Follow the fashions in your patio displays by planting pots with foliage in trendy tones of black or deep purple alongside red berries and blooms. Add height and impact with Phormium ‘Back in Black’ as a bolder alternative to the grassy leaves of Ophiopogon ‘Nigrescens’. B With annual winter pruning, a young eucalyptus tree can be maintained as a large shrub to keep a supply of the juvenile foliage, which is useful for flower arrangements. B Check hellebore leaves for viral disease, which are identified by black streaking and mottling. Dig up affected plants and dispose of them in the dustbin. B Ivy berries are usually blue-black and ripen late, so will provide a winter feast when there’s not much else left. A mature plant will be…

Debbie Wade, 57 Tell us about your look… I enjoy buying clothes. I like bright or warm colours and snap up things that I think will suit me or that will go well with other items in my wardrobe. My top is from Alice Collins’ collection, my gilet is Per Una and I’ve just bought these red super-skinny jeans from M&S winter collection as well. My boots are Gabor and my bag is by Radley. My lovely mother was always well turned-out and colour co-ordinated so I like to think I gained my dress sense from her. And the best bit of your body? My hair – it’s very thick and easy to style Val Wotton, 67 Tell us about your look… I love colour and print and enjoy putting…

Aries 21 Mar - 20 Apr A new friendship could become romantic or at least move on to a deeper level now. Taurus 21 Apr - 21 May You’ve been letting the weeds grow around you, but there’s no need to procrastinate any longer. If something needs saying or doing, just do it! Gemini 22 May - 21 Jun Mars is activating your relationships, enabling you to stop avoiding someone, clear the air and to start afresh. Cancer 22 Jun - 23 Jul If you are currently looking to meet that special someone, make sure you get out and about or it won’t happen. Leo 24 Jul - 23 Aug This is a great time for smoothing ruffled feathers and making peace. Forgive what’s done and move on. Virgo 24…

For Sarah-Louise Hall, the stares and ignorant comments from strangers now go unnoticed. She’s used to the attention her son Alfie, nine, draws. Fed artificially and using a wheelchair, he’s not like other boys his age. But doctors are baffled by his condition and he still doesn’t have a diagnosis, because Alfie is one of thousands of children with SWAN (syndromes without a name). Each year, 6,000 UK children are born with undiagnosed genetic disorders, and their parents have to deal with all the trials of raising a sick child combined with a lack of clear treatment pathway. ‘People look at you like you’ve made up your child’s condition,’ says Sarah-Louise. ‘They say, “There has to be a name for what’s wrong with your child”. Of course. But Alfie’s syndrome…

Knitting Ed Teresa A sturdy wool and acrylic-blend yarn with a fleck of tweed gives a rustic quality to this wearable pullover. It’s machine washable and excellent value for money. Perfect for those who like to get out and about in the great outdoors. MEASUREMENTS To fit chest 92-97 (102-107) (112-117) cm/36-38 (40-42) (44-46) in. Actual measurements 116 (130) (144) cm/45¾ (51) (56¾) in. Side seam 51 (52) (53.5) cm/20 (20½) (21) in. Length to shoulder 71 (73) (75) cm/28 (28¾) (29½) in. Sleeve length All sizes 50cm/19¾ in. MATERIALS 2 (3) (3) 400g (840m) balls of Hayfield Bonus Aran Tweed (74% acrylic, 20% wool, 6% viscose) in Evergreen 711*. Pair of 4mm (No.8) and 4.5mm (No.7) knitting needles; cable needle; spare needle; stitch marker; 5 toggles. TENSION 23 stitches…

‘I explain how to manage diabetes’ When I first qualified as a nurse I worked in coronary care and saw a lot of acute heart problems. Most patients had type 2 diabetes, which encouraged their cardiac problems. I wanted to move more into prevention and health promotion so I did a degree in practice nursing, with a course in Diabetes at City, University of London. I started seeing diabetic patients in 2011 and I cover most things in my clinics – diagnosing and educating, mainly for people with type 2, so I explain what diabetes is and how to manage it with diet and exercise, weight loss and medication if required. General advice for diet is cutting out sugary (often fizzy) drinks, which can add lots of hidden sugar, and…

‘Celia Imrie is one of the funniest people in the business’ • She is a talented writer, actor and presenter, yet she is now probably best known for hosting The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4. Here, Sandi Toksvig, 59, fills us in on her upcoming schedule, and why she gets hugged in the supermarket... How do you take your tea? My wife [Debbie] is northern so I take it much stronger than I used to. I don’t take any sugar but I have a bit of milk, and I do love a slice of fruitcake. The reaction to The Great British Bake Off was very positive. Did it feel like that? I don’t read any social media, but anecdotally people have been lovely in…

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‘She’ll just go quiet, give me the eye roll and turn away’ It’s been four years since they last worked together on Dancing on Ice and they now live continents apart. But it would take more than thousands of miles to put an iceberg-shaped dent in the friendship of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The Olympic champions met in the 1970s when they began skating together as teenagers. So, after 43 years of friendship, it’s refreshing to hear that they still haven’t run out of conversation. ‘We talk most days,’ Jayne, 60, reveals. ‘We do FaceTime, even if there’s nothing much to discuss. Sometimes it’s just, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ ‘Oh, I’m just cooking…’ Christopher, 59, interjects with a smile. Given their mesmerising chemistry on ice and their close…

Oh, the joys of getting older. If you can look on the bright side, they are numerous! For example, I am thrilled when I’m offered a seat on a bus by someone younger, especially when I’m carrying loads of shopping – and I am also thrilled when I am NOT offered a seat on the bus. ‘I must be looking young today!’ I think happily. Then there are the bits of wisdom I have accumulated over the years. They are so valuable! I wouldn’t want to be without those today because they make life so much better. I don’t worry in the way I used to, nor do I obsess about problems. I’m so much more accepting when things go wrong. If I could have put this older (notice I…

I’m only 4ft 10in and a size 16/18 and find it difficult to buy clothes that fit. What can you recommend? Simple, softly tailored pieces cut to fit your proportions will be perfect for you – skimming the figure for a flattering silhouette. An easy-to-wear shift dress (loosely belted) should also be a wardrobe staple, together with a shorter-cut tunic top teamed with slim pants cut just above the ankle. Wearing one colour from top to toe will also lengthen and elongate your frame. Choose a comfy block heel or wedge to add height. WHERE TO BUY… JD Williams has one of the best petite ranges for larger sizes (10-32). Also try Fenn Wright Manson (sizes 8-18), Dorothy Perkins Petite (sizes 4-18), Wallis Petite (8-18), Next Petite (6-18) and New…

Chocolate-Dipped Almond Cookies MAKES 30 TO DECORATE: 1 Cream together the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in the flour and fold in gently with a pinch of salt and the chopped almonds. 2 Halve the mixture and roll each piece into a sausage shape about 4cm (1½in) in diameter. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 1hr until firm. 3 Heat the oven to 180°C or Gas Mark 4. Cut the dough into 1cm (½in) thick slices and place on the baking sheets, spaced 4cm (1½in) apart. Bake for 15-18 mins until lightly browned. Leave to cool for 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to…

Most winter bugs are viral, so antibiotics won’t touch them, but knowing how/ when to self-treat will make us feel better more quickly. Check with a pharmacist first if you take prescribed medication or have medical problems – heart, lung, kidney disease, indigestion or raised blood pressure. Adults get two or three colds a year – there are around 200 different cold viruses! You’ll get a runny/ blocked nose, watery/green mucus, a sore throat, headache, and/or slight cough; you may get a tingling, blistering cold sore too. Congestion can spread to your sinuses (air spaces behind the nose) producing facial pain, or along your Eustachian tubes to your ears. Painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen will soothe pain. They’re often combined with decongestants and/or caffeine in ‘cold remedies’. Saline or…

I have lost my life QI find myself in a position I never expected. My husband died a few years ago and so did my father. Both my mother and I were lonely and grieving so I agreed to move in with her. It seemed to make sense as we were both spending a lot of time together and running two homes was expensive. I am 47 and I have lost my life. My mother was always demanding and now at 78 is even worse. I know I have to move out if I am going to be able to salvage my life but I know she will be really hurt and make me feel just terrible. Barbara, Nottingham A No-one can make us feel anything. I know that maybe…

Sometimes it was easier to hug a dog than another person The Story So Far…. Jess is woken in the middle of the night by the sound of a car in the lane outside her isolated house. Her German Shepherd dog, Monty, is alert but not fearful as she opens the door to a stranger with a child in his arms. He claims Olivia is the child of Jess’ estranged step-sister, Erin. who’s in hospital. When he leaves, Jess threatens to call the police but he says that could alert other people to her whereabouts which she has kept hidden for the past seven years. Jess’ boss and landlord, Patrick, who knows nothing of her past, turns up the next morning to make sure she’s OK after she calls in…