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"20mph when lights flashing" sign --- mandatory or not?

These signs have appeared on a busy road outside a college recently. The question is not about whether or not we should slow down outside a school or college as the answer is obvious. But this is what we have..... A sign which states "20mph when ligh...

PAGE VIEWS - a record, or what?!

OK, so it's heading for brighter days - or supposed to be, but I have six watchers and ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN PAGE VIEWS ON A SUITCASE I HAVE FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROTF. That's gotta be a record, surely! Can anybody beat that? That'...

Scotch pancakes

Does anyone have a nice recipe please? I have lost my recipe, it was given to me years ago by a lovely Scottish lady. I recall her recipe had golden syrup in it, egg, flour, milk, bicarb but cannot recall quanitites. Would be very much appreciated if...

Mondays merry munchies

Beef stew and dumplings for us tonight, smells lovely, been cooking in the slow cooker all day.

I need a timer ... any suggestions?

Good evening ladies ( and the few other men who come in!)What I am looking for is a timer that will go off after 2 hours, and when switched off, will count down for another 2 hours and so on without having to reset the time each timeReason being that...

This Man Is A Liability!!

There I was this morning, doing some cooking - meals, cakes and stuff forHubby and Son for when I'm away. I was making some cheese sconeswhen in walks Hubby and produces some mushed-looking cakes whichwere left over from a coffee morning and which he...

Budgie ailments

Does anyone on here have any knowledge of Budgie ailments please? I had to take mine to the vet's yesterday as he has lost the feathers on his neck/chest area. He is being treated for a mite infection and had some spot-on drops applied, they last for...

Forgot to ask, what did everyone have for Tea/Lunch today

We had full English breakfast at lunchtime today when BIL and SIL came round, so just sandwiches and cake for tea, good job I made all that cake yesterday, Told OH now who is being silly, I knew there was a reason for making cake.

Well I never!

oh laugh, it looks like the road has a new pet. We've got a pair of pheasants that have taken up residence in the road, they keep popping into our gardens for a look around and OH has just seen the male wandering around outside our house!!! they are ...

Stoopid question of the day ???????????????

Husband says, " How can it take all day to make a few cakes? " Few cakes I'll give him few cakes, I made,2 dozen sultana buns,2 dozen lemon buns,2 dozen fairy cakes,one chocolate fudge cake,one carrot cake,one ginger cake,oh and one dorset apple cake...

Saturdays stressy tea

Homemade pizza, dough and all, followed by Iced carrot cake. Sons birthday today so his favourite tea.

wooo hooooo Ed, we are on holiday!!!!!

what ya doin' with yours Ed?I'm going to potter in the garden, and do some crafting I think, unless OH has any suggestions....no keep it clean ladies hahahahahaa.

My Brother Has Died

Got the very sad news that my Brother died this evening. As some of you will know, he had a fall in November and it left him paralysed from the chest down; he has had 3 heart attacks since and been in hospital all that time. He had a pacemaker fitted...

Thank You So Much

Oh what a lovely surprise just now; just had a gorgeous bouquet of flowers delivered from my lovely friends on FHG. Just did not expect that at all. The tears are flowing again, but in a good way this time, at your thoughtfulness and how you are offe...

Oh No not again!!.

Bit fed up and only on for a while as i have had another Migraine. I wont go on as i have told the tale before,. Just to say my doctor has found i seem to have a raised level in my blood of something that says you have infection in the body. It was h...

Fridays fandabidosi feast

Red Thai curry tonight, Just going to start it in a minute, as I am back to work later. Week off next week, woohooo.

Carolyorkie

YHM 

AAAAhhhhh!

My little black kitten was just sitting in an enourmous blue plant potin the garden. As I thought would happen, as I approached him with the camerahe jumped out and ran to me, tail in the air, madly ran twice roundthe pond, through the upturned baske...

Anything breakable?

The girl at the post office knows me well and was highly amused as she served me one day, so I asked her what the joke was.Apparantly the previous customer shed served was sending a package through the post and when asked if it contained anything bre...

Thursdays tantilizing tea time titbits

             Still trying to decide.

Any creative writers out there?

I was an avid letter writer who at one stage hadabout fifteen penfriends - this was years before personal computers came on to the scene,and we used to "romance" at a safe distance. This led on to my next great love creative writing, which has been w...

At the make up again

Steph and Grace came for their tea and Grace was at the make up again. She loves her make up.

Worms on parade

Attention .................. Can all worms please face the front, form an ordely que and quick march (well ok wiggle) down the hole please. About turn and dismiss >>>>>>>>>>

We are the champions !

As some of you know I play skittles once a week, and last night we had a cup match, and we won, yeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. Put into context there are 4 leagues here, we are in the bottom one, and 4th from the bottom, so very nearly holding the whole thi...

Kitchen design ideas - Other half had a brainstorm.

OH has just said he thinks it would be nice if we had a new kitchen, after I picked myself up off the floor, I thought I had better strike while the iron is hot. We have a problem, he likes wood and I like painted wood, I like modern clean lines he l...

Hi all. I am looking for some pictures of red and red and white American cars such as Cadilac's etc

They're with black and white background in black frames or if anyone knows where I can get them from please let me know.Thanks. DAWN.

April fools day....

funny item in the paper this morning about hens laying square eggs!one of our workmates nearly fell for it, she just stopped herself in time, mind you she's a right air head at the best of times. anyone been caught out?

Wednesdays wonderfull wobly warmers ?

Lamb cutlets with dauphinoise potatoes, fine green beans and English Asparagus, mmm yummy yummy.

Captain Bovine, you big softy.