Family, Home and Garden

Hallmark help!

Does anyone know anything about hallmarks? I'm selling an old pocket watch, and I'm struggling to decide what year it is from. I know it is a London mark, but is it 1790, 1810 or 1830? manufacturer isn't any help as he was active between 1780 and 184...

Naughty Chocco

Its probably my own fault,,,i had some cold Maltesers last night,, went to bed and had toe curling TOOTHACHE AGAIN!!!!!!!!. I dont believe it. I dont know if its the bit thats left in my gum(although its not showing) is sore or its the big tooth at t...

Tuesdays terrifically tasty treats

Cheese and tomato toasties, everyone is out I am not very hungry so just a sarnie for me, and the crusts for the dogs.

Pawnbroker's bawls.

Tell me something:Outside a traditional pawnbroker's shop three bawls normally hang above the door, but why does the centre bawl hang lower? No? Because it's on a longer chain! (Spelling error intentional otherwise with their cleve computer wit would...

HELP online shopping

ed or someone i have done my shopping tonight and at the end where you can write your preferance or alternative in the box thing never came up so if i go back in to ammend shopping list how do i find that bit

new cute pic thread

we have not had cute pics for a while so i will start with this i found the other day....

Can you help save the elephants?

IF you care about elephants, please sign this petition.https://secure.avaaz.org/en/hours_to_sa ... cb&v=41999In spite of CITES which banned the sale of ivory 25 years ago, poaching continues at an appalling rate. 23,000 elephants were killed in Afric...

Diabetes Advice Again Please?

I have now been diagnosed type 2 diabetic for 3 months and have been following dietary advice very carefully.However because of my Brain Tumour and some joint pains I am very limited on the exercise I can do.I used to walk a lot, but my joints object...

Oooooer Ed....Calling Ed.....

........I'm soooooooo sorry...I never said thank you for the seeds ...they have arrived safely THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU......OH AND ..... THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!*Wanders off to beat oneself with dead haddock*.....

Monday's munching moment....

mince steak slice, chips and OH had peas and I had spaghetti from a tin which I love.trifle for afters.

Sumatriptan / Imigran

Just asking if anyone else has taken this for their Migraines?. I have the 100mg and normally find one dose is enough for any one Migraine and they do work BUT they make me light headed for a little while and then really tired musclewise later on!, e...

Sundays simple yet sumptious supper

chicken thighs, roasties and roasted butternut and sweet potato.strawberries and cream for afters OH had a custard tart.

Newspaper scams

Have you seen the advert for a "newspaper" giving away replica coins and boxes. Yeah right. Buy the paper, only to find the coin is only available at one supermarket and 3 newsagent chains, subject to availability.Get to the shop and guess what: None...

Saturdays suck it and see food.

We had chilli and rice with sour cream, with strawberries for afters.

I'm a jammy devil.....

OH gave me two £20 vouchers he got from Mr T's after he got his car insurance, and I had a £6 voucher come in the post. I also got a voucher in work from a woman doing a promotion for free 4 pack of flavoured fizzy water!!!so my £78 shop cost me........

Weighing gold AND jewellery - how do they know how much it weighs?

I took an inexpensive ring into a jewellers which had a couple of stones set into it. The person over the counter looked at it and then weighed it and told me how much it was worth to him in scrap value i.e. the weight and the scrap value. Although i...

hecky hecky thump!!!!!

I've just had the shift from hell. Everyone is in a bad mood, all through the store, night staff grizzling at us for being in the way, well I can't help that...it's my job!!!my boss in a snit as there aren't enough of us and two staff have just dropp...

New Feature

I see we have a new faeture - mouseover a thread title without clicking and you can now see the opening post! Nice one.

what now???????

have you seen the new box that comes up when you run your mouse over a title thread?.....so is that the reason why it's been dicky all last week?

Fridays funtastic food time fun

Dunno yet, will only be feeding OH as son will be going to work at 4 and I will be going back to work at 6.30. He will be quite happy with soup and a roll I think, will decide later.

Aquilegia seeds

Thats it they are nearly ready, I have them in a paper bag and they are popping nicely. Any one who wants some, leave your name on this thread and I will post them off to you. Just to remind you what they look like. They should be a bluey white when ...

Thursdays Tempting tea time tit bits,

Boring title again running out of ideas again. Cold chicken and salad again tonight, yawn, might spruce it up with a few new potatoes.

Are CD's out of fashion?

Have I missed something??? I have noticed that people no longer appear interested in buying either music CD's or Audio Book CD's - Even when the price is very low. Is it only a minority like me, who still enjoy CD's? Thanks to anyone who replies,amet...

MDCC 29th June?

Last night I finished making a few things for this months MDCC, I hope I have the date right.

Diabetic Puds

Just a few!

Diabetic breakfasts

A few ideas for breakfasts please add too it if you can. I apologise for single pics that's all my I pad will allow.

Wednesdays ooops I forgot the date, Wedding anniversary tea.

Didn't realise the date untill I got to work this morning, It is our 26th wedding anniversary today, wow. forgot all about it. Picked up one of the finest meal deals on my way home,Piri Piri chicken with Salt and Pepper wedges, with lemon and raspber...

Type 2 Diabetes

Can anyone who is type 2 diabetic please sum up how it affects their life please?

what is wrong with me??????

methinks I'm losing the plot here (seriously) I keep forgetting to take my tablets, I'm supposed to be reducing one of them slowly. I felt to awful when I got up today, had hardly slept with pains all over me...only find out at lunchtime I'd forgotte...