Pick Me Up! 03-Nov-2016

What An Escape! What do you call it when a prisoner takes his own mugshot? A cellfie! I ended up behind bars on holiday in Arizona recently but luckily not for too long… 67 That’s how many years ago this September 1949 issue of True Story magazine was published. It makes me wonder if someone will be looking at this issue of Pick Me Up! in 2083! What A Sign! This caught my eye outside a pub near work. D’you think someone’s feeling a bit bitter? What A Spook! I came across this ghostly rider in Arizona. I also visited a haunted hotel. Go to www.life  deathprizes.com/haunted -hotel to read the story behind it... £25! Can you unscramble this seven-letter word to…

Body double My boyfriend Aaron, 22, has the same hair as this Pinocchio we met in Rome but, thankfully, very different fashion sense! Lauren Saunders, Crowborough Little STAR Our very own 'Titchy Witch’, aka our 3-month-old daughter Bunnie, ready for her first Halloween. She doesn’t realise her broom handle’s not made of chocolate. Gemma Davies, Tuffley Fashion fight No, you can’t borrow my costume for Halloween! It looks like my hubby Richard won’t get to dress up as the Hulk after all. Lisa Adams, Halesowen Model girl Here’s my cousin Lauren looking fetching in her black hat – although it’s far too stylish for Halloween. Sophie Goldsmith, Whitstable Costume choice Now, which superhero shall I be for Halloween? My son Samuel, 4, has a selection of outfits. Lucy Duncan, Christchurch…

‘We spent most of our time together. But it went wrong’ The past isn’t a good place to live. But it’s still good to reminisce. That’s what we were doing, me and Dominic McCluskey. Remember our first date? I was so nervous! he texted. You didn’t look it! I replied, adding a smiley face. Me and Dominic, 21, had broken up six months before. Both of us had moved on. I’d seen on Facebook he was dating someone else. I was happy for him. I was seeing people, too. We’d met in 2014, through mutual Facebook friends. I wasn’t looking for love - I’d come out of a long-term relationship and had a baby boy. But there was something about Dominic... At dinner a couple of weeks on, I fell…

‘I still had time to make my dreams come true’ Sitting at the dinner table, I went to pick up my fork but it felt weirdly heavy. And when I went to get a glass of water, I tripped over my feet and fell across the floor. ‘You’re clumsy lately,’ my mum Lydia, 53, said. ‘You know what I’m like!’ I said, laughing. But deep down, I was worried. I’d started to notice a range of unexplained symptoms, from losing strength in my left hand to finding it difficult to balance. Only 19, I was due to fly to America in just a few weeks for summer camp. It was a lifelong dream - I didn’t want being ill to get in the way. So I kept my worries to…

On the day of your diagnosis, I found it hard to look at you without my eyes filling with tears. There was nothing I could say or do to comfort you, to make this go away or make things better... How could this be possible? My darling daughter may only have three years to live and will end up paralysed. Your focus on making the most of the time you have left has been the inspiration for our family to stay positive. I’m incredibly sad you won’t achieve all your goals and dreams. We are so proud of you, and how well you have coped with slowly losing your speech and mobility. I thank my lucky stars to have such a beautiful, fearless and determined daughter who has…

Help your children make Halloween skeletons by gluing cotton buds onto black paper. Leanne Lewis, Pyle Dirty playing cards? Rub with bread to remove grubby marks. Abbie Cairns, Colchester I put together a Halloween tableau on my front porch with signs and pumpkins – and even my guinea pig got in on the act! Caroline Laytham, St Helens Turn an empty tissue box into a paint carrier by lining it with foil and cutting a wider slit in the top – it can carry a small paint tin and brush! Celia Salter, Cowplain Masks are fun for decorating the house with at Halloween – especially hung over photos! Anna-Maria May, Portland Push chocolate Halloween coins into fairy cakes for spooky, but temptingly sweet treats. Jodie Giblin, Penarth After applying mascara,…