February 21 Newsletter
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| February | Remember the Romance Do you enjoy a good romantic film? Test your knowledge with this Romantic Film Quiz. Film Quiz answers Can you solve the Romantic Movies word search and find the hidden fact? |
| A love that will be remembered so long as men can breathe or eyes can see | |
Reading recommended by some of our members. This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens (ISBN: 9781787464940) This feel-good debut tells the story of two babies born a minute apart in the same hospital and how fate seems to have designs on their future together. Two unlikely friends. One extraordinary love story. Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen (ISBN: 9781474942386) A teenage spy. A Nazi boarding school. The performance of a lifetime. They think she is just a little girl. But she is the weapon they never saw coming ... with a mission to destroy them all. Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner (ISBN: 9781529359107) Glamour, romance and personal tragedy; the dramatic life of Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret, is recounted with rapier-like wit by the woman herself. This is an incredible life lived to the fullest. Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré (ISBN: 9780241986547) Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. This is a chilling portrait of our time, now heart-breaking, now darkly humorous, told with unflagging tension. | |
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Idle cooks | |
| February | A selection of treats to accompany a cuppa Quick and easy Iced Heart Biscuits, Slice-and-bake Valentines and Lemon Kisses. Seasonal, warming and good for you! Winter vegetable and Lentil soup. And for desert, a traditional recipe with a twist - Treacle Tart Hearts. |
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Idle hands | |
| February | This month our patterns are following a Valentine theme! Here are a couple of different ways to crochet a heart and make a crochet heart bookmark. Or create some of these red roses. Pretty and practical - sew the scented hearts shown in this Lavender Heart tutorial, you can download the heart template here. Or follow these instructions to make a Lavender Heart. These pretty paper flowers will outlast the real ones. |
| February 1st - 21st the Women's Institute will Show The Love - our annual celebration of everything we care about and want to protect from the worst impacts of the climate crisis. To find out about how to take part, and make your own pom pom green heart, look at the information and ideas in the Green Heart Action Pack. There are some unusual ideas from Felicity Crafts to try too. | |
| Unwind and relax with paints or crayons and this Hearts mandala pattern. | |
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Idle voices | |
A favourite from our Sing for Fun group - sing along with Dean Martin! | |
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Idle bodies | |
| February | Treat yourself with one of these DIY Face Masks. |
| A new activity for a new year - Chairobics! | |
18 Form Qi Gong | |
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