Every time I click on a link or summon up a page, such as AB, it appears only as about a quarter of the screen and I have to click 'enlarge' Now, I can always drag the sides of the picture instead,...
When was TLC for 'tender loving care' first recorded? Where did the abbreviation originate? Is it from, say, notes made by nurses or doctors or does it have its origin in texting ?
Do some horned animals occasionally produce a single-horned example, the result of some genetic abnormality? I'm wondering whether the belief in the unicorn is based on some folk-memory of seeing such...
My car is hit when parked. Other driver liable. Does her insurer pay out for my excess on my policy for the first ?x of any claim by me? Does her insurer pay out for my consequent loss of 'no claims...
Americans pronounce 'schedule' as 'sked-yule' but Britons prefer 'shed-yule' Both pronounce 'scheme' as 'skeem' Why do we Britons use the soft sound of 'sch' when we say 'schedule' but the hard sound...
Flying ants we see emerging now are 'ordinary' ants. How have these insects evolved? Were their ancestors originally flying insects, which evolved to lose their wings or were they the primitive...
What is this fruit tree growing wild in a hedgerow here (Cambridge).? It's a small, shrubby, tree with greyish bark. It has some thorns. The leaves are oval, lightly serrated, about 4cm long and 2cm...
I've just got an Irish Wolfhound puppy. The breeder supplied a carton of goat's milk with the feeding pack. Now I'm intrigued. What is special about goat's milk? Is this some new fad for breeders or...
Is it possible to fly a new pup from Edinburgh to any London airport (Stansted or Luton would be best ). A friend has asked me (the innocent optimist that they are !) I' d be worried about the effects...
Our Irish Wolfhound was voraciously eating stinging nettles last night.She went straight to the nettle patch as soon as she was let out. The nettles were old and in flower, but she still got stung by...
I'm getting a load of spam e-mails from people whose e-mail address is [name} @aim.com.These all go to just one of my e-mail addresses . This is the only spam I'm getting.How do I block it?
When did cricket matches first get played ove two, three, four or five days? I take it that, in the old days of cricket, Hambledon and all that, the local lord or squire was not in the habit of giving...
What's the species of British butterfly that is small, brownish, and is seen now in dancing pairs? There's always two, they are in sunlit woodland glades and above paths between high shrubs here (East...
My, admittedly old, reference books suggest that the hooded crow is a bird of the highlands and other such desolate mountainous areas. Yet, for the first time, I've noticed quite a number feeding in...
Why 'clever clogs' as a humorous description of someone who gives a bright answer? Is it just that the repeated 'cl' suits the phrase or is there some significance in the choice of 'clogs' ?
Do donkeys and horses mix happily? A neighbour has asked whether she can put a donkey in one of our grazing meadows. One field is over twenty acres and presently has four mares and the other one is...
