A work colleague of mine has a daughter in her last year of school. He was telling me she's dreading leaving school and will miss her friends and the routine and familiarity of going to... ...
Whats the oldest piece of furniture or item in your house. I have a victorian metal plant stand about 3 feet high that I found in a out house about 20years ago. With surface rust on it I had it... ...
There was a report on the evening radio news that the charge used in the gun is to be reduced in order to reduce noise pollution. I almost believed it but then I remembered the date. Would you have... ...
I've had a couple. I thought thyme instead of tarragon was pretty awful, WKD Blue instead of Spiced Rum was a bit naff but today takes the biscuit. Ordered my normal hair dye which is an... ...
And what are all you lovely folk having for tea/ dinner/supper/last meal of the day? It will be an omelette for me...filled with caramelized shallots, red peppers and enough cheese to sink a battle... ...
Given that yesterday was the 1st anniversary of our friend Woodelf's (Terry) sad death, I thought some of you might like to see the tribute to him that was printed in the Daily Mail's... ...
Our neighbours, who are renting next door, (we're terraced), have a trampoline right next to our wooden fence where they've left no clearance space for it (yes, it's our fence btw and our... ...
Chemo is ineffectual so treated by surgery alone, everything I've read about it tells me it's a rare form of cancer and life expectancy is short - between one and ten years at the most. I've been... ...
My friend has recently moved in with her boyfriend. I spoke to her in a group with my other friend last week about my birthday and said she can't commit to a night out in advance due to money... ...
Why do we still alter the clocks forward in March and back in October? I find it depressing, and so irritating. My belief is if we just kept the clocks set at British Summer time, we wouldn't lose... ...
Easter lunch/dinner? just back from a morning at the park where we had coffee and crepes. lunch will be hot cross loaf dinner is roast pork, cauliflower cheese, tender stem broccoli and dauphinois... ...
I'm cooking two different curries (with the aim of freezing the majority of it down) - a curry made from a leg of lamb which is currently cooking low and slow and my favourite curry of chicken and... ...