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Disappearing desktop colour and pic.

Until recently I was happily changing the colour of my desktop and adding a picture from My Pics or elsewhere AND THEY STAYED THERE. Recently, no matter which way I try, including a suggestion from an...

shanetome

Another fence problem

I recently moved into a council house where the previous owner died, he was the father of the next door neighbour. When his father died, he built a fence between the two properties, and painted the...

Kristal

Infanatile wheezing treatment

Boy aged 2 years 2 months, goes to nursery.. Catches colds and coughs regularly (sometimes within 2 weeks), consequent wheeze. Steroid treatment does not help. Has anyone come across this and knows of...

Kristal

Moving a houseplant to another location

The plant in question is a succulent, the name of which escapes me. It has around 20 'dangles' some of them 3' or so and is pale green. Each stem is covered with small protuberences for want of a...

greener28

House Deeds

I own my own house (no morgage) and would like to add my husband's name to my deeds how do I do this without the services of a solicitor?

Kristal

What is/is not copyright?

Can I copy an article/information etc. for a proposed free magazine which would also carry some advertising,, from anything that is NOT copyright, without reverting to the originator? Are...

Emz26

Mug stains

I have some pale blue mugs that have got really stained inside from tea and coffee. No matter how much I scrub them, the stains won't come off. Any ideas on how to remove the marks? Many thanks.

mumoff 2

glasses

Can anyone please tell me how i can make my daughter wear her glasses, which she does need. The optician told me that she has a significant error in her ability to focus, and the glasses will help...

Kristal

Chopping onions

Has anyone tried a mezzaluna/hachoir to chop onions? If so, how good was the result and was the device easy to use? If you know of a manual or small electrical gadget for this task, please advise. No...

MatildaK

garlic

What to do with oversupply of garlic from the garden. any nice receipes?

Kristal

Bonviva

Have you been prescribed this fairly new, once a month, therapy designed not only to keep bone loss from osteoporosis at bay but also to increase density? I would be interested to know what the DEXA...

ibizaboy

public view points from london buildings.

does anyone know of any buildings in london which you can go to the top of eg st pauls cathedral, and get excellent views across the city. i dont think you can do bt tower or canary wharf.? cheers...

Herc

Planning permission asking the developers permission

We are in the process of selling our house and I need to find/produce the building and planning permission document. Shouldn't be a problem. In our title deeds it stats that on top of the normal...

PatriciaH

Permanent marker pen

Where can i get one to decorate mugs, that will stay on through the mugs being washed want to do some for people at work, id do them to suit the person without being offensive ... : )