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On the cover

8 Health: 10 best

anti-ageing exercises

Coulson: ‘I feel better than ever at 58!’

worries of motherhood

daughter spring styles

bathroom into a spa

pasta favourites

cleaning tips & buys

Riveting reads

4 Hello & welcome!

15 It’s a funny old world:

Carole Matthews

36 Feature: Coping with hair loss

44Travel: The magic

of Marrakesh

47 5 reasons tovisit… Greenwich

49 Knitting: Easter blanket

to crochet, part 2

Life coach

28 Dr Melanie: Wouldyou spot a blood clot?

30 Health choices

35 Here to help

51 Save & prosper!

Last but not least

59Your week in the stars

60 Puzzles

63 Rosemary

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Annabel Bridgewater, Dorset

Look what I made

Here’s how I recycle plastic

bottles and spoons – I think

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Rosmarie Bigler, Switzerland

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Long-lasting memories

I’m recently home from Australia and New Zealand, celebrating my 70th birthday and golden wedding anniversary.

Not only was it an incredible double celebration, I also met up with friends I’d not seen for over 40 years.

Marie, in Australia, moved there when

we completed our nurse training She had three daughters, and I had three sons!

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In the garden THIS WEEK

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Tell us about your look…

I bought my poncho in Windsor while

on a day out I liked the bold chevron stripe, and navy and grey is such

a good colour combo I also like

a slightly boho vibe I’ve got a leather jacket on underneath (which I’ve had for ages) and my grey jeans came from Spain My faux-fur scarf is from a local independent store and my leather boots were a gift from my sister

I’ve got a small, black, across-body bag underneath

And the best bit of your body

I’m happy with all of it!

Eileen Doyle, 60

Tell us about your look…

I’m pretty much wearing Marc Cain from top to toe! My white coat is super soft, and I love the contrasting grey collar I have a blackfeathery sweater underneath, and mystretchy slim pants are an essential as they’re so comfy

My shoes are Kurt Geiger, and my totebag is LeSportsac

And the best bit

Colour gives me a lift,

whereas black can have

the opposite effect

I bought my coat in

Primark last year It’s

a real tomato red I’ve

also got a coat in bright

pink, and I alternate

between the two Both

my shirt and jeans are

Zara I love shopping

there My suede ankle

boots are M&S, my

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You wore it well

Ann Jackaman, 1978

I was 26 years old in this photo, taken in

Thailand I was wearing a long chiffon

embroidered blouse with large bell-bottom

trousers My glasses were massive but very

fashionable then How times have changed!

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Victoria Rowland, 45

Tell us about your look…

I love to mix prints and textures andexperiment with colour My coat is

by Helene Berman for Anthropologie

I like the bold leopard print – it actuallyworks with most things in my

wardrobe My black turtleneck sweater

is Zara (an essential item!), and myfloral print skirt is from & Other Stories

I’m wearing a mix of my three favouritehigh street stores I love a skirt wornwith boots – these are by Carvela

I bought my faux-fur bag in Rome

And the best bit of your body?

My green eyes

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best anti-ageing

10

These amazing yoga moves will

improve your posture, balance and

strength, while boosting your

immune system and sleep quality!

contortions – yoga is

for everybody!

‘There are hundreds

of postures to choose from,

so never feel that yoga isn’t

for you,’ says yoga expert

Sue Fuller ‘Even laying or

sitting with a straight spine

and breathing slowly is yoga.’

Sue has chosen 10 basic

moves which can be done at

home, which will help to:

Yoga also massages andstimulates the internal organs

to help your body eliminatetoxins and function better,including improving yourdigestion and balancinghormone secretions

The key to getting the mostout of your yoga practice is

to make sure you performachievable postures thatdon’t force or hurt the body

Lay on your back, with your knees bent, the soles of

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and push chest off floor Keep hips, legs and feet on floor Hold for five seconds, then relax so that you are lying face down.

Cobra

EXERCISES

Lay on your back and gently draw both knees in towards

your chest Lightly hold onto the backs of your thighs

or rest your arms lightly across your knees If it feels

comfortable, allow your body to rock gently from side

to side Remain here for 20 or more complete breaths.

Stand with a straight spine If your balance

is unsteady, stand with

a wall in front of you for support Make sure your weight is distributed evenly, then transfer all of your weight onto your left foot Place the sole of your right foot against either your left inner thigh or calf, with the toes pointing down.

Bring the palms of your hands together

in a prayer position

in front of your chest or above your head Or lightly rest your hands

on the wall in front of

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Repeat on other side.

Final Relaxation

Begin on all fours, with your hands under your shoulders

and your knees under your hips Inhale and lift your chest and

hips and curve your spine towards the ground, as you exhale

reverse the movement and round your spine towards the

ceiling, while drawing your tummy button towards the spine

Repeat for 10 or more complete breaths Keep your lower

back long and your neck in line with your spine

Cat

Lay on your back with your arms and legs extended.

When ready, draw your right knee in towards your

chest and hold for 10 or more complete breaths Repeat

on other side Work to relax with each out breath.

Stand with your feet

leg length apart, turn

your right foot out to

point to the right Lift

your arms level with

the shoulders, bend

your right knee so

that your knee remains

over your right ankle

and turn your head to

look to the right Stay

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complete breaths.

Repeat on other side.

Warrior

Spinal Twist Alternate Knee Squeezes

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From the Warrior posture(left), place your left forearmonto your left thigh, extendyour right arm straight upand then reach the rightarm towards the left sothat there’s a diagonal linefrom the right hand to theYPNO[ MVV[ /VSK MVY Ä]L VYmore complete breaths

Repeat on other side

Half-extended Side Angle

Sit on the floor, legs straight out in front of you Bend right knees, place right foot on outside of left thigh Bend left leg Turn your torso to the right and place right hand

on floor just behind bottom

Place left elbow on outside

of right knee Hold for five or more complete breaths Repeat on other side.

HEALTH

Lay on your back, with your arms alongside your body and your palms facing up Breathe slowly for 30 or more complete breaths, working to release tension with each exhalation

Listen to your body and do not rush to progress If you feel pain or discomfort, relax immediately

EVER AT 58! ’

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‘All that wisdom you’ve collected over the years enriches you’

‘I feel better than

be invisible If it’s about attracting the opposite sex, well, I don’t need to do that I can still feel like

a functioning human being without needing that.’

Her latest role sees her playing grandmother Penny Armstrong in ITV’s new six-part drama The Bay.

Set in the seaside town

of Morecambe, the story follows Dectective

Sergeant Lisa Armstrong

(played by Morven Christie)

as she tries to solve a missing persons investigation

Lindsey plays Lisa’s mother

Strong characters

‘While Lisa is busy working, Penny is helping run the home Her husband has died and she’s moved in with Lisa to look after her two grandchildren,’ says Lindsey

‘She’s caring and kind and always well-presented Part

of the brief is that she’s 58 and a grandmother, but she still has a new boyfriend, which is great It shows that women in their 50s are still interested in men and having

a life outside of the family

‘One of the nice things about the character is that

I get to smile a bit She’s not gloomy, which is a plus!’

Lindsey, who lives in north London with her husband, Harry, has specialised in playing troubled characters

Playing detective

in thriller

The Level

out of playing the

angst-ridden and the

downtrodden, but in

real life, Lindsey Coulson

couldn’t be more different

Cheerful and optimistic,

she has an infectious

enthusiasm for life and the

fact that she’s now reached

an age where she’s starting to

play grandmothers on screen

doesn’t faze her

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thinking I’m old I’m not

going to have that mindset,’

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when I catch

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that I think, ‘Oh!’ But why

would I want to get rid of my

lines? Etched on my face is

my life Sometimes I wish it

wasn’t etched on quite so

much, but I don’t want to

start the surgery route!

‘I feel healthy; most of

the time I’m bouncing

around as if I was

in my 30s, and I’m

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All that knowledge

and wisdom you’ve

collected over the years

enriches you It doesn’t

mean to say that life is

always wonderful and easy,

As she prepares to play a grandmother in ITV’s new

‘I’m a great believer in trying to live in the moment’

CELEBRITY

To her delight, Lindsey’s a

grandmother on and off screen

In her 30s, Lindsey before her big break in EastEnders

but jokes, ‘I’d love to do more comedy, but I’m obviously not on that list – I’m on the tortured list!’

Where it started

It all began with EastEnders,

where Lindsey played long-suffering Carol Jackson

Over the years, Carol had to deal with

a series of tragedies, including child-kidnapping, cancer and her son’s death

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be tempted back again

‘I don’t think there’s anything left that I haven’t explored with her,’ she explains ‘I don’t want to work at that pace any more and I’m enjoying meeting different people and seeing other places while working on other dramas

‘When my kids were small, EastEnders was great

– it was just up the roadfrom me, I had a fantastic time and I learnt huge amounts about myself and acting, but I just think there comes a time when there’s another stage.’

Lindsey’s recent parts have included a detective

in ITV crime thriller The Level and a police branch

commander in the Sky One drama Bulletproof, but

there’s one real-life new role that taken her completely by surprise – doting grandmother.The actress has twodaughters – Molly, 26, HUK.YHJL¶HUKseven months ago Molly OHKHJOPSKº([ÄYZ[0^HZlike, “Hang on a second,

I can’t be a grandmother!”’ she laughs ‘But now I think she is such a gift

‘I’m playing a grandmother

on screen, but I don’t think you can really understand what it’s like until you become one yourself After you’ve had children you think, ‘How can there possibly be anybody else that I can love?’ And then

after my grand-daughter was born I went,

“Oh my God,

I love her.”’Away from work and babysitting duties, Lindsey enjoys swimming, Pilates, cycling and walking her dogs – Yorkie, Archie, and German shepherd, Carlo

Loving life

She’s also recently started guided meditations via an app on her phone ‘I do

to live in the moment.’

As for the future, well, Lindsey has no great plans

or ambitions, other than

to carry on working and enjoying family life She says, smiling, ‘I don’t have anything on my bucket list, because I feel like I’m living a really great life.’

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My daughters are close – they’re one another’s best friends But the way I feel about that reflects how important it is to a mother’s life: quite simply, it’s the single thing I’m most proud

of in the world The pleasure

I get from their relationship with one another reflects how valuable it is to a mother

to have children who get

along; when things come apart, the fallout can be horrendous Not only do mothers agonise endlessly

on what they can do to bring estranged siblings, of any age, together, they’re also often thrown into the role of go-betweens – the last thing they want to be, though like all mothers they’ll do anything if it might help.

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Proud mum Jo with daughters Rosie, Elinor, Catriona and Miranda, and their dad, Gary

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children are all grown-up And, as Joanna Moorhead

explains, the concerns rarely change

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working too hard

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house, which is dangerous

Who I’ve met… Poet Paul Eccentric – one half of the comedy

performance poetry duo The Antipoet

What I’ve bought… Kilner jars and fairy lights to decorate

a farm-themed evening I’m planning

What I’ve seen…All 70 episodes ofGame of Thrones

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town, I didn’t see a sheep until I was 21’

It’s A Funny Old World

COLUMN

Mum’s the To celebrate Mother’s Day, we asked three sets of mothers and WORD

daughters to model spring’s fresh new styles

Lisa, 53

I’m a big fan of slim-leg jeans

and the bright top is a real

change from my usual look.

Top,£69,sizes 6-18, Mint

Velvet;jeans,£25.99,sizes

4-18,shoes,£19.99,both New

Look;necklace,£49,Ted Baker

Mary, 75

It’s been such a treat having my hair and make-up done, I feel very pampered! It’s been lovely taking part in the shoot with my daughter.

Dress,£110,sizes 6-20, Phase Eight;

shoes,£89,John Lewis & Partners;

bracelet,£55,Karen Millen;

rings,Mary’s own

Ann, 74

Doing this photo shoot together has been a fun experience I was nervous

at first but I soon eased into it!

Dress, £45, sizes 6-32, M&S; shoes, £69,

Carvela at Kurt Geiger; necklace, £69,

Hobbs; watch, £65, Cath Kidston at

watches2U.com; ring on right hand, £6.99

for set, H&M; ring on left hand, Ann’s own

Tanya, 51

I wouldn’t normally tuck a top into

a skirt, I’ve enjoyed seeing how you

can style things in different ways.

Jumper, £15, sizes 6-22, Next;

skirt,£69, sizes 8-18, Phase Eight;

shoes,£45, M&S; bracelet, £39.99,

Dress, £85, sizes 8-16, Great Plains;

belt, £8.99, shoes, £22.99, bangles,

£6.99, all New Look; ring, £8.99 for

set, H&M; earrings, £29, Ania Haie

Barbara, 80

Orange isn’t a colour I’ve really worn before, it’s been refreshing to try something new

Jacket, £75, sizes 8-22, Monsoon;

cashmere jumper, £75, sizes 6-24, M&S; culottes, £59, sizes 8-18, Phase

Eight; trainers, £55, Superga at White

Stuff; earrings, £25, Ania Haie; ring on right hand, £3.99, New Look; ring on left hand, Barbara’s own

INTO A SPA

Turn your bathroom

recuperate from the daily stresses that life throws at us A spa getaway can be

a welcome tonic for the mind and body, but if you don’t have the time or the money, you can get

some R&R from the comfort of your own home Taking

inspiration from the best treatments, we help transform

your bathroom into the ultimate health spa haven.

Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to pamper yourself,

here’s how to create your very own sanctuary

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SET THE TONE Spas are synonymous with

relaxation and that’s for the most part due to the carefully crafted ambience A treatment is often

accompanied with soft, instrumental music so why not create a

soundtrack to your spa day? You can find ready-made spa playlists

on the app Spotify Choose a room to hole up in, based on what

best suits your needs – the bathroom is great if you want to soak

away stress, and is easy to clean The bedroom, however, means

you can lie back with a face mask and light a few candles

Finally, keep a drink close at hand, whether that’s water

to rehydrate, a cup of herbal tea or even a glass of fizz –

hey, you are at ‘the spa’!

Candles make for a soft-focus,

soothing lighting scheme – much

more appealing than an overhead

LED light bulb! They also imbue the

room with a pleasant aroma, so

choose a scent that best reflects

your needs Lavender can help

you sleep and soothe frayed

nerves, while citrus notes are

great for energy Ragdale Hall

Sleep Candle, £9.50, M&S,

and Sanctuary Pink

Grapefruit Candle, £12.50,

are among our favourites

An Indian head massage is one

of the most relaxing treatments you can have, and while it’s notthe same practising it

on yourself, there are still many benefits

Why not pop on a nourishing treatment to pamper your hair, then spend a few minutes massaging the scalp with your fingertips It will help to ease tense muscles and boost the

scalp’s natural oils Lee

Stafford Choco Locks Butter Cream Treatment sachet, £1.79, is our pick

Nothing helps you relaxlike a soak in the tub

Boost your bath by adding

two cups of Westlab

Reviving Epsom Salt, £5.99, westlabsalts.co.uk, to thewater A 20-minute soak will helpbanish bloating, soothe aches anddraw toxins from your body For afragrant soak, add one or two capfuls

of Radox Soothing Rose Bath Oil,

£3.99, under running water Thefloral scent calms the senses, whilethe natural oils will soften your skin

LIGHT A CANDLE

GIVE YOURSELF A HEAD MASSAGE

SOAK AWAY STRESS

A top-to-toe body polishfeels incredibly satisfying and is visually rewarding as well Skin looks smoother and more radiant instantly

Champneys Heavenly Days Relaxing Warming Scrub, £8.50, has the added benefit of heating up

on contact with the skin for a truly cocooning and calming sensation Before you get into the bath or shower, massage over your skin, starting at your feet and working upwards towards the heart, in gentle, circular motions Rinse it off and your body will feel so much softer

You can’t beat a manicure for feel-good gratification

✿Remove nail polish, then file your nails into your desired shape An oval with gently rounded corners is flattering

✿Apply basecoat Jessica

Reward Basecoat, £11.95, John Lewis & Partners, has ingredients to strengthen nails

✿Paint two thin coats of colour, leaving a couple of minutes

between each layer We love

OPI Nail Lacquer in Rice Rice Baby, £13.50, John Lewis & Partners

✿Apply topcoat to seal

in colour, taking it overthe edge of each nail

Lie back and let a sumptuous face mask do its work Once you’ve cleansed

and exfoliated your face, apply your mask If it’s a cream one, spread a thin

layer over your face You can even apply more than one if you’ve different skin

concerns on various areas of your face L’Oréal Paris Pure Clay Purity Mask,

£7.99, would work well on an oily T-zone, whereas Embryolisse

Hydra-Masque, £22, will hydrate dry, tight-feeling skin across the cheeks and

forehead Or apply a sheet mask With a week’s worth of serum, your skin

will drink up Garnier

Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask, £2.99,in no time

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WEAR A MASK

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20 NORTHAMPTONRoyal & Derngate

21 LONDON Palladium

23 SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion

24 EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre

26 CARDIFF St David’s Hall

27 OXFORD New Theatre

29 PLYMOUTH Pavilions

30 BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion

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02 NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall

03 IPSWICH Regent Theatre

05 CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange

06 GATESHEAD Sage

08 GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall

09 YORK Barbican

11 STOKE-ON-TRENT Victoria Hall

12 LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall

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Over-excited children, unwelcome visitors and hours

of work ahead – wasn't this supposed to be her day off?

really been dreading

Mother’s Day this

year, but never in her

wildest dreams had she

imagined that it would

be this bad.

‘Just run that past me

one more time?’ she asked

her husband, astounded

‘Janice’s parents want

to come for lunch on

Mother’s Day,’ said Ian

Penny frowned ‘Your

ex-wife’s parents want

to come round here?’

‘Yes Well, Janice is

their only child, so

‘Ah, well,’ Ian avoided her

eyes ‘That’s the problem…’

Penny sat down ‘Tell me.’

‘Well, Jamie and Tom

live with us and Janice is

their mother…’

‘Yes.’

‘So they’ll want to see

her on Mother’s Day.’

Jamie and Tom round

for lunch and she can’t

afford to take them out –

so, well, I said they could

come round here.’

‘Round here?! All of them?

I’ll be cooking for seven

people on Mother’s Day?’

‘No,’ Ian said

Penny smiled ‘Well, thank goodness.’

‘Nine.’

‘What?’Penny gasped

‘You’ll becooking fornine There’s

my parents,too Naturally,I’ll want to see

my mum on Mother’s Day.’

Penny tried her best to

be reasonable

‘I can understand us havingyour parents round But your

ex and her parents…?’

‘I know, love, I know But

Janice wants to be with herchildren and her mum It is

Mother’s Day after all!’

‘As far as Janice isconcerned, every day isMother’s Day!’ Penny cried

‘She’s always on the phone,

“Ian, I’m the mother of your children, my heating’s

broken, my front door’sjammed, my car won’t start

Ian, I haven’t got enoughmoney for the gas meter…”’

‘She’s never tried that one!’ Ian laughed

‘Not yet!’ Penny frowned

‘Do you remember metelling you that I wanted

to forget all about Mother’s

Day this year?’

‘And my brother asked

me last week if we can spendthe day together somewherenice and talk about anything but Mother’s Day.’

‘Oh ’

‘Mum’s death hit Frank

so hard Especially now he’s living on his own.’

‘I know ’ Ian frowned A

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distressed Frank often rang

Penny late at night

Penny sighed ‘Well, I

guess having all those people

to cook for won’t give me

time to dwell, will it?’

‘But what about Frank?’

Ian asked her

Suddenly, Penny smiled

‘I’ve got a plan!’

‘You’ve always got a plan!’

Ian cried ‘So… you’ll cook

dinner for everyone?’

‘Yes But I’ll have to

cut down on the work –

ready-to-roast potatoes,

pre-cooked Yorkshire

puddings and ready-made

prawn cocktail for starters!’

‘Brilliant! Oh, Penny,

you’re magic!’ Ian said,

hugging her

‘Hold onto that thought,’

she said ‘It’s my birthday

the day before.’

Ian smiled ‘You’ll have

a fantastic day I’ll wait on

you hand and foot.’

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But of course he didn’t On

that Saturday, Penny had to

buy in the food for the

Mother’s Day lunch, clean

the house for inspection by

the visitors and peel the veg

ready for the following day

‘We’ll celebrate your

birthday next weekend,’

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down that night ‘Janice is

having the boys and I’m

whisking you away to

Great Yarmouth!’

Great Yarmouth in March!

Penny would

have laughed

out loud, but

Ian was gazing

at her earnestly

‘I do

appreciate all

you’re doing,

you know,’ he said

‘Great You can get up at

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‘I will!’

‘Ian!’ she laughed ‘We

want to be able to eat it!’

‘Well, I’ll put the turkey

in You have a lie-in You’re a

step-mum, it’s your day, too.’

Penny reminded herself it

was her day, as she crawled into bed at quarter-past midnight, having

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a crash downstairs She sat bolt upright while Ian snored away

She tiptoed onto the landing Then she heard another crash Then giggles

‘Jamie?’ she cried, rushing downstairs ‘Tom?’

‘You have to go back to

bed! We’re making breakfast for you,’ Jamie whispered, running into the hall

‘What?’

‘It’s Mother’s Day And you’re just like our mummy.’

If they think I’m like Janice,

I might as well give up now!

Penny thought, walking into the kitchen Fortunately she knew what they really meant, and she was very touched And then she saw [OLZTHZOLKKPZOJVYUÅHRLZ

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‘Don’t, you’ll cut yourselves,’ she said as Jamie tried picking up the bits ‘Go back to bed I’ll clear it up.’

‘But your breakfast!’

‘It’s too early.’ She hugged them both ‘I’ll have it later

It’s a lovely idea, thank you.’

Penny got back to bed H[Ä]L[OPY[`1HTPLHUK;VT

woke her at six

‘We didn’t drop anything this time,’ said Jamie,

plonking a tray on her tummy and his ice-cold feet on her legs ‘Happy Mother’s Day!’

Penny drank her cold, sweet tea and munched her way through the huge bowl of over-sweetened JVYUÅHRLZ^OPSL0HU

somehow managed to sleep

on, despite Jamie and Tom wriggling between them

She left him sleeping and went downstairs to start making lunch

to see any of it Then, just as

she was dishing up, the doorbell rang

Ian went to answer it

‘It’s Frank,’ he announced

‘Oh, good!’

‘You invited him?’

‘Yes,’ Penny smiled ‘Far better here than sitting on his own, brooding.’

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Lunch went well Penny knew the grandparents

^V\SKILÄULI\[ZOL»Kexpected Janice to nit-pick She’d always made it clear she didn’t think Penny could

do anything right for her children But she just sat chatting away to Frank In fact, she couldn’t take her eyes off him

‘They seemed to hit it off,’ said Ian, as they left together.Penny smiled at him

Inviting Frank had been an inspiration – they were so well-suited Frank was just Janice’s type, tall, handsome and handy With any luck, the late night cries for help from Janice would cease, together with the lonely phone calls from Frank

‘Maybe, if things work out right, by next Mother’s Day, Janice will have moved into Frank’s big house and she’ll

be able to have all her family round there,’ she smiled

‘That was your big plan?!’ Ian cried

‘The romance, yes,’ Penny smiled ‘I hadn’t thought about Mother’s Day.’

‘But what will we do, then? Mother’s Day will be a bit ÅH[^P[OQ\Z[T`WHYLU[Z»

‘Maybe not?’ Penny grinned at him

‘What? Have you got another plan?’

She kissed him They’d got her birthday trip to Great Yarmouth to look forward

to – just the two of them It would undoubtedly be too cold, wet and windy to go out, so they could well spend all their time in bed Too right she had plans!

THE END

Elizabeth Dale, 2019

Penny smiled at him Inviting Frank had been

an inspiration

Add to your pasta repertoire with these

delicious recipes your family will love

Your new pasta

Pea and ham linguine

The flavours of pea and ham go together so well, and you can buy ready-prepared ham hock meat in most supermarkets.

Antipasti pasta salad

The perfect meal for warmer days, with all the hearty goodness!

SERVES: 2

✿175g (6oz) frozen petis pois, defrosted

✿ 150g (5oz) sugar snap peas, halved lengthways

✿ 250g (9oz) linguine (we like De Cecco)

✿ 1tbsp unsalted butter (important

as the ham hock

is salty)

✿ 180g packet ham hock meat

✿ 2tbsp crushed pistachios (optional)

For the béchamel sauce:

✿ 20g (½oz) butter

✿ 20g (½oz) flour

✿ 250ml (8fl oz) milk

✿Pinch ground nutmeg

✿60g (2oz) cheddar

1Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil Meanwhile, in a medium pan, gently warm the butter and flour until

it sticks together and becomes a roux paste At this stage, slowly add the milk and nutmeg while continuing to stir Watch out for lumps Add the cheese and keep stirring

on a gentle heat before turning heat down low

2Cook the peas and sugar snaps for 3 mins

in the boiling pasta waterthen remove and setaside Cook the linguine in the boiling pot for 10-12 minutes until al dente

Drain all but a tiny bit of the cooking water, put back on a high heat with the butter, season and stir for one minute so that the pasta is hot and coated in cooking liquor

3Pour on the warm béchamel sauce, add the ham hock and serve in whirls by twisting around

a large fork Throw on the peas, season and add the crushed pistachios on top for crunch

SERVES: 2

✿ 50g (1½oz) gluten-free pasta

(we used Garofalo)

✿ 2tbsp olive oil

✿ 8 mini mozzarella balls

✿ 100g (3½oz) SunBlush tomatoes

✿ 3tbsp black olives

✿ 75g (2½oz) grilled artichoke

hearts (from a jar), drained

and halved

✿ Large handful rocket

1Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 8-10 mins until tender

Drain well and run under a cold tap

Toss the pasta in 1tbsp olive oil and tip into a large bowl

2Add the mozzarella balls, tomatoes, black olives, artichokes and rocket into the bowl with thepasta and toss to combine Dividebetween two serving bowls anddrizzle with the remaining oil

FOOD EDITOR

JULES

PER SERVING:

1,113 cals; 43g fat; 21g sat fat;

Tested by us

So they work for you

COOKERY

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Crunchy sideways lasagne rolls

SERVES: 4 (MAKES 15 ROLLS)

✿ 1 onion

✿ 3 stalks of celery

✿ 1tbsp olive oil

✿ ½tsp dried chilli powder

✿ 1 tin plum tomatoes

✿ ¼tsp brown sugar

✿ 250g (9oz) fresh egg lasagne sheets, each sheet sliced in half lengthways.

✿ 1 egg, beaten

✿ 250g (9oz) ricotta

✿ 150g (5oz) packet grated mozzarella

✿ 50g (1½oz) basil leaves

You will also need:

✿ One small ovenproof dish, approx 20 x 16cm (8 x 6½in)

1Roughly chop the onion and celery, removing the woody ends Gently fry the veg in olive oil in a small deep pan until colouring, then season and add chilli powder Pour in the tomatoes and sugar, cover and allow

to simmer for 30 mins

2Meanwhile, slightly undercook the lasagne noodles in boiling, salted water to which a little olive oil has been added Two mins is more than enough for fresh pasta Drain the sheets, rinse with cold water and lay out flat on a damp towel for filling

3Mix the beaten egg and ricotta together Using a teaspoon, spread tomato sauce lengthways onto each sheet, leaving a clear pasta margin of 3mm around each sheet and

a clear ending of about 1cm at one end only Do the same with the ricotta mix

4Working from the covered end, roll the noodle up over the filling and place in your baking dish, upright Continue with the rest of the noodles, packing them together fairly tightly to help their seams stay closed

5Top the filled noodles with any extra leftover tomato sauce and

a sprinkling of the grated cheese and bake at 180C/Gas 4 for 20 to 30 mins, or until the sauce is bubbling and heated through Let sit for at least

5 mins before serving Decorate with

a few basil leaves

PER SERVING:

375 cals, 20g fat, 11g sat fat, 25g carbs 

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✿½ lemon, juice only

1Fill a saucepan with saltedwater and bring to the boil

Cook the orzo for 10 mins, givingthe occasional stir While theorzo is cooking, finely dice theonion and thinly slice the leeks

and chard Set aside a handful ofnice fine slices for garnish

Gently fry the vegetables in afrying pan with the butter untilthe onions start to colour, thenturn off the heat

2Bring a pan of salted boilingwater to the boil then turndown to simmer Break an egginto a cup with a drop of veg oil

at the bottom, then gently pour

it into the pan of boiling water Repeat and poach three more eggs one by one for 3-5 mins depending on preference Lift each one out with a slotted spoon

3Drain the orzo and stir it into the fried veg Serve with the sliced garnish, pine nuts, grated pecorino, a drizzle of lemon juice and a poached egg on top

PER SERVING:

692 cals; 29g fat; 10g sat fat;

70g carbs

Food Editor’s tip

The poached egg is optional A torn

mozzarella ball would also w ork nicely.

Orzo with rainbow veg and a poached egg

Orzo is a lovely little dried pasta that looks very similar to large grains of rice Wholegrain orzo

is healthier than brown rice, contains more protein and it cooks faster

✿1 medium-hot red chilli

✿1 packet fresh chorizo (we

like Tesco Finest Spanish

Bristol Cream sherry

✿4 large cloves of roughly

chopped garlic

✿1 small pot clams, approx

250g (9oz)

✿1tbsp unsalted butter

You will also need:

✿1 deep frying pan with

glass lid (essential)

1Bring a large pan of boiling

water to the boil (no salt)

Meanwhile, slice the citrus fruitsinto thin rounds, about 2mmthick, and deseed and slice halfthe chilli into thin rounds too

Slice the chorizo into thickerrounds, about 1-2cm thick In thefrying pan, gently fry the citrusrounds in the oil on both sidesuntil golden brown Set aside

2Meanwhile, cook theorecchiette in the boilingwater for 10-12 mins Fry thechorizo slices on both sides andset aside Fry the seafood for twomins and set aside Turn up thefrying pan heat to highest, addthe Bristol Cream, garlic, chilliand clams Cover tightly with thelid and cook for 8 mins beforeturning the heat off Check thatall the clams have opened andtoss any still closed

3Drain the pasta, add butterand 4tbsp of the clamcooking liquid Serve on asharing platter with the chorizo,seafood and citrus slices

SERVES: 2

✿200g (7oz) unsmoked bacon lardons

✿100g (3½oz) ricotta or soft cheese at room temperature

✿½tsp mild paprika

For the sauce:

✿1 bunch basil leaves

and scoop into a small saucepan

In a large frying pan, gently brownthe lardons, then set aside

2Using the same pan and baconoils, melt 1tbsp butter andgently fry the sage leaves untilstarting to crisp Set aside on a piece

of kitchen roll to dry

3Back in the same pan, toast thehazelnuts until starting to turngolden, set aside

4Turn the pan up to medium andfry the gnocchi in the remainingbutter and oils for 8-10 mins,

turning till all sides are crisping

up Meanwhile, gently heat thegreen sauce

5Serve the gnocchi in bowls withthe green sauce, lardons, nutsand sage Spoon over some ricottaand sprinkle on a little paprika

PER SERVING:

867 cals; 33g fat; 11g sat fat; 87g carbs

PER SERVING:

1,084 cals; 84g

fat; 23g sat fat;

54g carbs

Food Editor’s tip

Any gnocchi is fine if you can’t get hold of the spinach

variety Gnocchi cooks brilliantly fr om frozen.

Seafood, chorizo & chilli pasta

This Mediterranean-inspired meal is a fish stew and pasta dish in

one We’ve used orecchiette pasta, which mops up all the juices.

Dr Melanie Wynne- Jones

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✿ On a flight, do calf

exercises and get up and move around Wear properly fitting flight socks/stockings.

✿ Seek medical advice

about additional prevention measures if you have had a previous VTE, or have known risk factors.

Ways to reduce your risk

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although DVT and even PE

symptoms may be mild or

unnoticed PE can cause

sudden breathlessness, chest

pain (usually sharp, during

breathing) and bloodstained

sputum or even death

You may need blood tests,

a calf ultrasound scan and/or

venogram (X-ray using dye),

a chest-X-ray, heart tests

and/or lung scans

You’ll be prescribed

heparin injections, then

anti-coagulant tablets for at

least three months or even

life-long, depending on

the cause, plus advice on

prevention (see tips box)

Compression stockings

can reduce long-term

complications such as

leg swelling and ulcers

Recurrent PEs are

sometimes prevented with

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need tests and treatment

for the underlying cause

added sugar

Reduce foods that often have added sugar – biscuits, cakes, cereals, pasta sauces, ready meals and condiments

This will be good for your teeth and your waistline, too.

labels

High-sugar foods contain more than 22.4g of total sugar per 100g (low sugar

is less than 5g)

Glucose, sucrose, fructose and honey are all sugars.

3 Eat

carbs

Choose acting ones for energy and to keep hunger away – porridge,

longer-wholemeal cereals, breads, pasta and rice.

Q My sister is

waiting for tests to see if she needs chemotherapy for breast cancer

What are these tests?

ABreast cancer isn’t just one

disease, and treatment is increasingly personalised

Most women are offered surgery (usually lumpectomy) and, later, radiotherapy The cell types and invasiveness are assessed, including whether they contain receptors that are stimulated by hormones and/or the HER2 gene If so (although some cancers are

‘triple-negative’), the woman can be treated with drugs to suppress them (such

as tamoxifen, AI inhibitors, and Herceptin)

Cancers are also ‘staged’ according to size and whether they have spread (using

CT, MR and/or bone scans), while the Oncotype Dx test, detects genes that control cancer growth, to see how likely it is to come back

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on nuts

Or whole fruit/veg (just one daily natural fruit juice/smoothie) Limit alcohol (‘empty’ calories!) and

avoid sugary fizzy drinks, mixers, coffee and tea.

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10 x 4ft raised bed, as well

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