Magazine recommendations for elderly mum

[SandwichMakerHater]

Trying to keep my Mum interested in reading as she finds books too complicated to follow now.

She's enjoyed Hello; Yours (not as much); newspapers like the Express on a Saturday (stories fairly short in easy English and lots of images plus the magazine) but not the i (short stories but too much of a wall of text).

Interested in fashion sections, short stories, interviews with older celebrities who she will know, home/design ideas, gardening, healthy living ideas aimed at her age.

Puzzles, craft and cookery - ok in tiny doses but pages of them will make her upset that she can't do them anymore.
Not interested in 'gossipy'/celeb/real-life stories in things like Chat or Womens Weekly.

Does anyone have any lighthearted/kind of upmarket magazines that they or their parents enjoy?

Is Saga magazine any good? I didn't know it existed until I just searched for ideas.

Good Housekeeping, Woman & Home and I believe there's a newish one called Platinum.

I forgot to say in the title, she has dementia which is why she gets upset seeing too many puzzles or craft/cookery because she used to love doing all of those.

Thanks @HewasH2O I had a look at Platinum. It sounded like it might suit but I think it's too young for her.
Good Housekeeping she had years ago, that might be good to look at.

Do you think People's Friend might be suitable? https://www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/
or My Weekly https://www.myweekly.co.uk/

My mum used to enjoy People’s Friend mainly just short fiction stories in fact I quite used to enjoy them too when I visited.

Peoples Friend might be good too. Is that only stories or does it have other features too?

Maybe we can walk to her big Tesco once a week and choose something different each time.

It's been quite a while since I read a People's Friend but I think it did have other articles.
I think going and choosing from a selection is a good idea.

Prima - that’s what my DM reads.

Some ladies at church have the Oldie magazine, haven’t read it myself but they enjoy it in similar circumstances.

My Mum used to enjoy My Weekly, and they sometimes do a 1950’s edition with features on 50’s fashion and film stars which she loved

My mum likes Woman’s Weekly.

I think Woman’s Weeklg and My Weekly are not very celebrity-y.

Yours magazine does a retro edition. ( I used to love reading an aunt’s Yours magazine. The lonely hearts!! All ladies looking for gentlemen “Must be car driver” 😁 )

I love the Radio Times, believe it or not. As well as TV listings it has sections on gardening, books, travel and lots of celebs etc

Used to buy my mum the double issue and the annual of Peoples Friend every Christmas when she came to stay. Haven’t done that for years

Yours magazine? https://www.yours.co.uk/

I know someone in her mid 60s who has had short stories published in People's Friend and My Weekly.

Ignore me if this is patronising - but in similar circumstances my DGF enjoyed things aimed at older kids, eg The Week Junior and National Geographic Kids.

The language and length was easy for him, and the topics were interesting enough to keep him engaged.

Thanks for all these ideas. It's really helpful.

Radio Times is a good idea, then I can make a note to put programmes on that she wants to watch. She can't always change channels so when I'm not there it's pretty much BBC1 all day.

I like the idea of older kids' magazines too.

My mum enjoyed Best magazine

You can ,I think, get fiction specials. I know its work for you, but how about getting a selection, take out the bits that might upset her, and make amalgamations of the rest?

There are lots of good ideas here. We had done subscriptions before but I think she got a bit bored of them, so buying a different one each month, with a weekly paper, should give her lots of variety.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has read Saga magazine to see what that's like too.