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In this issue... Food & drink recipes.......................... 4 Coffee break puzzles.......................... 6
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Book club........................................10 Top 10 autumn tips to prepare your garden for winter.......................14 Find more balance in your life.............16 What’s on TV................................... 20 Time to hibernate............................. 22
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Food & Drink
Cajun Chicken Pasta Serves 6
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Ingredients
Method
• 1 tbsp olive oil • 400g chicken breasts chopped into large chunks • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped or grated • 2 tbsp Cajun style seasoning • 400g chopped tomatoes or passata • 1 chicken stock cube crumbled. • 500g penne or other tubed shaped pasta • 150ml double cream • 20g parmesan finely grated plus extra to serve. • ½ lemon juiced • Chopped parsley to serve (optional)
Step 1 Heat the olive oil in a large, shallow saucepan or a deep frying pan over a medium heat then add the chicken, season lightly and fry for 6-8 mins stirring occasionally until just golden all over (no need to worry about it being cooked through at this stage)
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Step 2 Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more then scatter over the Cajun style seasoning and stir so the chicken pieces are evenly coated, tip in the tomatoes, a quarter of a can of water and the stock cube, stir then bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Step 3 Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta for a minute less than the packet instructions. Stir in the cream into the chicken and continue to simmer gently. When the pasta is cooked drain well and stir into the chicken mixture. Finish cooking the pasta in the sauce over a low heat for 2 minutes, stir in the parmesan and lemon juice and cook for one more minute. Serve the pasta straight from the pan or tip into a large serving bowl, scatter with parsley if you like and extra parsley.
Retro Cocktails Blue Lagoon
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
Ingredients
• Few handfuls ice cubes and some crushed ice • 100ml Blue Curacao • 100ml Vodka • 1 lemon juiced • 1 orange juiced • 1 lime juiced • 8 Maraschino cherries • 1 tsp of the syrup • 200ml Soda Water
• 45ml Lemon Vodka • 15ml Triple Sec • 30ml Cranberry Juice • 10ml Lime Juice • Ice For the garnish: • Orange zest of a lime, wedge on the rim of the glass
Method
Method
Step 1 Put the ice cubes in a large jug. Pour over the Curacao, vodka, fruit juices and 1 tsp syrup from the cherries. Stir until the glass feels cold.
Step 1 Shake the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass
Step 2 Half fill glasses with crushed ice then strain in the cocktail. Step 3 Top up the glasses with the soda water and gently stir, then garnish with the Maraschino cherries.
Step 2 To make the garnish: Hold a 3cm round piece of orange zest about 10cm above your cosmo and carefully wave it over a lit match, bend the outer edge of the zest in towards the flame so that the orange oils are released then drop the zest into your drink.
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The rules for sudoku are simple. The 9×9 square must be filled in with numbers from 1-9 with no repeated numbers in each line, horizontally or vertically. To challenge you more, there are 3×3 squares marked out in the grid, and each of these squares can’t have any repeat numbers either.
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The benefits of visiting a Beautician There are many benefits of visiting a beauty salon. When thinking of this, many people think only of the well known services, such as hair removal and nail care, however there are many benefits offered at these boutiques that can add a unique experience to each of your visits. More and more people prefer to look and feel good. Ladies and gentlemen who are concerned about their appearance and health regularly visit professional beauty salons and hairdressers for new hairstyles or facial treatments. A visit to the salon can work wonders and may change your looks, thereby boosting your confidence.
Stress Relief Visiting a salon can be a good stress reliever. With the busy schedule that we all face, recreation is as important as managing your responsibilities and managing the workplace. A salon pampers you in every sense. No matter what treatment you have pedicures, a facial or even waxing, you will always get the pleasure of gentle heat and massage application on your skin.
Beautiful Complexion If you can’t get a radiant complexion using expensive creams and serums, it’s time for a facial. Facials can sometimes increase skin detoxification and help relieve stressed facial skin, reduce excess fluids and toxins around the face. There are many types of facial treatments available, such as acne facials to aromatherapy facials and everything in between - you are sure to find one that’s right for you.
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Hands and Nails Your nails are another area that adds beauty to your appearance. A simple manicure and pedicure can make a difference. Hand and foot grooming is an easy way to improve your confidence and beautiful hands never go out of style.
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Book club There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book.
The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman
A Thimble for Christmas
The Exchange John Grisham
Dilly Court Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang spring into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally ran out. Who will be the last to die?
She ran along the snow-covered cobbles, gripping her sewing box, fate in her hands. Living hand to mouth ever since her mother’s tragic death. Amelia sells the last of her treasured possessions to avoid being cast out of her home onto London’s Streets. Her estranged Grandfather unexpectedly bequeaths a small, struggling factory making mourning dresses and Amelia dares to dream. Drawing sketches by candlelight, she longs to sew elegant gowns from fine silks and beautiful ribbons for the rich. As the cold winter wind begins to bite, Amelia’s future hangs by a thread. Can she keep her hopes alive?
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Mitch McDeer has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago he stole $10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now with his enemies jailed or dead he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world. When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits, he’s soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering and a ransom of $100 million must be paid within 10 days. But this isn’t a random kidnapping it’s personal. No one, not even Mitch’s wife in New York is safe.
Loyalty
Sharpe’s Command
The Secret
Martina Cole
Bernard Cornwell
Lee Child
If you want to survive in this world, there’s one thing you should value above all else Loyalty.
New York times best selling author returns with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.
Dara Tailor has had to grow up fast. With a mother addicted to cocaine, Dara must look after her seven younger siblings until social services split them up forever.
Outsider, Hero, Rogue. If any man can do the impossible it’s Sharpe. And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he’s sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish Countryside, far behind enemy lines.
Chicago 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed. They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window, a fall which generates some unexpected attention.
Grace Perry has lived a sheltered life. Until her widowered mother is attacked and left for dead and Grace is taken into care. At Holly Brookes Children’s Home, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond of loyalty but when their loyalty is tested, can they rely on each other to do the right thing?
For the quiet, remote village sitting high above the Almaraz Bridge is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet the British are lost. Only Sharpe’s small group of men with their cunning and courage to rely onstand in their way. But they’re rapidly outnumbered and time is running out.
The attention comes from The Secretary of Defence who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher recently demoted from Major is assigned as the Army’s representative. If he gets a result great, if not he’s a convenient fall guy. Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren’t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a coldblooded killer and uncover a secret that stretched back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.
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Top 10 autumn tips to prepare your Autumn is your opportunity to get rid of dead vegetation left over from the summer, tidy your borders, clear out your gutters, and more. This season is all about picking up and packing down before the arrival of winter. Here are our top ten tips to make the most of your autumn garden.
Scrub off shade paint
Tidy up borders
As the nights draw in, make the most of the available light by scrubbing shade paint from your greenhouse windows. This lets more of the sun’s rays through the glass, helping winter temperatures to climb that little bit higher, saving you money on heating.
To ensure a vibrant display next spring, dig up annuals and plant your beds with pansies, bellis daisies and wallflowers. Cut back faded perennials to 5 cm above ground level, but don’t be too tidy – attractive seed heads are great for insects, look wonderful covered in autumn dew, and provide handsome winter silhouettes.
A bucket of hot water and some elbow grease is all it takes to bring the glass up sparkling clean. Now’s a good time to check and replace damaged panes, and clear your greenhouse gutters too.
Once your borders are clean and tidy, spread a thick layer of compost, bark chips or well–rotted manure. Don’t worry about digging it in – let the worms do the hard work for you.
Lawn Care Autumn clean Before overwintering tender plants, remove everything from your greenhouse, sweep out plant debris, and disinfect all paths and staging, including the inside of the glass. A hot solution of garden disinfectant or Jeyes Fluid will help to prevent pests and fungal infection. Ventilate your greenhouse over the next couple of days to dry it thoroughly. Also clean pots and seed trays in preparation for spring sowing and planting. 14
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Remove thatch and moss using a spring-tined rake and add it to the compost heap. If you have large amounts of moss, you may want to use a moss killer on your lawn first. Brush in a sandy top dressing afterwards, followed by an application of autumn lawn feed to prepare your lawn for the cold winter months. Improve drainage and aeration around paths and play areas by making deep holes with the prongs of a garden fork at 10 cm intervals. Autumn is a great time to lay new turf too, giving it plenty of time to establish before next summer.
garden for winter Make leaf mould
Lift tender species
Leaf mould adds structure and organic matter to your soil and is a great way to recycle fallen leaves. Choose a sheltered spot that won’t spoil the view of your garden and using wire mesh and wooden stakes, make a large bin. Fill with leaves, sprinkle with water and leave.
Do lift tender species like begonias, dahlias, and cannas before the first frosts threaten. Cut back the stems and gently lift the tubers/rhizomes from the ground. Clean the soil from them and store in trays of dry compost or sand, with just the top of crown visible.
Once the leaves reach a crumbly texture, spread as a mulch throughout your borders. Oak, alder, beech, and hornbeam rot fairly quickly while sycamore, walnut, horse chestnut, and sweet chestnut may take a little longer. Shredding the leaves first will help to speed things up, but in general the process takes about two years.
Put the trays in a cool, frost free place over the winter ready for replanting when spring arrives and all risk of frost has passed. In very mild areas it may be possible to protect tender species without lifting them, instead covering the crowns with a thick blanket of mulch.
Clear out compost bins The autumn clear up of borders and vegetable plots always generates a lot of plant material for your compost heap. Now is the ideal time to clear out last year’s compost and use it around the garden, making room for this year’s waste. If your compost isn’t quite ready, turn it to improve decomposition, and create a new heap next to it for fresh organic matter. You can never have too much compost.
Plant evergreens Evergreens provide structure and interest during the drab months of winter. Warm soil and cooler air temperatures make autumn the perfect time to fill gaps in your borders with evergreens like sarcococca and daphne which provide glossy, green leaves and beautifully fragrant flowers even in the depths of winter. For an elegant larger shrub, try spring flowering camellias, or fatsia for its large architectural foliage. Alternatively, box or yew are ideal choices for topiary enthusiasts, while Lonicera nitida, bay, and holly make wonderful formal shapes or excellent evergreen hedges.
Net ponds Decomposing leaves turn your pond water foul and block filters on pumps. Save time and effort later, by catching falling leaves before they hit your pond. Spread a fine meshed net across the pond and pin it down with bricks. Remove any leaves that fall onto it and add them to your leaf mould bin or compost heap.
Maintain garden equipment Before you store your lawn mower at the back of the shed for the winter, it’s well worth sending it for a service to ensure that it’s in perfect condition when you need it next spring. Shears and secateurs need sharpening – do this yourself or send them away if you prefer – while spades, forks, and other tools benefit from a good wash. Dry everything thoroughly and oil metal parts to prevent rust. Wooden handles can be cleaned and protected with linseed oil – but do dispose of rags carefully as linseed can combust as it dries. Now your autumn garden is clean, tidy and ready for winter. Not only will the view from your house be so much more pleasant, but you’ll also have a head start when spring arrives and it’s time to get growing again. www.locallifemagazine.co.uk
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Find more balance in your life In turbulent times many of us harness ways to feel grounded to calm anxiety and sooth stress, so it’s not surprising that alternative therapies like crystal healing have come to the fore.
Benefits: The proposed healing benefits of crystals predominantly surround areas of mental well being; including feelings of tranquility, positivity and focus, as well as enhanced immunity and pain relief. Individual crystals are also known to have their own special energies that align to different areas of your life, with their shape and colour as well as their type affecting their influence. • • • • • • • •
Crystal healing is an ancient therapy that utilises the natural power of crystals and gemstones to improve health and wellbeing. Crystal healing is holistic, meaning that the treatment restores health and balance at all levels, emotional, physical and spiritual.
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The concept of using crystals to heal has been around for centuries. But with celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Adele speaking publicly about their belief in the practice, there has been a mainstream resurgence in recent years. Adele has been particularly open about her battle with stage fright and has frequently spoken about the use of crystals to calm her nerves. In your session you will be fully clothed and laying on the bed. The therapist will check the flow of each of the seven main chakras and bring them back to balance. A combination of appropriate healing crystals are chosen and placed on the chakras and bring balance back to mind, body and spirit. The treatment is suitable for everyone. Perfect for those needing a less invasive treatment to bring help during difficult times, ease stress and anxiety or physical healing for the body. 16
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What’s on TV Who is Erin Carter? Netflix Erin Carter, a British expat school teacher, living in Barcelona with a mysterious past. Five years after leaving England with her daughter Harper, Erin is working as a substitute teacher at an exclusive Barcelona International School where Harper is a student. After Erin gallantly takes down gun wielding robbers at a supermarket, people start asking questions. As she tries to avoid attracting attention amidst police questioning and press for her heroic actions, Erin intends on keeping herself hidden from the spotlight but proves difficult. As more dangerous people come out of the woodwork, Erin’s lethal defence skills draw out questions she’s not prepared to answer.
Manifest Netflix Netflix announced earlier this year that the popular mystery Manifest will be returning for a super sized fourth and final season. If you haven’t yet seen the show everyone is talking about, now is the best time to catchup. When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. But in those few hours the world had aged five years and their friends, families, and colleagues after mourning their loss had given up hope and move on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realise they were meant for something greater than they ever thought possible
The Lincoln Lawyer Netflix Legal drama abounds in The Lincoln Lawyer focusing on lawyer Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia -Rulfo), Mickey is trying to bounce back from a surfing accident and drug addiction and his second chance comes amid tragedy – his friend’s murder. His friend left his legal practice to Mickey who now has a ton of new cases and as new lease on his career. As he works his old colleague’s cases, he tries to figure out who is behind the murder.
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Based in Quantico, Virginia, the Behavioural Analysis Unit is a subsection of the F.B.I. Called in by local Police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial and/or extremely violent nature where the perpetrator is unknown, The Behavioural Analysis Unit uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the suspect. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unknown subject and the victims using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case. Because of the nature of the work conducted. - the work being time consuming and psychologically demanding - its members are fiercely loyal to the Unit and to its other members.
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Also, his girlfriend Ashley has unaccountably disappeared. It’s a well realised if slightly familiar genre piece, elevated by the understated charisma of Jaden Michael’s lead performance.
Having received a mysterious invitation to try their luck at solving intricate puzzles and breaking out of a boobytrapped escape room to win $10,000, six perfect strangers find themselves in a large waiting room. Intrigued, the unsuspecting young contestants get to work only to discover that the extreme well thought out dangers lurking in the elaborately constructed chambers are real. Now there is no turning back and the thrill seekers are inside a deadly game of survival. Can the players find the scattered clues to prevent the inevitable?
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Time to Hibernate
The transition from the warmth of summer to the shorter days and Autumnal mists is not just an important time for us. Among the most endearing and vulnerable creatures seeking shelter and sustenance during this season are hedgehogs. This small, spiky gardeners’ friend plays a crucial role in maintaining garden ecosystems by keeping pests in check. We can do so much to support hedgehogs by helping make sure they can survive their upcoming hibernation. Hedgehogs are natural predators of a variety of insects, slugs and snails. By munching on these garden pests, they help maintain a balanced and healthy ecosystem without the need for harmful pesticides. This natural pest control not only benefits your garden but also supports the broader environment by reducing the use of chemical toxins. And they’re super cute! Autumn is a crucial time for hedgehogs because it marks the beginning of their hibernation period. Hedgehogs, unlike some animals that migrate or stay active throughout the winter, 22
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enter a state of torpor during the coldest months. They rely on the fat reserves they’ve built up in the preceding months to survive hibernation, which can last from October to March or even longer in some cases. Hedgehogs need to reach a healthy weight before entering hibernation to ensure their chances of surviving until Spring. If they are underweight, they may not make it through the winter. This is where you can make a real difference. Hedgehogs have specific dietary needs and its essential to offer them suitable food. Commercial hedgehog food or a mix of wet cat or dog food along with water is ideal. Avoid giving them bread and milk as these can be harmful to their digestive system. Designate a specific area in your garden for hedgehog feeding. You can use a shallow dish or tray for the food and a shallow bowl for water. Ensure that the feeding station is easily accessible for hedgehogs but protected from other animals like cats or foxes.
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