Pick Me Up! 16-Mar-2017

What A Film! I just watched Arrival and was blown away! It’s out on DVD from 20 March. You won’t be disappointed… 1,000 …that’s the age people may eventually live to – and the first person may have already been born. Imagine the wrinkles! What An Evolution! Here’s me at the Natural History Museum as a little girl, and again more recently with hubby… What A Furry Tail Ending! After being found with a broken spine, Charles the bunny was fitted with a set of wheels, so she (yes, she!) could hop back to health. Check out the video – it’s wheely cute! Go to www.lifedeathprizes .com/  rabbit-with-wheelchair What A Tour! On a girly day out in London, friends and I climbed aboard the ‘B…

How a-mooo-sing On a trip to the farm centre, my daughter Isabel, 6, had an udderly awesome time riding a cow. Sean Draycott, South Ockendon A close shave... Here’s my pooch Ralph looking dapper after his short back and sides! Paige Bradshaw, Leicester Look who I met! I was lucky enough to meet Coronation Street star Liz McDonald, when actress Beverley Callard was visiting Stourbridge. Sam Billingham, Quarry Bank Dogatello While shopping in town, I saw this amazing dog sculpted from sand. He looked so real, he made me paws in my tracks! Karen McGuire, Cleethorpes Get the round in Here’s me and the hubby Andy enjoying a drink in the Goathland Hotel, AKA the Aidensfield Arms from telly’s Heartbeat . Melissa Guy,…

‘He still lived in the area – I’d bump into him at the shop’ The first time it happened, my friend Sarah and I were playing with dolls in her bedroom. Her stepdad Graham Carson popped his head round the door. ‘Why don’t you go and give your baby a bath?’ he said to Sarah. She went off to the bathroom, leaving me and Graham alone. I was 8, and often popped next door to play with Sarah. Graham was Sarah’s mum’s new partner. To me, he was just another grown-up. But then... ‘I’m going to make you feel better,’ he said, once Sarah was out of earshot. He pulled me on top of him while he was lying on the bed, and started moving me up and down. Then…

‘I saw her reach up and pull at the cup handle…’ My daughter Libbie toddled around the living room, carrying her favourite dolly and chattering away. ‘Go sleep, dolly,’ she said sternly. ‘Go sleep now.’ I had to giggle. Libbie, 16 months, was always on the move, busy with her toys. Her two older brothers Connor, 8, and Rhys, 2, were lazing on the couch, watching TV. Libbie was definitely the boss of our family - including me and her dad Brandan, 31! A real bright spark, she was headstrong, but well-behaved. Then, one afternoon in January this year, Connor was just home from school, and he, Rhys and Libbie were playing happily in the living room. So I invited my friend Gemma round to keep me company. ‘I’ll just…

Put some flour in a baking tray, and your littl'uns can use it as fake snow for their toys. Natalie Pettit, Cowplain Fed up with paying for bags? Tie some up with elastic bands and keep them in your handbag, or store them neatly in the cupboard. Denise Turner-Marsh, Castleford Add washing-up liquid to your usual floor cleaner to leave a fresh, lovely smell in the room. Hayley Tomkins, Swansea The lids from deodorant cans make great egg cups. You won’t even need to worry about chipping them while washing up! Gillian Jackson, Todmorden For a yummy treat, slice the top off some mini meringues, put a dollop of melted chocolate on, then add a strawberry. They look and taste great! Jodie Giblin, Penarth Fasten a metal curtain clip to…

1 Odour Killer Use toothpaste to remove the smell of garlic, onions and fish smells fr om your hands and fingers after preparing food. Pat Gorman, Bristol 2 Shoes As Good As New Toothpas te is great for removing scuffs from leather shoes. Just dab a little bit on and wash it off with a soft cloth. Sharon Henderson, Linc oln 3 Iron Shine Scrub the gunk off the bottom plate of your iron with toothpaste and a rag, then simply rins e it clean. Penny Cowle, Perth 4 Clean Chrome Smear toothpaste on your dirty bathroom or kitchen chrome and polish it with a sof t, dry cloth for a shiny finish. Frances Dole, Manchest er…