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Welcome to our July 2022 edition of the DNfourteen magazine - I hope it finds you all well - If you are looking to get out with the family please check our What’s On Page on page 9 for some great ideas. We have some interesting articles and features in this months edition ranging from a super recipe for Green Pea Fusilli With Grilled Artichokes - which I intend to cook for my family and friends this coming weekend. We have a great article that will be of interest to all you home makers and DIY enthusiasts that starts on page 4. We also have timely advice on what to do in the garden during July for all you green fingered gardeners. We have our usual pick of the best new books to read this month too. As usual we finish off with our regular column from Fiona Dwyer who shares her views on life with us. If you have not advertised before in the magazine and are considering it - please give me a call as we have some great new offers for new advertisers starting from the August edition. The magazine is full of local advertisers covering everything from Coal Suppliers and Chimney Sweeps to Cleaners and Glass Suppliers - So please use them and keep our local economy strong. Until next month please stay safe. Enjoy the warm weather. Jane Editor Please note that whilst we take care to be accurate, no liability will be accepted under any circumstances should any of the content of this magazine be incorrect. The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of the publisher. All rights reserved. Published by DNfourteen Magazine. Printed by DaltonSpire Ltd. 3 To contact please Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • Telephone: 01964 552 470 Welcome to DNfourteen Magazine 4 8 12 ●Fast, friendly, affordable service ●Family run business ●All aspects of Pest Control covered ●Big jobs, small jobs, one-offs ●Same day service available ●Annual contacts available however big or small ●Agricultural, Commercial, Domestic Pest Control Pest Control ●Fast, friendly, affordable service ●Family run business ●All aspects of Pest Control covered ●Big jobs, small jobs, one-offs ●Same day service available ●Annual contracts available however big or small ●Agricultural, Commercial, Domestic Pest Control Your Local Pest Controller C R N Contact us on: Chris mob: 07706484826 Landline: 01430 410240 Rob mob: 07809746509 Email: crnpestcontrol@gmail.com 14
House & Home 4 Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. How to plan and decorate your living room A good starting point is to think about how many people you need to fit in your living room on a regular basis. This will help you to choose the right living room furniture. to allow for optimum traffic flow. If you have a bit more space to play with, bring the furniture away from the walls to create a cosy sitting area. This works especially well in open-plan living spaces, helping to zone the relaxation area from the thoroughfares or dining, What should I put in my living room? A large family will need a sizeable sofa and a couple of armchairs at least to make sure everyone has somewhere comfortable to sit. If space is tight, beanbags and poufs are a smart way to sneak in extra seating, and can be stowed away easily at times when there are fewer people in the house. If you like to entertain in your living room, it’s a good idea to have a few lightweight side chairs that can be moved into more sociable arrangements when people come to visit. Small side tables or nesting tables are another handy addition, giving guests a place to perch their drinks. How do you set up living room furniture? This depends on the size of your living room and what the room is most commonly used for. Small living rooms may require you to place furniture against the walls to ensure there’s enough space for people to move about without sidling around chairs or banging their shins on the coffee table. Ideally you need at least 50cm between each piece of furniture
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6 House & Home Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. What’s the best way to light a living room? Living rooms are multifunctional spaces, so they need lighting for all the different tasks they need to perform. First, you’ll need a general light source – a ceiling pendant light, for example – that will light the room at darker times of day when the household are milling about. Wall lights and table lamps will give a softer glow when it’s time to relax. An adjustable reading lamp next to a comfy chair will allow readers to focus on their book without dazzling the rest of the room. A formal, parlour-style living room demands decorative lighting to impress, whether it’s a statement standard lamp or a designer chandelier. You might also consider adding accent lighting, such as a picture light to draw attention to a favourite work of art. It’s a good idea to have at least two electrical circuits for your living room lighting – one for the main light, and one for softer lighting – as well as dimmer switches so you can control the level of light to suit the time of day, task and mood. cooking and study areas. If the back of your sofa isn’t much to look at, hide it behind a low console table topped with decorative objects. A good rug can also help to zone a living space, making it feel more intimate. Place the front legs of sofas and chairs on the rug, leaving the back legs off, to give mismatched furniture a more unified feel. If your living room is your main TV room, it goes without saying that seating needs to be positioned to give a good view of the television, and that it isn’t so far away that viewers need to squint. Living rooms without a TV give you the freedom to choose a more aesthetically pleasing focal point, whether it’s a period fireplace, an ornate mirror or a statement coffee table. If you do have a TV but don’t want it on show when you’re not watching it, you can always hide it away behind the doors of an attractive TV cabinet. Living room storage ideas Good living room storage is almost as important as a good living room layout. Clutter can build up quickly in a space that’s used by the whole household every day, so it’s important that everything has its right place. A coffee table with drawers or a hidden shelf is perfect for keeping remote controls within reach but out of sight. Footstools that open up to reveal a secret storage compartment are another neat tidying trick, especially in small living rooms. Open shelving is great for books and ornaments, but it’s useful to have some kind of drawer or cupboard storage in your living room as well, where you can tuck away things like laptops and other items that you don’t want on display. Remember to leave plenty of room for any furniture with doors or drawers to open properly.
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8 Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. Recipe Serves 4 Total time - 5 minutes Ingredients 250g of Seggiano green pea fusilli 200g of frozen peas 380g of Seggiano roasted artichoke hearts, drained & quartered 30g of Lunaio lemon oil 80g of parmesan, finely grated plus extra to serve Pea shoots, to serve FOR THE PANGRITATA 30g of Lunaio lemon oil 15g of butter 80g of sourdough breadcrumbs (better if stale) 1 garlic clove, crushed Method Step 1 To make the pangritata, heat oil and butter in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat until it’s foaming. Step 2 Add the breadcrumbs and garlic and fry, stirring until golden and crisp. Season and set aside to cool completely. Step 3 Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions for al dente, adding the peas for the final 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain, reserving 250ml of the cooking water. Step 4 Return the pasta and peas to the pan and place over a low heat. Add the artichoke hearts, parmesan, lemon oil and pasta cooking water, season and toss to combine. Step 5 Divide the pasta between serving bowls, top with the pangritata, pea shoots and finely grated parmesan. Shopping If you can’t find the Seggiano roasted artichoke hearts and Seggiano green pea fusilli in your local supermarket they are available from Amazon. Green Pea Fusilli With Grilled Artichokes, Peas And Lemon Pangritata A delicious, quick and protein-rich pasta dish with green pea fusilli and Seggiano roasted artichokes, this is the perfect meal for an al fresco lunch or supper..
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10 Literature Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord Journalist and Vogue columnist Annie Lord’s first book is an unflinching and raw exploration of a relationship and its ending, taking in all the joy, pain and messiness of being in love. Notes on Heartbreak is a love story told in reverse, starting with a devastating break-up. As Lord deals with her broken heart, the book constantly revisits the past, from the moment she first fell in love, to the months that saw the slow erosion of a bond five years in the making. Readers feel her pain with her, join her as she begins to heal, and cringe or laugh in recognition of personal experiences as Lord charts her attempts to move on, from disastrous rebound sex to sending ill-advised nudes, stalking her ex’s new girlfriend on Instagram and the sharp indignity of being ghosted. Paper Cup by Karen Campbell Karen Campbell’s new novel follows a broken woman’s path back to the small Scottish town from which she once fled. Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the streets of Glasgow, when a rare moment of kindness and a lost engagement ring conspire to call her home. As Kelly vows to reunite the lost ring with its owner, she must return to the small town she fled so many years ago. On her journey to the south-west tip of Scotland, she encounters ancient pilgrim routes, hostile humans, hippies, book lovers and a friendly dog, as memories stir and the people she thought she’d left behind forever move closer with every step. Full of compassion and hope, Paper Cup is a novel about how easy it can be to fall through the cracks, and what it takes to turn around a life that has run off course. The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Cristabel Seagrave has always wanted her life to be a story, but there are no girls in the books in New books for July her dusty family library. For an unwanted orphan who grows into an unmarriable young woman, there is no place at all for her in a traditional English manor. But from the day a whale washes up on the beach at the Chilcombe Estate in Dorset, and 12-year- old Cristabel plants her flag and claims it as her own, she is determined to do things differently. With her step-parents distracted by their endless party guests, Cristabel and her siblings, Flossie and Digby, scratch together an education from the plays they read in their freezing attic, drunken conversations eavesdropped through oak-panelled doors, and the esoteric lessons of Maudie their maid. But as the children grow to adulthood and war approaches, jolting their lives on to very different tracks, it becomes clear the roles they are expected to play are no longer those they want. As they find themselves drawn into the conflict, they must each find a way to write their own story. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley Leila Mottley’s debut is an unforgettable novel about young people navigating the darkest corners of an adult world. Kiara Johnson does not know what it is to live as a normal 17-year-old. With her mother in a rehab facility and an older brother who devotes his time and money to a recording studio, she fends for herself – and for nine-year-old Trevor, whose own mother is prone to disappearing for days at a time. As the landlord of their apartment block threatens to raise their rent, Kiara finds herself walking the streets after dark, determined to survive in a world that refuses to protect her. Then one night Kiara is picked up by two police officers, and the gruesome deal she is offered in exchange for her freedom lands her at the centre of a media storm. If she agrees to testify in a grand jury trial, she could help expose the sickening corruption of a police department. But honesty comes at a price – one that could leave her family vulnerable to their retaliation and endanger everyone she loves.
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Gardening 12 Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. July brings long, warm days that continue late into the evening - perfect for pottering in the garden after work, hosting barbecues, and enjoying your beds and borders as they reach their peak. Summer can still throw out a few surprises — make sure tall plants and climbers are well supported in case of bad weather. Water at dusk to reduce evaporation and use mulch to retain moisture around plants. Terracotta pots are prone to evaporation so dampen the pot down to keep roots inside cool and damp. Regularly deadhead bedding and perennial plants to encourage new blooms for as long as possible. Cut back faded perennial plants to keep borders tidy. July Jobs As your penstemon flowers fade, cut them back to just above a bud to encourage more flowers. Cutting back growth in hanging baskets can encourage new flowers and foliage and will revive the display. Make sure you feed your baskets well after doing this. Cut back hardy geraniums and delphiniums after the first flush of flowers to encourage new growth and further blooms. Keep an eye on your newly- bloomed hydrangeas for hydrangea scale - a sap-sucking insect that can affect growth. Continue to tie in and train new growth on climbing plants. Prune wisteria now. Just remove the whippy side-shoots from the main branch framework to about 20cm from their base (about five leaves from the main stem). Prune lupins to encourage more flowers. If you need to prune your deciduous magnolia, now’s the best time to do it. Divide clumps of bearded Iris so they have time to form roots and flower buds for next year before the cold weather arrives. Take cuttings from your favourite tender plants for overwintering indoors. Cuttings can also still be taken from shrubs and border perennials. Deadhead bedding plants and perennial plants to stop them self-seeding and to encourage further flowering. Deadhead your roses to keep them looking tidy. Leave the flowers in place if your rose produces attractive hips. Deadhead sweet peas regularly to keep them blooming. Water daily in dry weather. Capture seed heads from dandelions and other weeds. Collect them before they get a chance to release their seeds and spread throughout your garden. Keep an eye out for pests on plants, early treatment is best. Stop rust damaging hollyhock foliage by pruning out affected leaves and/or spraying with a fungicide. Look out for clematis wilt. Symptoms include wilting leaves and black discolouration on the leaves and stems. Cut out all affected material and dispose of it in your household waste. July is a good time to spray ground elder, bindweed and other persistent weeds with a glyphosate-based weed killer as the plants now have lots of leaf surface area with which to absorb it.
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14 Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. Fiona’s Word Fiona Dwyer, broadcast journalist, PR & media consultant, slave to 2 children and a husband. SUMMER PLANS Finally, it’s the summer! Time for some sun, maybe some picnics in the park, days at the beach, swimming in the sea, barbeques, maybe a music festival? So, what are your plans? Have you booked to go abroad or are you getting ready to enjoy a UK staycation? Are you putting together a 6-week summer holiday plan to keep the children entertained? We’re currently up in the air about what to do. We normally organise holidays last minute so we’ll be making sure that if we do go abroad, our flight won’t be cancelled! We’ll also be checking out some dog-friendly cottages at one of our amazing seaside resorts. Whatever you decide to do, stay safe - and remember to stay hydrated and to apply your sun cream! Having very fair skin, courtesy of my Irish parents, that means factor 50+ for me, although I also tend to just cover up EVER THOUGHT OF BECOMING A BEEKEEPER? I read recently that Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman was so concerned about the planet’s loss of bees that he converted his 124-acre ranch in Mississippi into a bee sanctuary. He’s hired a gardener, filled acres with clover, planted hundreds of flowering trees, bought 26 hives and has turned himself into a beekeeper! What a guy! I love this story so much. It got me wondering whether you keep bees or if you’ve ever thought about it? I have a few friends who are beekeepers and they absolutely love it. I’ve also been looking into solitary bees. Did you know there are around 224 species of solitary bee in Britain, which means they make up more than 90% of our bees. They are particularly brilliant for your garden because they’re great pollinators for flowers, vegetable patches, allotments and orchards. Also, being loners, they fly around by themselves and aren’t aggressive, so they are safe around children and pets. I’m thinking of getting a solitary bee house for our garden – maybe this is something we could all do to help save our world. RHUBARB GIN Talking of allotments, my friend was desperately trying to find people to give away her excess of rhubarb from her allotment, so how could I refuse?! I decided to finally try making rhubarb gin. Everyone says it’s very easy, only takes 4 weeks and tastes delicious! So, I bought a kiln jar, chopped it up, added gin and sugar – and it’s now ‘maturing’ in my kitchen cupboard! (It has to be in a dark place!) So, by mid-July it should be ready to test. I also made a rhubarb crumble and put the rest in the freezer to use at a later date. Maybe more gin – I hear it’s nice to bottle up and give as gifts or use as wedding favours! Fiona x Twitter: @fionadwyer • Facebook: Fiona Dwyer PR
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