Family, Home and Garden

britains got talent.... and ireland

what talent do you have.......... was just catching up on last nights show. at nearly 47 i can still do the splits.....and put my legs over my head........ then sciatica kicks in...............:^O learned to crochet this past year....... but i dont t...

getting into teaching

Hello, I work in a primary school as an adminstrator and I wanted some advice on how best to get into teaching?. I dont have a university degree. Thanks

Saturday's tea thread..........

Thought I would start this one off nice and early as I have finished making it. Having home made cod fillet fishcakes which will be served with salad and a large helping of sweetcorn. No chips as there are enough carbs in the mash in the fishcakes. D...

whats up with this paypal?

when i go to buy........by default.....it is set to pay later i have to keep ticking....... instant bank transfer...... i dont do debt.....thats why i liked paypal is there a way to set it back to default/

:-D Evening!

Helloooo! anyone about? I've got my PC back and am on line properly now..House is fine. We are all used to it here now and loving it although still missing our neighbours and I do still miss our flat a little. However this house and the garden is gre...

What's happened to the orange dots?

They've disappeared

Request from my daughter!

"I've been asked to come up with a few game ideas for our school BBQ in June. The theme is beach / summer holiday. Can you ask some of your friends on the groups for ideas?" Any ideas? The can't afford a lot of outlay. It's an evening BBQ so only a f...

help! sparrow hawk.....

that pesky sparrow hawk has been at it again...he ate a chaffinch the other day and yesterday he had a siskin:_| he's scoffing one or more a day!!!! any ideas how to deter him from this, I know he has his own chicks to feed but I'd rather he didn't c...

Fridays tea thread.....................

Frogs in the pond with peas and onion gravy for us tonight ;-)..................(Kaysha's not keen on amphibians so won't eat toad in the hole :^O) What about you ..................

Calling Royal Velvet

I saw an advert on TV tonight - Pedigree are offering 1 million free meals to rehome dogs. I can't catch you in 'the other place' so here I am with the link: http://uk.pedigree.com/brighterfutures/one-million-meals I haven't read the details - but th...

Awww, new additions to the Family..

not human babies, but little Whippet pups My daughter Zoe just rang me, all excited. She just got to help out at the Vet's to deliver 9 puppies by C Section. She has sat up for the past 3 nights with the Mum, and then this afternoon noticed she was s...

for choccie fans...

A mummy covered in chocolate and nuts has been discovered in Egypt .Archaeologists believe it may be Pharaoh Roche

Merc...........

you really are a sweetie, thankyou so much :-x

Walk for ME

Some of you know that my sister has ME/CFS. I'm joining in the Walk for ME during ME/CFS awareness week (6-12th May) to raise money for biomedical ME research. For too long this disease has been misdiagnosed, mistreated and sidelined, and misundersto...

Thursday's tea thread

The usual for my family....jacket potatoes with cheese and beans. On such a miserable night it is nice to have comfort food.

Sauce - edible, not the Sid James kind

I have made a mushroom sauce - white sauce with mushrooms in it - but as I didn't have any normal flour, only wholemeal or matzo, I used matzo The sauce looks good - amazingly smooth - but, after I poured it onto the pork creation, I tasted it Am I i...

Storing 78rpm Records

I have been given a large amount of 78rpm records, loose without any sleeves. I have ordered some cardboard covers for them, but are they best stored upright or flat.

Has Anyone Had Ring Cut Off

I had 2 rings which became very tight, and last night on the advice of NHS Direct, I went to A&E, where they were both cut off, (rings, not fingers) Today, it feels as though the rings are still there, and I have a groove where they were. Not surpris...

Been out on my bike

I went out on my bike this morning, first time since the scares I had back in September; pleased to say I really enjoyed it, and apart from the usual, where some motorists come up behind far too quickly, it went without incident and I'm looking forwa...

NO!! I haven't been in your flower pot..Why do you think I have?

THUD!!!!

I opened an envelope for me today...thankyou Mr Postie.... it was from Bodnant Gardens new Welsh food place recently opened and owned by National Trust. it was a birthday card telling me I can have a .....wait for it..... a 3 course meal in their new...

Bluetits

No, not cold boobies, but the bird kind! Parked coach in little layby in quiet country road this morning, under a tree. (I was a bit early for my next job.) As I was munching my roll and coffee, I was entertained by two lovely little bluetits doing a...

OOOOHHHHHH Rhubarb............

:-x :-x :-x I got your enflop this morning.....I'm speechless ......... and that doesn't happen very often :^O Thank you soooooooo much they are absolutely stunning,I keep going back, looking,stroking and grinning from ear to ear....the 'moff' is ama...

Hey, captainbovine!!!

Did you get the seeds planted? I notice mine are about 8 to 12 inches tall now.:-D Don't know if you can spot them on here, they're in the middle at the back.

Photobucket automatic back up gizmo....

Anyone using this? Its a programme you download so that everytime you add photos to your computer it automatically backs it up to photobucket. It sounds good, but would like opinions. Posting and running I'm afraid (very rude of me, sorry) but I'll b...

FAO Stan or anyone! Booze question

Hi all Just a little query, on call this morning so I can't leave the house so I'm having a mad fit & clearing some cupboards out. I've got to a large corner cupboard containing glasses & bottles of booze, most unopened from parties years ago. Some o...

Tuesday's Tea Thread

I have been out for lunch with my dad and had three bean and lentil masala so not needing much for my tea which will be a plain old salad. Lovely when you get a day when you don't have to cook. The weather here in Hinckley (Leicestershire) is fabulou...

Energy Bills

Just been on the comparison websites as I am thinking of changing to a dual fuel tariff, having just received what I consider to be a big electric bill! totally confused as to who to go with. Without naming companies (not sure I'm allowed to, am I?) ...