Pick Me Up! 16-Nov-2017

Welcome To Your Thursday PickMeUP! What A Week! Oliver amsden, Senior Designer What A Joke! Q What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday? A aye, matey! What A Set Up! Me: I was having a really good week except for ‘newpussycat’! Friend: What’s ’newpussycat’? Me: Wooh-ah-wo-ahwoooh- ahÉ What A Throwback! Refurbishing my kitchen meant I had to venture into my local launderette. I didn’t realise I’d be going back to the 60s! £25! WIN PUZZELE 1 Can you unscramble this nine-letter word to reveal something Ollie was unjustly deprived of? Enter on page 49. LOHTCCOAE What A Swizz! A vending machine kept the chocolate bar – and my 70p! What A Gas! Here’s my girlfriend Cate modelling an authentic Russian gas mask… My guffs aren’t that bad! What Oliver amsden, Senior Designer A…

What a catch! My wife Nina, 50, only got into fishing this year – but now she loves it! Graham Steer, via e-mail Get in touch If you’ve got a story for these pages, send photos and letters with all names and ages, plus a daytime phone number and full address, to the address below and get Big Money E-mail pickmeup@timeinc.com Call 020 3148 6460 Write to Pick Me Up!, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP Twitter twitter.com/pickmeupmag Facebook facebook.com/pickmeupmag Time Inc. (UK) Ltd reserves the right to reuse any submission sent to Pick Me Up! magazine, in any format or medium. Unfortunately, we can’t return photos without a stamped sae. Letters/photos must not be sent to any other publication. LIFE! DEATH! PRIZES! Check out our website: lifedeathprizes.com Owl do…

JAILED: LOMBO •Horrific ordeal when trusted friend turned predator •Strangled and left unconscious •Justice...and trying to move on Megan Jordan, 17, Hertfordshire Glancing in the mirror, I applied a coat of mascara and some pink lip gloss. A typical 16-year-old, I loved doing my make-up. As I pulled my hair into a ponytail, my mobile phone beeped. It was a text from my friend Djos Lombo, 21. Meet me in an hour, it read. Djos had been dating one of my friends for a few months, often walked me to her house to make sure I got there safely. So sweet! An hour later, in the early evening, I texted my mum Linda, 52, at work, telling her I was going out. As usual, Djos was waiting down the road…

Lorna Wyse, 32, Worcester When I fell pregnant in 2010, I was so happy. Having a baby was a dream for me and my husband Chris, now 32. Stocking up on toys, clothes and nappies, we counted down the days to meet our little girl. I had a normal pregnancy and was feeling prepared for giving birth. But, on 4 May 2011, five weeks early, my waters broke. It’s too soon,’ I cried to Chris as we raced to Worcester Royal Hospital. At the hospital, there was no stopping her – my little girl was coming into the world early. After an emergency Caesarean, she was born weighing 6lb 11oz. We named her Jovie. But we didn’t even get to hold her, as she was placed in an incubator immediately,…

Cover your ironing board in tinfoil before placing the cover back over the top. It’s as if both sides are being ironed at once thanks to the heat reflecting back from the foil. Alexandra Low, Halesowen Your Best CINNAMON Tips 1 Get odour it Fill a reusable spray bottle with water, then add a few drops of cinnamon essential oil and spritz around a room to effectively eliminate odours. 2 Better footing Soak your feet in cinnamon tea for just a few minutes to help kill athlete’s foot. John Miller, Eynsford 3 Oust the aches A combination of cinnamon and honey can help relieve a stomach ache. Kathy McGroarty, Derry 4 Ant beater Sprinkle cinnamon along windowsills to deter ants. They hate the stuff! Fiona Coleman, via e-mail Tip of…

If you have difficulty getting your trolley token out of the slot, thread it with a piece of tape or ribbon. Easy-peasy! Sheila Beeby, Ormskirk To rid your fridge of lingering smells, fill a clean, unwanted sock with bicarbonate of soda and place it on the shelf to absorb the unwelcome whiffs! Jayne Marklew, Durham Snap Me Up! We’ve done the research – you save the dosh! TGI FRIDAYS Free bubbles It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas! tGI Fridays is offering guests a free glass of prosecco when they book a Christmas meal before 20 November. head to tgifridays.co.uk now. Holiday time  OUR TOP TIP Book a winter break and get up to 25% off when you stay at Mercure and Novotel hotels between 8 December 2017…