Innholdsfortegnelse for 20-sep-16 i Woman's Weekly

We put so much time, effort and care into the way our homes look, but it struck me when we were putting together the makeover feature in this issue, we don’t always give the same consideration to our working environment. For those of us here at WW HQ, we spend a considerable percentage of our waking hours at our desks, so that environment is all the more important. It’s too easy to allow the space we work in to get neglected and cluttered, and it’s surprising (well, to me anyway) how that can impact on both your mood and your ability to do your work in the best possible way. My office at Woman’s Weekly is used for a variety of purposes. Not only do I work there (I also…

Kate Peters, 77 Tell us about your look… I used to be a model in my younger years and still enjoy dressing up and following the latest trends. Maxi dresses are a favourite look. I love this bold print in floaty chiffon. It’s from House of Fraser and the jacket is John Lewis. My sandals are by Clarks. I prefer department stores for choice, but Monsoon is also a great place to shop. And the best bit of your body? My chest! And also my eyes – I have one blue and the other is brown. You Wore It Well Olive Stevenson, 1960 ‘It was August and I was 39 years old, on holiday at Butlins. My duster coat was a lovely pale blue and I wore matching white gloves,…

Ask A Meteorologist Alex Burkill, 29, is a meteorologist with the Met Office, which provides weather forecasts, public weather warnings, and is contracted to give information to supermarkets, the travel industry, utility   companies and other organisations. How often do you talk about the weather? Apparently, the subject comes up in conversation every six hours or so – our variable climate makes it a good icebreaker. Weather matters, and not just so we know whether to wear sandals or a sou’wester. Farmers, fishermen, sailors, pilots, train operators, gardeners, events organisers and supermarkets, as well as people with health conditions, need to know what the weather’s going to do. And unlike countries with a less changeable climate, we have to be prepared for sleet and sunshine – sometimes within the…

ITV's Alex Beresford presents the weather on Good Morning Britain and hosts Channel 4’s World’s Weirdest Weather. What do you do when you're not on air? The ITV forecast following the news is one minute 40 seconds. When we’re off-camera, we prepare our reports, write blogs and articles, update Twitter... Any public misconceptions about weather presenters? People think we read from an autocue – we don’t. Also, some viewers assume that because I present the weather, I can control it. If I could, I’d be a millionaire, organising fine weather for weddings. Most common question you've been asked this year? When’s summer starting? Although I’ve learnt that after two days of a heatwave, people want it to cool down. Are you always prepared for the weather? I sometimes get caught…

Woman's Weekly GP, Dr Melanie Wynne-Jones, says: ‘Swimming is an all-over workout for the lungs, heart, muscles, joints and mind – whether you do power-lengths, aqua aerobics or just swim along at your own pace. • The water’s warmth and buoyancy means it’s particularly pleasant if you suffer from stiffness or have joint problems that make it difficult to walk. • Many swimming pools have sessions especially for women or older swimmers. • If you find yourself straining your neck to keep your face out of the water, it might be worth wearing goggles or having lessons to achieve a dynamic, streamlined stroke. • It’s up to you whether you set yourself targets, socialise as you swim or just let your mind, as well as your body, float…

Their sons didn’t know about their ‘mothers with teenage boys’ network The car roared off down the road, its tyres squealing before it fishtailed Fiction Editor, Gaynor This thought-provoking family story is one we can all relate to My son reminds me of Frankenstein’s monster these days,’ Lisa thought, as she stood over the stove where potatoes and vegetables simmered away. ‘He’s being stitched together using parts from other boys.’ Using the shine of the kettle as a mirror, Ryan stood scraping back his hair. He’d dragged his best friend, Jack, to the barber’s to make sure he got that copied style just right. Shaved short down the sides and back, yet long and floppy on the top, Ryan often yanked it back, then secured it on the crown…

Need a home office? Take a look at the ideas we used to transform Editor Diane’s office into a practical, appealing space Home Editor, Emily The makeover began with a new built-in desk being installed in whitewashed oak – the office has no natural light so it immediately brightened the room and provided plenty of storage. By combining open shelving and closed cupboards, some of our favourite Woman's Weekly craft and knitted makes are now on show while paperwork can be stored out of sight (along with a much-appreciated coffee machine!). We replaced the plain magazine files with prettier versions, filled the shelving with practical storage boxes and accessorised the desk space with an attractive pink lamp, clock and new stationery. We also added a pegboard to showcase pictures and…

Knitting Design Editor, Teresa This outfit is knitted in two parts: the cape – from four panels – and the hood, using the intarsia method. Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge Instructions overleaf MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes 3-5 years. MATERIALS 5 x 50g (85m) balls of Rico Design Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton) in Light Green (40), 2 balls in Green (49), 1 ball in each of Light Pistachio (44), Red (05), Silver Grey (22) and Tangerine (76); small amount of Black (90)* for embroidery. Pair of 3¾mm (No.9) and 4mm (No.8) knitting needles. TENSION 20 stitches and 26 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over stocking stitch, using 4mm needles. ABBREVIATIONS K, knit; p, purl; st, stitch; tog, together; inc, increase (by working twice into same st);…

• Rake up soil around the base of cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli plants to make them stable for the autumn and winter. • Dig up bindweed-infested clumps of perennials. Take care to extract the thick creamy-white roots of bindweed for even the tiniest piece that’s left in the soil will re-sprout. Dispose of the roots in the dustbin – not the compost bin. Then replant in well-prepared soil. • Fix grease bands around the trunks of apples and pears to control winter moth caterpillars. The sticky bands, which are available from garden centres, catch the wingless female moths that climb the trees to lay eggs on the branches.…

It’s thought that around 30% of us have varicose veins; women are more prone to them than men. Varicose veins are prominent, raised, and/or twisted blue surface veins that can appear in one or both legs, below and/or above the knee. These superficial veins fill up and dilate when gravity and other factors force backward leaks in the one-way valves that are supposed to take surface blood back to deeper leg veins, and on to the heart. The pressure makes fluid, proteins and blood cells leak out into surrounding skin, which may become red/ brown, swollen and unhealthy. Varicose veins often run in families and are more common as we get older; they are also linked to standing for long periods, oestrogen (the combined contraceptive pill, HRT and pregnancy), and…

• BLACK ELDERBERRY ‘If you have already got a bug or virus, this will stop it from spreading,’ says Ali. ‘It works particularly well when combined with echinacea.’ • BETA-GLUCANS These are yeast-derived substances proven to activate critical receptors on the surface of all innate immune cells, enabling the body to mount a more effective immune response. Find them in the supplement ImmiFlex, £16.70. • RUTIN ‘I recommend rutin for stabilising the blood vessels and helping blood and white cells reach your extremities, especially if you have a penchant for sugar, which can damage the vessels,’ says Ali. • SALINE SPRAY ‘Most cold germs enter via your nose, so it’s a good idea to flush it out with a spray,’ says Ali.…

• Michael Harrison-Blount, Scholl's podiatrist and Lecturer in Podiatry at the University of Salford, reveals how he boosts his health and wellbeing. My favourite meal A good old ploughman’s lunch: wholemeal baguette with ham, mature Cheddar, red onion chutney, tomatoes, spring onions, celery and an apple. I sometimes swap the ham for a mackerel fillet to add essential fish oils. My ‘go-to' remedy For a sore throat, it’s hot water with a big tablespoon of honey and a whole lemon squeezed in. It’s effective and delicious! How I keep fit and healthy I always leave my desk and go elsewhere for lunch and use the stairs when I am getting around the university campus. I also coach unders-sevens’ rugby at the weekends. My perfect day Our family is lucky enough…

You need to treat them both equally Q My two daughters have daughters of a similar age. One granddaughter is pretty and fun and way ahead with meeting the milestones; the other granddaughter is the opposite. Whenever my daughters come round together, my daughter with the less pretty and able child gets upset and defensive and invariably the two sisters argue. I don’t know what to do. Name withheld A Tell them to stop it and think about the effect they’re having on their children! Remind them both that how you look as a baby has nothing to do with how you look as an adult and point out that thinking about their babies like this is not helpful. As for development, all children develop differently and at a different…

Where I went This spear-shaped island is an hour’s ferry journey south of Split (or 50 minutes by the white and blue catamaran). It might seem a marginal difference, but after setting foot on Hvar’s sun-dappled shores you’ll want to make every minute count. Where I stayed In a beautiful Air BnB apartment just a 10-minute walk from the main square, but there’s quite a clutch of four-star hotels to suit the more luxuriously inclined. Overlooking the harbour, Hotel Adriana is a fantastic spot to rubberneck the superyachts below. What I did Took a water taxi to explore the neighbouring Pakleni Islands. But if the seas are too rough, Hvar Tours runs daily excursions to the local, family-run wineries, where islanders have been growing award-winning vintages for generations. Not that…

Book your place on one of our needle-felting workshops run by our felting experts Judy Balchin and Roz Dace. These workshops are great for complete beginners or for anyone keen on needle-felting, which is a simple technique to pick up. You just need a needle and a pile of fluff and, once you’ve learnt the basic method, you can make almost anything. • Judy is a designer who’s written numerous craft books and articles. She attended Cardiff and then Maidstone College of Art, where she studied graphic design, before starting work as a designer at the BBC. • Roz has always loved creative writing, drawing, painting and all crafts. For many years, she was Search Press’s editorial director, commissioning practical art and crafts books for international markets. Teddy Bear Monday…

‘I’m done with men. I’ve taken up crochet’ It’s amazing what you can pick up at jumble sales. Just last Saturday I came away with a jigsaw puzzle of the Queen Mary, a straw hat, a book about Norwegian firewood I thought might appeal to Mr Dear, and some rather depressing news. An old friend from the school run – let’s call her Mrs P – spotted me examining a man’s checked shirt and greeted me warmly. It was a slight surprise to see her, as I thought she’d moved out of the area, but I greeted her warmly in return. Note to male readers: we multitasking women can greet people warmly while also examining men’s shirts. It’s a useful skill. We chatted briefly about our children, jumble sale bargains,…

‘I wanted to write about how food has changed’ • Restaurateur, journalist and cookery writer Prue Leith is a judge on the BBC series The Great British Menu and also runs a cookery school in West London. The Prodigal Daughter is her eighth novel. How do you take your tea? I like a reddish-brown tea called Rooibos, which is South African, like me. Who would you most like to have a cup of tea with? The author, Jojo Moyes. I met her at a literary festival in Dubai once, and we clicked instantly. Tell me about your latest book, The Prodigal Daughter This is the second book in The Food Of Love trilogy, and it follows the 18-year-old heroine Angelica Angelotti as she strikes out to Paris to…

Explore York Beer & Cider Festival With over 450 real ales and more than 100 ciders and perries to try, there will be plenty to go around at this Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) event from 14 to 17 September at The Knavesmire in York. For more information, visit yorkbeerfestival.org.uk See Bridget Jones’s Baby Helen Fielding’s boozy, soup-making singleton is back, and looking for love after splitting from her lawyer husband, Mark Darcy. Based on a new screenplay written by Fielding and Emma Thompson, this third instalment sees Bridget negotiating the modern minefields of Facebook, online dating and Botox. In cinemas nationwide from 16 September. Enjoy Liverpool Comedy Festival If laughter is the best medicine, Liverpool will be in rude health by the end of this two-week festival, which kicks…

Aries 21 Mar - 20 Apr Relationships are having ups and downs. Try not to get caught up in the drama to avoid a lot of stress. Taurus 21 Apr - 21 May Your creativity is needing expression. Find some ways to bring out the child within you and have some fun. Gemini 22 May - 21 Jun Try to slow down and do one task at a time. If you do this, you’re going to get a great deal accomplished. Cancer 22 Jun - 23 Jul You may have an unexpected surprise at work. This is a good week for some deep and fruitful discussions. Leo 24 Jul - 23 Aug Jupiter is encouraging you to learn new skills, or to do a course of study in something you…

• Red sky at night, shepherd's delight: Often true. Most weather comes from the West. If you can see the red of the setting sun, it means the sky is clear. • Closed pine cones forecast rain: True. In dry weather, pine cones open. When it’s humid, and when rain is due, they swell and close. • Cows lying down means rain: Not exactly scientific – although they do stand up when it’s hot and lie down when it’s cooler, which tends to happen before rain. • Whatever the weather on St Swithin's Day (15 July), it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights. False. It’s never happened.…

The Emperor Napoleon is famously supposed to have called England ‘a nation of shopkeepers’, and the theory goes that it wasn’t mean to be a compliment. But it’s always been a mystifying insult to me. When I first went to France as a teenager on a language exchange, the shops there were a revelation. So much better than anything that was available on the British high street back then. For a start, French boutiques and magasins had the revolutionary idea of staying open for the convenience of their customers, whereas ours closed at five or six o’clock, at lunchtime, or for half-day closing on Wednesdays or Thursdays or whenever, it seemed, the shopkeeper fancied. All over France, everything from charming artisan bakeries to impressive super and hypermarkets sold vast ranges…

The Trend: FOLK Floral embroidery is everywhere and it’s a great look to wear now and later in the season, as the floaty fabrics layer well over polo necks and jeggings. Pauline, 63 ‘What a great experience! I have never shopped in Zara before and wouldn’t have ever tried on something like this dress, but I’m so surprised how much I love it!’ STYLE TIP Balance your frame by teaming floaty dresses and tops with knee boots or straight-leg bottoms The Trend: HERITAGE Mix different colours and textures with tweed – it really is that easy. And with this trend you have the chance to enjoy a playful take on traditional pieces. STYLE TIP Don’t be afraid of colour – anything goes as long as you team similar tones Sue,…

Tandoori-Style Lamb Chops Serves 2 Calories: 323 Fat: 12g Saturated fat: 5g Carbohydrates: 23g Not suitable for freezing 1 Mix the grated ginger, garlic, chilli, cumin, coriander, 1tbsp pomegranate molasses, and the lime juice and zest together. Coat the lamb chops in the marinade and set aside for at least 2 hours. 2 Heat a griddle pan, or grill to high, and cook the chops for 2-3 mins on each side, until just cooked through. Serve with the remaining molasses, mint, pomegranate seeds and Cucumber & Courgette Raita (recipe on page 29). FELICITY’S TIP Sainsbury’s and Waitrose sell pomegranate molasses, or you could substitute with a good-quality syrupy balsamic vinegar. Alternatively, make your own Ð bubble the juice of 1 pomegranate…

Create this fun toy by covering an old plastic bottle with felt. Then upcycle all sorts of packaging to make a whole collection of creatures! Home Editor, Emily Easy-peasy A Bit More Tricky Hard–ish Quite A Challenge Time to make: 2 hours YOU WILL NEED • Tape measure • Tracing paper and pencil • 500ml empty, clean plastic bottle • Two 30cm squares of russet felt • 10cm square of black felt • 20 x 10cm rectangle of white felt • One button, about the same width as bottle opening • Two 9mm black buttons • Two plastic drinking straws • All-purpose household glue • Matching sewing threads Making paper patterns Enlarge the patterns to your preferred size. Trace off pattern pieces, placing the tail piece on folded tracing paper,…

• Buy 1 for £12.99 • Buy 2 for £19.98 – saving £6 This low-maintenance evergreen will thrive in most growing conditions, planted in borders, raised beds or large containers. Height: 100cm (39in). Spread: 150cm (59in). Supplied as a 3ltr potted plant. To order, call 844 573 6057 and quote WWK2118A or visit www. thompson-morgan.com/wwk2118a . £1.95 postage. Plants dispatched from October 2016. Contract of goods is with Thompson & Morgan, a company wholly independent of Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.…

‘Smart’ Stitches A new type of suture material with tiny physical and chemical sensors woven into its threads could police internal wounds for signs of infection, according to international researchers. The stitches can monitor and send 3D information about pressure and healing inside the wound to a nearby mobile phone. So far they’ve only been tested on animals, but it’s hoped the technology could lead to ‘smart’ bandages and other early warning systems. True Or False? Chocolate is bad for the brain. False, according to US researchers, who say people who frequently eat chocolate score better on tests of thinking and memory, and it could help to protect against age-related effects. A small daily ‘dose’ of chocolate containing 70% cocoa solids may be good for the heart, too. Helping Everyone…

1 IT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY  When you’re completely absorbed in a hobby you love, you enter a ‘flow state’ where you lose sense of time passing. Studies have shown that being in this high state of concentration releases ‘happy’ chemicals – endorphins and dopamine. 2 IT’S GOOD FOR THE HEART  A US study found that people with a hobby were 34% less stressed, and their heart rates were not only lower but stayed that way for longer. 3 YOU’LL BE BETTER AT YOUR JOB  A study in the Journal Of Occupational And Organizational Psychology found that those with hobbies had improved problem-solving skills and were more likely to help a workmate tackle problems. And the more time they spent at their given hobby, the better their job performance –…

Our Experts • Appliances • Internet • Digital • Animals • Finance/ consumer • Legal This Week EMMA WARNER-REED is a qualified lawyer, legal academic and author. She’s our expert on law. Q How often do boundary disputes arise? They are a lot more common than you think. People are very precious about their land and the location of boundaries is a frequent cause of animosity arising between neighbours. Although for the most part, boundary disputes are resolved informally, some do reach the Land Registration division for adjudication (around 160-170 annually); and as for the courts, the Central London County Court alone disposes of several dozen boundary disputes each year. Q What causes the disputes? Personal disagreements or antipathy between neighbours can frequently be a catalyst for disputes and often…

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FRED ASTAIRE A perfectionist with a wonderful talent, so I was nervous of meeting him – never mind dancing with him in Finian’s Rainbow. But then he confessed he was nervous about meeting me. He was always asking me about pop music. And dancing with Fred turned out to be so much easier than I’d feared because he was completely in command. There was a great affection between us. PEGGY LEE I was hesitant to sing Fever on my new album because Peggy had done the definitive version. But the producer had recorded a very different backing track so I decided to give it a go. And I think she would have liked it. I knew her; we’d sung together. She was very understated. Everybody else was listening to Judy…

We get a great deal of changeable weather and it affects people on a daily basis. Our interest dates back centuries – the weather plays a huge part in the safety of sea travel, which was the only way to leave the country back then. Is forecasting getting more accurate? Our four-day forecast today is more accurate than our one-day forecast was in 1980, thanks to improved understanding and technology. How's it done? Observations and measurements are constantly being taken by weather balloons, satellite, radar, buoys at sea and surface readings from observation sites around the world. The information is fed into the supercomputer at the Met’s HQ in Exeter, which works out what the weather’s doing, and predicts what it’s likely to do. We use that information to produce…

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These tough little rock roses are hardy, drought-tolerant and trouble-free, producing glorious colour from late spring to midsummer. If pruned after flowering, they’ll even reward you with a second flush of blooms in late summer. The nectar-rich flowers, set against a backdrop of silvery evergreen foliage, are loved by bees and other insects. This helianthemum collection makes excellent ground cover and a versatile addition to rockeries or hot, dry borders. Height: 20cm (8in). Spread: 30cm (12in). Supplied as jumbo plug plants. The collection comprises: • Buy 5 (1 of each) for £9.99 • Buy 10 (2 of each) for £14.98 *SAVING £5 • Buy 20 (4 of each) for £19.98 *SAVING 50% WW Gardening Magazine Editor Geoff Palmer’s Tip ‘Helianthemum dislike wet ground, particularly during winter, so improve…

Create a beautiful green carpet beneath trees and shrubs Gardening pros use green plants as the ‘bones’ to define the structure of the garden and as a foil for spring and summer flowers. Sound advice is to make one-third of your border evergreen plants, so that the garden retains its shape in winter, and especially if it’s a formal geometric layout with neatly pruned plants echoing the hard landscaping. The signature of many classic English gardens is to use a pair of tightly clipped spheres of box flanking a set of steps, a doorway or a path. It’s a look that also fits with a contemporary-style garden and you can buy easy-care box plants, which are trained as pyramids, spirals and even cubes, to fit your design. Simply trim the…

Your immune system is like an ever-present army. But it has to be nurtured and nourished in order to spring into action. ‘Yours may already be strong if you generally look after yourself,’ says immunologist Jane Falconer. ‘However, if you regularly succumb to colds and infections and find you’re slow to bounce back, you might need some extra help.’ Plan Ahead If your immune system is depleted – especially from treatments like chemotherapy – it could take around three months to rebuild it. ‘The innate immune system – the one you were born with – needs about 100 days to recover from a knock,’ says Jane. ‘This is the part that comes into play within hours of a virus entering your body. I liken it to an army of unskilled…

A New Read • Good Good Food by Sarah Raven (£7.99, from thebookpeople.co.uk) Full of sumptuous recipes centred around fruit and veg, this cookbook shows how delicious and satisfying healthy eating can be. Sarah Raven worked as a doctor at Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital and draws on her medical knowledge to explain the health and protective benefits of ingredients like kale, broccoli, red wine, blueberries, apples and seeds. Stress Buster •Eat an ice cream… Or boil a kettle. These can be very effective calming techniques if they are done mindfully, say Vidyamala Burch and Claire Irvin, authors of Mindfulness For Women (£13.99, Piatkus). The key is to pay full attention to your actions. Use all your senses to concentrate on every aspect of what you’re doing – for instance,…