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If you were a bird, what bird would you be?

I'd be a carrion crow. Not much to look at but robust, enquiring and adaptable.

Tuesday's topsy turvy tonsil tickling tea time treats

Pasta carbonara (homemade sauce not pasta)Off out to skittles for a cup match tonight.

holidays

I've just had a day pottering and wasting a few hours inbetween, isn't it lovely to do that on your first day of your holidays....feels so decadent.... someone peel me a grape......

what type of person are you?

I'm not a girly girl, total opposite in factHate shopping, unless its in tech or power toolsLove horror movies my biggest thing is, if I decide to do something, eg crafts/diy/exams, I have to purchase everything that may be needed ( or not really nee...

To All You Lovely People Who Wanted A Glass Birdie...

I must apologise profusely 'cos a tragedy has occurred. All but two of the ten I made have exploded in the kiln for reasons that are unclear.It's possible that the kiln was not working properly or the lid wasn't shut properly orjust 'cos the birdies ...

Thread Couplings

We used to have, back in t'day, the above, when adjacent threads appeared to be linked. Taking some from today's front page: "What type of person are you?.........Not an urban legend" "Trolls Beware!!!!!........Egg custard tart" "Friday's fulsome fie...

Monday's momentous muching memory.....

fish and chips by the sea for us today....well full.

what's happening to the post office???

I took my three parcels to the p.o. today, now they were going surface mail, no stickers for air mail on them, she was more interested in gossiping about what was in them, who were they going to etc etc. So she weighs it and then goes and puts an air...

Not an urban legend

The case of Margorie McCall I have brought my kids to the old graveyard in Lurgan where we have seen this ladies headstone, facinating story of this lady who lived once buried twice, if you cant be bothered reading the link, marjorie was pronouced de...

On the news this morning Royal mail to reduce price of up to 2kg parcels to £2.80 for Christmas

Well thats good news isn't it, normally £8, do you think it has something to do with the prices the couriers are doing it for and that more people are using couriers. From the 20th October until mid to late January if I remember rightly.

Tuning a bass guitar

I have acquired a bass guitar. It sounds like nothing on earth and in real need of a tune. How do I tune ir? I have a Snark but I used it to tune conventional electric and acoustic guitars. If I connect it up, will it understand it is a bass four str...

oh no!!!!!!

we went out today and I forgot to put my bid in for the sheepy with the long legs..... and now he's sold...

CB how's your b.................. today?

Post Box

Has anyone else noticed this on here today?. Ive just written on a thread in reply like we do and it came up in a box on the Bottom right hand corner "Rose replied to your post". Ive never noticed that before?,,, is it new?. Also the text box that yo...

Sundays not so sunny in fact it's raining tea,

Son has returned early so probably going to make a pie and have roasties and broccoli, carrots and cauliflower cheese. Hope everybody has enjoyed their days out,

just in case you didnt know. ebay and paypal parting company

ebay are spinning off paypal next year. Devin Wenig will replace Donahoe as head of ebay and Dan Schulman will become president of paypal.

Trolls beware!!!!!!!!

The McCanns, whose three year-old child was abducted while on holiday has been victim of some of the vilest abuse trom trolls hiding behind the veil of anonymity. Well, under the 2003 Communications Act, one of the offenders has been exposed as - you...

Egg Custard Tart

Can anyone help with this? Ive followed the recipe exactly but my custard filling isnt very deep; in fact its quite flat! Not like the picture in the recipe book. (I know the pictures are made to look appealing, but even so.....LOL ) I would like to ...

Cats Eating Habits

I have just been wondering, i know i used to give my other cat all sorts of things to eat. She used to love Raw Mince,sometimes a little Liver even the odd Boiled Egg!. I also used to heat Coley Fish in the oven and she used to love that. The Vet tol...

Saturdays, ............ so what are you having then.

I am having a paella, nobody else to cook for so it is a ready meal, it is about the only one I will eat the others taste too salty for me.

Utilise that car tax space!

Now we no longer have to display out car tax stickers in the bottom left-hand corner of the windscreen, how long will it be before some budding entrepreneur thinks up: thinks - what a good idea. For just £5.00 per month I will drive round with an "Ea...

bed time.....

nite nite have a good sleep, I get a lie in tomorrow as it's a day off for me. hot chocklit anyone?

guess who made this apron ?

Fridays fullsome fiery fanciful fodder

I will probably have something later before I go to work. Nobody else is having anything because they are not at home.

carrot cake

now, I make a mean carrot cake so I've been told. Trouble is, I can't seem to make a topping that will stay still!!! it always goes runny.How do you make a topping that sits where it should and what do you put in it?I use cream cheese, vanilla, icing...

phew everybodys gone and left me on my own, shame

Son has disapeared until tomorrow then he is away until Sunday night and OH has gone off for 5 days, 2 days work and 3 days to see friends, so little old me is all alone with the dogs,

online people you have never met

When the internet first came out many years ago, you know that awful dial up tone you had to go through, I met a lady in america, we have been in touch since, she is now 80 I would love to meet her but it will never happen as both of us could never a...

Thursdays tasty toasty tempting toastables

I myself and me will be having mashed potato, thick cut ham and a fried egg. followed by a mini chocolate roll.

Captain, check your email love.............

Well blow me down, I didn't know that.

If you click on the photo on a listing it makes it opens a huge photo, doh, how long has it been doing that.