by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 11, 2021 | Tips & Tricks
TWO DADS DEVELOP A NON-THREATENING MASK When two dads from Surrey found themselves reassuring their children that masks should not be seen as frightening, and were being worn for safety, they both decided that there must be a better option than the opaque masks we...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 1, 2021 | Tips & Tricks
Old-fashioned service A company that cares During Lockdown, I became a reluctant online order user, and different companies delivered good, bad and indifferent produce – often bad – especially fruit and veg. I must be getting really old, because I can...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 12, 2020 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise, Tips & Tricks
The Cheating Chef When I was eight, I decided it was time I learnt to cook, I made meringues, and had an early lesson in how to disgust people with my cooking. Thinking that bright green coloured meringues were fun to make, it was disappointing that none of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 24, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
Christmas presents for the NHS This summer, we stood on our doorsteps and clapped to thank frontline workers, particularly NHS staff. However, clapping is all very well, but at Christmas it’s time to give something more tangible – and it is nice if this...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 13, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
Having a Scan More and more doctors are calling for scans to aid diagnosis. These are super-efficient, but the machinery can look frightening, especially for an MRI Scan, where you slide head-first into a tunnel. The tunnel is in the middle of the machine with the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 8, 2019 | Tips & Tricks
Take care – it’s dangerously cold! And what is almost as bad, a lot of cold weather in Britain comes with DAMP. This is not helpful for those with joint pain, as well as low immunity and other cancer-related problems. So you are NOT being a wimp if you do...
