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Fashion

Fashion specifically for stylish older women

What we wore last week: Autumn/Winter Fashion

Minimalism – how to do easy fashion

Do you want to go eco in your wardrobe with a little help from us?

Very Rewarding Fashion – Flattering Clothes Designed Especially for “midsters”

Occasion Dressing: One Perfect Dress is All You Need for the Season

Winter Holiday Capsule Wardrobe: Packing Some Serious Style

So what does Mature Style look like?

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Recipes

Bobotie – add a little spice to your life

Butternut Squash Soup With Sage & Honey Recipe

Three mouthwatering recipes from Jamie Oliver

Paprika Pots

The Happy Pear

Ratatouille with goat’s cheese & herby crumble

Spicy chilli and coriander dressing

Seared Sesame Tuna

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Wellbeing

Let’s celebrate Earth Day with some Yoga Essentials

Higher brows, better health!

There’s science behind why you need to switch your scent in summer

Keeping your home safe

The Very Lazy Woman’s Guide to Keeping Fit and Healthy During Lockdown

Lifestyle Essentials: a few top products for our wellbeing

FIVE EXCELLENT PRODUCTS FOR LUSCIOUS LIPS

Self Isolating: How to Stay Occupied and Stave off Boredom

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Beauty and lifestyle essentials

Grace’s Best Buys and Free Things to Make You Smile

Top Products: Useful Gifts for Father’s Day and yourself!

Seriously exciting stuff: new A/W Collection at Marks and Spencer

Would you like to see some innovative Bedding ideas?

Top Products for June: Just a few things that A&G can recommend

Beauty Pie – A Genius Idea For Every Beauty Addict

Lifestyle Essentials: a few new products that we think are fab

Meet Lulu O’Connor, founder of Clothes Doctor

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Reviews

A Recipe for History: Just Causes by Georgia Piggott

Two murder mysteries to keep you in suspense reviewed by Janet Gordon

From Crime Thrills to Kosher Delights: a book review dual feature

How many camels are there in Holland? Phyllida Law

Best TV for December – dramas, box sets, films and documentaries

Secrets of the Lighthouse: Santa Montefiore

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

The Crown will fill the Royal gap left by Victoria

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Stories

Why visiting an Antiques centre is one of my favourite pastimes

A Mother’s Love is automatic or is it?

Plastic. Are We Recycling Legally And Morally?

A Recipe for History: Just Causes by Georgia Piggott

New Name, New Logo, Same CountryWives – Annabel and Grace

The mystery of the missing 55 minutes

Zeynep reminisces about her home country, Turkey

Am I in prison or what?

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Books

Lara – The Untold Story and Inspiration for Dr Zhivago

Book review: It’s Never Too Late To Look Great! by Maggie Cox

Book Reviews: The CountryWives Ten Best Books of 2018

Two books with royal connections and plenty of romance

This month’s book reviews – Royalty, Politicians and Whips!

Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver

Book review: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

Travel

Much as I love the bling of Marbella…

BackPacking Granny is on an Island-Hopping Greek Holiday

Onwards to Dubrovnik

Two sides to every story (and facelift!)

The Late Late Snow

Round Britain with Baa: Arran

Oh we Do Like to be Beside the Seaside!

Round Britain with Baa: Curtain up in West Cumbria

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TV & Cinema

New Blood

Best TV for June: Dramas, Documentaries, Comedy & Films

Elle – the film everyone is talking about

Fury

The Crown will fill the Royal gap left by Victoria

Best TV for the Autumn: it’s time to hunker down & enjoy some terrific TV

Please support your Local Independent Cinema!

Locke

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