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It’s time to grab a spade, or perhaps a fork, and get planting. Autumn is widely viewed as THE best time for planting, but provided you get going fairly early in the year, then trees, shrubs, climbers or herbaceous plants will all have a decent amount of time to get established before the weather gets hotter and drier. If you have noticed that your garden has lacked colour, shape or perhaps perfume over the last few years then take a look at the spaces that need filling and go on a shopping trip. Start by clearing the soil properly by digging or forking it over and removing pernicious weeds or debris. Next, measure the space you have to offer, as it is important that the plant you choose will not outgrow its new home too quickly. It is worth jotting down the approximate measurements of the gaps you have to fill and at the same time making a note of how sunny or shaded the spot is. It is amazing what you find you have forgotten by the time you are in the garden centre. If you feel the need for a bit of springtime colour from shrubs you plant, then there should be a good selection to choose from right now – perhaps a flowering currant with flower trusses in red or pink, each up to 10cm (4in) long, a star
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Sometimes we just can’t face a whole novel or autobiography. With these books, you can dip in and out whenever you have a spare five minutes. Back to Nature: How to Love Life and Save It – Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin Whether you’re an avid nature lover and wondering how to stop the catastrophic decline in biodiversity, or you’re feeling disconnected from the wild and want to reap the benefits of it once again, this is a great book to help you. There are lots of interesting titbits to digest over a coffee (ever wondered how trees communicate?) and plenty of ideas for how to take action. Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You – Adam Kay Adam Kay brings us a series of essays and musings from a range of household names, from Malala Yousafzai to Dame Julie Walters and Johnny Vegas. Each tale is about how the NHS has stepped in to help the writer. There’s a story of a suspected heart attack that turned out to be trapped wind, several about household accidents (often involving kitchen knives) and plenty of sentimental stories to boot. Plus, all profits go to charity. Encounters: A Photographic Journey – Levison Wood Award-winning reportage photographer Levison Wood has travelled to more than 100 countries over the last ten years. Encounters brings together 140 of his images, along with text about each one. You’ll meet a young shepherd girl in Ethiopia, resourceful teenagers in the Congo, stranded nomads, fishermen in Yemen and families surviving in war-torn regions. The Repair Shop: Tales from the Workshop of Dreams If you love the TV series about expert craftspeople restoring much loved family heirlooms, you won’t want to miss the accompanying book. It goes into more detail about some of the most interesting items shown in the series, from a rusty miner’s helmet to a circus performer’s dress. It’s the book version of a mug of tea and hot buttered crumpet. Toksvig’s Almanac 2021 – Sandi Toksvig Fancy ‘An Eclectic Meander Through the Historical Year’? The main focus is on women that have been all but forgotten. There’s Begum Samru – an Indian dancer who led an army of mercenaries, Ida B. Wells – an activist and suffragist who co-founded the largest civil rights organisation in the United States, and Annette Kellerman, whose stunts including diving from 60 feet into a pool of crocodiles. There are also poems, trivia and other fascinating snippets. Sapiens: A Graphic Novel – Yuval Noah Harari et al. The original Sapiens is fascinating, but there’s an awful lot of information to take in. If you’re interested in the origin of humans, but want something a little easier to digest, try this instead. It’s the first volume in a graphic-novel adaptation of the global bestseller. Full-colour illustrations and straightforward text take the reader on a journey from the very birth of humankind. It’s absorbing, suitable for older children as well as adults and has a good spattering of humour throughout.
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Ensure your bedroom has all the ingredients for a great night’s sleep. Lack of sleep affects our physical and mental health, and as many as one in three of us suffer from poor sleep. So, make your bedroom sleep-friendly: dark, quiet, tidy and comfortably warm. Start with the mattress First, decide whether you would prefer a sprung or non-sprung mattress. Sprung mattresses are filled with lots of springs and the best are individually ‘pocket’ sprung to adjust to the body and eliminate ‘roll-together’. An option is a sprung mattress ‘zoned’ across the middle to give extra support for heavier hips and shoulders, or made ‘half and half’, to provide different tensions on each side
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Sprung mattresses can be filled with a variety of materials and tufted construction is generally considered better than quilting. In cheaper mattresses, fillings usually come in compact pads, while in better quality mattresses there will be layers of loose fillings in greater volumes. Look for a highquality mattress cover with hand stitching on the sides and sturdy handles to help with turning. Non-traditionalists might consider a nonsprung mattress where the choice of
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Check Your Oil Tank Have you checked your oil tank lately? The Great British climate puts a number of pressures on heating oil tanks in your garden, and it is good practice to carry out a thorough check of your oil tank every 6 months. Many homeowners may not be aware that they are responsible for the condition of their tank. Pay particular care to warning signs of wear and tear that include: • • • • • •
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Oil tank leaks can be costly to the environment, and to homeowner’s pockets. It is far better to maintain your tank’s condition than deal with the outcome of a damaged tank. Also, a well-maintained tank will keep a heating system running with fewer breakdowns, as water in the oil line is a major
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Serves 8 Ready in 1 hour 30 mins, plus cooling INGREDIENTS • 175g unsalted butter, softened • 175g caster sugar • 175g self-raising flour • 3 medium eggs • Grated zest and juice from 1 small orange, plus extra zest to decorate • 75g ground almonds • 125g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped • Icing sugar, to dust TIP If the top of the cake starts to overbrown before the end of the cooking time, cover loosely with a piece of foil.
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Get the kettle on and enjoy a slice of this delicious fruity loaf cake. 1. Preheat the oven to 170C / fan 150C / gas mark 3. Grease a 900g (2lb) loaf tin and line the base and two long sides with baking paper. 2. Place the butter, sugar, flour, eggs and the orange rind and juice in a bowl. Beat with an electric whisk until thoroughly combined. Toss together the ground almonds and apricots and fold into the mixture. 3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and gently level the surface. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour 10 minutes until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Serve dusted with icing sugar and decorated with the extra orange zest.
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March is the start of the so-called ‘hungry gap’ where the season for many crops has finished but the new season is yet to begin. There is produce available though, and it’ll help your eco-credentials if you can incorporate some locally grown food into your cooking. Savoy Cabbage
Heavily textured and crinkled, the inner leaves are tender and crisp. Considered the most versatile of cabbages, it can be used raw in slaws and salads or cooked in stews and stir fries.
Wild Garlic
This bulbous perennial pervades woodland in spring and is immediately identifiable by its pungent smell. Its leaves can be used in place of spinach or made into a pesto.
Rhubarb
Commonly used as a fruit, rhubarb is actually a very sour-tasting vegetable. Indeed it was rarely eaten until sugar was widely available in the UK, when it became popular in pies, puddings, jams and chutneys. In March, forced rhubarb (which is grown in the dark) is available and this is typically much less sour.
Blood Oranges
Grown overseas, blood oranges have a very short season in late winter. They can be used in any recipe in place of regular oranges but will give a darker colour and a sharper taste. Excellent in cocktails!
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I was wondering what to write about this I was wondering what to write about this month, then my daughter was off school sick month, then my daughter was off school sick on Monday and my son was sent home today. on Monday and my son was sent home today. Working around kids is rarely easy. I’d like to Working around kids is rarely easy. I’d like to say I’m an expert after lockdown, but I’d be say I’m an expert after lockdown, but I’d be lying. Nevertheless, here are my top tips (and lying. Nevertheless, here are my top tips (and those of friends, family and good old Google) those of friends, family and good old Google) for getting stuff done when you have children for getting stuff done when you have children at home. at home. First off, cut the guilt. If you need to let First off, cut the guilt. If you need to let them have screen-time for a few hours or them have screen-time for a few hours or eat half a packet of choc biscuits, it’s OK. eat half a packet of choc biscuits, it’s OK. As I type this, my son is watching a gamer As I type this, my son is watching a gamer (who has a toe-curlingly annoying screechy (who has a toe-curlingly annoying screechy voice) on YouTube, while simultaneously voice) on YouTube, while simultaneously playing Minecraft on his tablet. I am in playing Minecraft on his tablet. I am in another room trying to block out his cries of another room trying to block out his cries of ‘OMGEEEEEEEEE you guyyyyys!!!’ ‘OMGEEEEEEEEE you guyyyyys!!!’ Share the load. If you have a partner, discuss Share the load. If you have a partner, discuss how you’re going to split childcare. If one of how you’re going to split childcare. If one of you really can’t take responsibility during the you really can’t take responsibility during the day, make sure they take over the cooking, day, make sure they take over the cooking, bedtime routine and so on in the evening, so bedtime routine and so on in the evening, so the other person can catch up with work. the other person can catch up with work. Focus on quality, not quantity. Try to carve Focus on quality, not quantity. Try to carve out portions of your day when you can give out portions of your day when you can give your child undivided attention. You’ll likely your child undivided attention. You’ll likely be rewarded with at least an hour or so of be rewarded with at least an hour or so of peace to work in afterwards, which is usually peace to work in afterwards, which is usually worth more than three hours of constantly worth more than three hours of constantly interrupted work. interrupted work. Set up activities that your child can do alone. Set up activities that your child can do alone.
That could mean anything from stickers, That could mean anything from stickers, colouring books and craft sets to a secondcolouring books and craft sets to a secondhand Lego kit. Ideally, go for activities that hand Lego kit. Ideally, go for activities that don’t create too much mess so you’re not don’t create too much mess so you’re not storing up stress for later. For future sick days, storing up stress for later. For future sick days, you might want to organise an emergency kit you might want to organise an emergency kit of activities. I have never been that organised, of activities. I have never been that organised, but a friend swears by it. but a friend swears by it. Prioritise. Take a look at your to-do list and Prioritise. Take a look at your to-do list and prioritise the most important tasks for when prioritise the most important tasks for when your child is occupied. Are there meetings your child is occupied. Are there meetings you can move? Are there deadlines you can you can move? Are there deadlines you can extend? You may also want to create an email extend? You may also want to create an email auto-responder, to explain that you’re working auto-responder, to explain that you’re working around children. around children. Prepare snacks. Depending on your child’s Prepare snacks. Depending on your child’s age, it could be worth preparing a few snacks age, it could be worth preparing a few snacks for your child to help themselves to. for your child to help themselves to. Do what works for you. Some people love Do what works for you. Some people love schedules; others loathe them. Parents of schedules; others loathe them. Parents of young children might need to work in the same young children might need to work in the same room as them; others may feel able to decamp room as them; others may feel able to decamp to the garage. to the garage. Don’t be a martyr. In other words, know when Don’t be a martyr. In other words, know when to walk away from work. Whether you’re to walk away from work. Whether you’re handcrafting gift baskets to sell on Etsy or handcrafting gift baskets to sell on Etsy or trying to answer a gazillion emails, don’t trying to answer a gazillion emails, don’t be afraid to admit defeat, especially if your be afraid to admit defeat, especially if your child is actually ill and really does need your child is actually ill and really does need your attention. Most clients/co-workers/employers attention. Most clients/co-workers/employers will understand. If they don’t, they’re not worth will understand. If they don’t, they’re not worth trying to keep happy. trying to keep happy.
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