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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SUPPORT YORKSHIRE CAT RESCUE CENTRE - GIFT AID DECLARATION NEEDED

Charity Giving (the site Sara asked us to use to send donations to YCR) is under investigation. However, it remains so important that those of us who are tax-payers get the extra 25% through to this charity. Please send a gift aid declaration form to...

GCSE Results

very proud parents here - my daughter got 9 A* and 2 As and a distiction in additional maths Hope anyone else who's children have collected results today are happy with their results.

Feeling miserable today -Need things to cheer me up,

Afternoon all, just come back from the dentist after having 2 teeth extracted, Feeling is now coming back, ouch. Can't eat ,can't drink anything hot, (coffee I need coffee) . Can't smoke for 48 hours (I know I shouldn't anyway) Unfortunately the teet...

i'm so lonely - Is there anybody else here

Friday Tea thread - Tintin - I hope you don't mind if I start. I assume you have been held up

We are having homemade cottage pie, chips, carrots and peas, as I have plenty of time today, followed by strawberries and cream. I don't expect too many people to post as its very quiet on here today

diverticulitus

sorry for above spelling but i was wondering if any-one had any advice or tips on what to avoid/eat to prevent attacksmy 80yr old relative has attacks weekly sometimes 2 or3 times a week imodium stops it once it's started but i'm hoping to find a lis...

what on earth is going on this morning, ?

aaarrrggghh, I sign in look at my ebay watch list, I go to FHG board, sign in I go back to watch list, sign in, I go back to FHG sign in, then log in isn't correct, then it is, what is happening or does this happen every Friday when they do maintenan...

Positive feedback for MDCC sellers

Can I ask all MDCC buyers to check their recent purchase history and leave positive 5* feedback for your seller if you are satisfied. Some new MDCC sellers have had their money held from last MDCC. Clearly, they are reluctant to list for MDCC yet aga...

Oil for cooking and heating

My son i splanning to rent a old house in Newbury. Does anybody have any idea how much oil would be to purchase? The electric is on a meter, there is no gas, so the heating, cooking and hot water is run by oil. My son thinks around 400- 500 a year bu...

THURSDAY'S tea thread

Tonight I am having a vegetarian sweet chilli and garlic stir-fry - including tofu, beans, peas, asparagus, mushrooms, onion and pepper - with extra chilli and garlic. Nice and healthy. I know it is not everyone's taste but I love tofu (the marinated...

CAT scan......

Your lappy is running slowly Madam?.......we'll run a cat scan...... And there's the problem right there....... ......Cuteness overload

How do YOU cope with pet loss?

Its a week tomorrow since I lost Poppy; still very tearful but I know it will take time. I'm collecting her ashes tomorrow. I've planted a little memorial garden and am also making myself a book of her life which I am finding very therapeutic. Just w...

What Is It With Some People...

...thinking that, for whatever reason, the law doesn't apply to them? On holiday recently, whilst driving slowly in the queue up to Penn Inn roundaboutat Newton Abbott, a car and its occupants behind me caught my eye, the car beingmedium-sized, about...

The Ups and Downs of Building Renovation Work

Hi all, I have been absent from these boards for quite a while but thought I would venture back with this. A few years ago I was moving house and gained a lot of support from a thread on here called 'The Ups and Downs of Moving House' - do any of you...

WEDNESDAY'S tea thread

Only just back in so opened up the freezer and the first thing that fell out was quorn con carne....so that is what is for tea together with boiled rice

Odd Supermarket Pricing

I wanted some immodium, so went straight to the pharmacy counter and asked for some Box of 12 for £9 Didn`t want that many and asked for a smaller quantity.The lady told me they had boxes of 6 in the aisle, and kindly showed me where they were Box of...

BLACKBERRIES - uses for them....please help ALSO CRAB APPLES

Whilst out walking the dog down the common this afternoon I realised that within the next week or so the blackberries will be out in force. My question is....if I pick some what can I do with them (I am not a jam maker or eater so wont be using them ...

Our Poor Little Fish

We have a small pond outside and, within the last week and a half have lost six ofour little fishes to, well, I don't know what to, they've just died. We thought we only had one large fish in there, so bought five babies, one slightlybigger than the ...

FIVE stars across the board

Hallelujah.......after a year of trying to get my DSR's up to 5 across the board, I am now finally at 100% in all four catagories. It has been the despatch star that has been down at 4.9 all that time....which in my opinion is totally unfair as once ...

TUESDAY'S tea thread

Easy for me today. Was going to have that home made roast chicken and veg pie for my tea last night and then jalfrezi tonight....however things changed and I had jalfrezi last night so tonight is the home made chicken pie with veg. I am a bit of a sc...

Insect bites

Lordy, Lordy, I'm getting bitten to death here at the moment, August is the pits as we get bitten all the time. You don't see anything though, you just feel a wee tickle and then you itch and itch.Any natural repellants you can recommend? I did hear ...

Go Mo Farrar - F A B U L O U S

I have just been cheering him on and set the dogs off, going nuts anyone outside must have thought we had burglers,

MONDAY'S tea thread

Today is home made chicken pie made from the left over Sunday roast with carrots, peas, broadbeans, broccoli and sweetcorn thrown into the mix. Covered with puff pastry. Tomorrow the rest over chicken will probably be mixed into a jalfrezi (of the ex...

Our Car, After Having Rocks Thrown At It

Whilst on holiday, some lowlife decided that it would be a good ideato throw rocks at cars. As a result our car has multiple dents, scratchesand marks all along the driver's side and some on the windscreen. I didn't think the police would be very int...

Zoo visits

Just interested to know if anyone has done any of those visits to an Animal park where you can go behind the scenes and see the animals. I know you have to pay but i am interested in going and seeing the Giraffes as they are a favourite animal of min...

RIP FHG Quiz

Sorry for those who enjoyed playing and had fun over the years but everything runs its course eventually !! Thank you to everyone who played and supported the quiz

Advice - am going to SORN my car

Good evening fellow FHG ladies (and gentlemen). Bit of advice needed. After being towed home by the AA today because the clutch has gone in the car, she is now undriveable. The MOT is due in three weeks and the tax is due end of August so I have deci...

Hhhhmmmmm

well....this site seems to be getting smaller and smaller, there's only a handful of die hards left!!!I know RL stops peeps from coming on here every night, but it would be a shame if the site just peeters out to nothing.I don't want to be lonely on ...

What to do today ????

No work, no hubby, no son, don't know what to do today, have just come back from a long walk with the dogs, so thats done, did housework and washing yesterday between shifts, so thats done, wash the car? yuk. gardening mmm maybe, shopping definately ...