Family, Home and Garden

add-ons to yourself

do you use false eyelashes.......nails......hair extensions, fake tan etc used to be i wouldn't have answered the door to the postman without my make-up on, but that was more than a year ago. have never used anything else....... lets be having you th...

ebay connection.....

or lack of itX-( I couldn't get online at all here last night, the connection kept saying now you are now you ain't:_| did anyone miss my contributions of lunacy, wisdom with you guys? I was bereft!!!!! I mean, I had to sit and look at OH snoring his...

warning for dog owners:-(

copied from a friends post after the shock loss of her dog FB friends, we got the biopsy report back and with great sorrow I must share this....Our darling girl died from the toxin in this plant that I have on my deck. ... It is called heliotrope and...

diabetic help/info please

hi Dr. has now suggested it's time for me to go on insulin as my blood test is 9.9 been slowly going up over last year is any-one using "lanus" which is an once a day injection if so how do you find it? do you still get highs and lows? i'm seeing nur...

I think I'm lonely.....

I'm on me own in here again aren't I? is there something fabby on TV and I'm missing it?:-( sits on the lonely step and twiddles hooves....sigh.....echo echo echo.......

Vaginal Hysterectomy.

Sorry to post and run, but hubbie has the hospital this afternoon. I saw the gynae consultant this morning (what a pair of old codgers! ) and I'm booked in for a vaginal hysterectomy Any advice out there from those experienced in this op? Any do's or...

Broadchurch

I've been recording this and went to start watching tonight - first episode FAILED to record. Can some kind soul PM me with a quick synopsis of the beginning? Thanks in advance.

Tuesday's Tea Thread

Seeing as Numptz hasn't started a tea thread, I just thought that I make a start. We had bacon, baked beans and boiled potatoes.

organ donation

would love to hear your views on this........my son has to do a three minute debate without being biased, he has chosen organ donation. i am on the organ donor register and so are my eldest..... god forbid if anything happens to my younger ones.. i w...

How do you make your porridge ?

I have mine made with a little salt and water, then add alittle milk when it is in the bowl.

Happy St George's Day

Good morning and a happy St George's Day one and all. Don't think us English celebrate quite like the Irish do on St Patrick's Day though.

Courier needed with home pick up and sign for on delivery

I am hoping that somebody can recommend a courier....I have a parcel weighing 5kg which I need picked up from home but with a sign for on delivery. I appreciate you are unable to name any in particular on these boards so if anybody has one who they t...

That cat question again

How long shall I keep my cat in when we move? Yes I know it's been discussed before but I don't know if it would be 2 weeks of 4 weeks etc. When I first got him back in 2009 he wandered off 2 or three times and it was hell, even the shorter 'lost' ti...

I think we're getting left behind!

I was getting my mobile (which I never use) ready to take with me. Hubby tried to ring Orange to see how much credit was on it. He got the number from the booklet we got when we bought the phone about 15 years ago. He couldn't get through at all. He ...

Sad week....got to have the dog put to sleep

My best friend (and ex partner) asked me yesterday to make an appointment at the vet's in order to have his dog (who I love like my own) put to sleep. Molly who is a black lab would be 14 in August so she has had a really good life....worked hard as ...

so us ladies can't play?

my neice on the left.....hubby on the left.......gaelic players

present from my daughter

:_| what the .......:_| serial killer in the making:| she said it was a zombie

Spiders!!

Had 7 spiders in the house since Monday, including one on my neck, which made me scream - I hate them! Hope we aren't going to have a spider invasion this year. Have tried "Spider Stop" spray, but doesn't seem to work. I don't mind money spiders, but...

Happy Birthday ilove2patch

Hope you have a lovely day Maggie

help.....re messages

i have sent a few messages to some of our members. im just wondering are they getting through..........could some-one send me a message and see if you get a reply please?

Sunday Lunch

Just wondered how many of you still sit down to a traditional roast today ?????? When the children were small I always made sure that we all sat down at the dinner table together to eat our roast and this has continued throughout the years. Today I a...

the pie recipe

for cookie, and leoleo who emailed me, oh and tara, have you sent me your addy? here's what the pie looks like when you make it in the cake tin to serve 6 to 8 it's sat on a 10" dinner plate! plenty for everyone:-D

Hello rainy....are you there???

I just went to put the hall light on, near the front door and I suddenly wondered if I'd looked in the mail box today. I hadn't. Guess what I found???:O Aw, thank you, he's sweet and what a beautiful heart, it's so pretty. Thank you so much. People a...

Quick Quick!!!!!

look out of the window..... THE SUN IS SHINING....:-D oh wonderous joy....about time too.

back from my hols

hi all i am back from Bratislava.B-)had a fantastic time with my daughter.:-x weather was very good.B-) hope all you good people are well and it is good to be back.:-D

Little Princess Trust fundraising

So, way back in September I decided that I didn't want a party to celebrate my 40th birthday in March, I wanted to do something else to mark the occasion. I read an interesting post on Facebook that a friend had shared and thought, yeah, I could do t...

Please Help Our Bees...

I know many of you signed this petition when I first posted it on here (and thank you for doing so :-x) I've just had an e-mail (posted below) telling me that one of the 38 Degree members has a meeting with Owen Paterson the Environment Minister tomo...

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