When Helen Welsh looks back over her life, the ups and downs, triumphs and troubles, there is one seam of memories running through it all – the memorable meals she has shared, cooked and eaten.
The season for glitz, glamour and glitter may be over for another year, but that doesn’t mean we have to say goodbye to our favourite super-shine make-up.
It is a simple enough question but comedy genius Stanley Baxter’s polite inquiry of a vegetable stall-holder remains a classic from the Parliamo Glasgow phrasebook: “Izzat a marra on yer barra, Clara?”.
Central heating, cold weather, low light – and too much indulgence! – can lead to a skincare nightmare, but don’t send out an SOS just yet.
They influence every aspect of our lives, from money and measurements to phones and forecasts, but how much do you really know about the mathematical discoveries that have formed our world?
She might have been on the other side of the world but few Scots will have celebrated the bells more than Suzanne Graham as, only 12 months ago, doctors feared she might not see another New Year.
Now that the empty bottles have been recycled, the decorations stored, and the daily commute beckons, many of us will hope to step into 2020 with a positive outlook, new goals and aspirations.
The first question is always the same. “But what about bacon?”
For many of us, the start of a New Year provides the perfect opportunity to reassess our dreams and goals, to turn the page on a new chapter. And this year will be even more significant as, with the strike of midnight, we said goodbye to 2019 and hello to a new decade.
With long, dark nights and short, sunless days, winter can leave us all feeling a little low – but boosting your mood could be as simple as LED.
Climbing Everest is a feeling you just can’t imagine. Unless you have been there, standing on the rooftop of the world, it’s impossible to describe the euphoria that sweeps over you as you come within touching distance of the heavens.
