Family, Home and Garden

What IS wrong with this site?

Just posted an update for you all about Tweet and instead of appearing under the last post (on my Budgie thread), it has gone to the top of the second page. What is going on? Strange.............

In these times of austerity, let's stop WASTING money!

Now I'm a pensioner, I've become very much aware of how one wastes money on an almost daily basis, and how, with a little bit of forethought and careful planning real savings can be made almost effortlessly. Let's start with a newspaper. We buy three...

Spring Equinox!

Happy First Day of SpringShame the sun isn't shining!

perhaps someone knows......

why it is always me!!!!!had swelling in my calf over the past couple of days, measured them up and the right one was 3" bigger than the left!!!so thought I better get it checked. Got an appointment with the doctor within 15 mins of seeing her I was i...

Budget 2014 - Changes to 'Working' Tax Credits?

Hi Am I correct in thinking that there's been no changes to 'Working' Tax Credit allowances? Thanks!

Wednesdays wonkey wonders.

Wonkey wonders is for the message boards, all out of order. This evening we shall be partaking of chicken and bacon pie with mashed potato, peas and carrots, followed by lemon swirl cheesecake, courtesy of Mr. T meal deal. I am not going to my usual ...

good adverts

one of the best going around http://dvd-fever.co.uk/cat-budgie-freeview-tv-advert/

Is everyone's Home looking wonderful??? Or ....

I'm convinced they probably are, but try as I might I never seem to have everywhere uncluttered, tidy and clean. I would love to walk into any room, and see it looking like other people's homes. There seems to be so many jobs, but never looks streaml...

Tuesdays teatime treats

Tonight son treated us to Dom****s Pizza, well he and OH had it as I had eaten roast beef at lunchtime as my friend and I went out for our now usual lunch. Sorry to rub it in CB.

GAWD!!!!!!

don't ya just hate it when you arrange to go out for a coffee with a friend, you get all done up, sit and wait as it's now 10am and you arranged for that time. 11am and you are still waiting....it's now 1pm and there still isn't any sign of her. Well...

Waiting

Waiting for the phone to ring from the delivery company to tell me what time they are coming with my new bed. I have been given the time 7am to 7pm, I have been up since 6am moving stuff in the bedroom so I can get the new bed in. Can't vaccuum yet a...

Mammograms?.

After hitting fifty i was told by a friend that you are called in your fiftieth year at some point to have a Mammogram if you have not previously had one that is. Can anyone tell me if this will happen or does anyone know any different?. Thanks ladie...

Something's wrong with me and they're not 'hot flushes' - help please!

My 'overheating' problem began last year.... I had been on anti-depressants for many years and last summer made the move to be free of them. My doctor reduced the dosage over two weeks, and that was it. I've found out the hard way that this was way t...

Kitten advice please

My mother has a rescue kitten who is now 6 months old but she is crazy (the kitten not my mother lol). I know kittens play etc but this one is hyper, she continually dashes everywhere, tries to climb the walls, is up on shelves knocking things over, ...

"Problems" on what to do with £107,000,000,900,000.00 - Euromillions win

Somebody's just claimed it! "Darling, would you like an island for you anniversary?""No thank you Sweetheart, I already have three." And yet despite the almost unimaginable sudden wealth, there are a surprising number of people who cannot just pack u...

Is it just me?

who finds all this recycling somewhat questionable. Now please bear in mind that where i live the number of items which should be recyclable and aren't is actually longer than the list of things that are to go in our "recycling" bin. Anyways just had...

Knife tokens.

Who was it that wanted the Tesco tokens to get kitchen knives. I have a few I could pass on.

Mondays Manic mealtime morsels

Busy Busy Busy, Decorated sons bedroom yesterday and he actually helped, we had a great laugh and got it done by 9pm, Having a new bed delivered tomorrow so had to get on with it. He is now upstairs putting everything away (for that read watching the...

anyone know anything about fountain pens?

I have a nice heavy green marbled fountain pen that OH bought me in the 80's. The nib has never been much good, and I wondered if all fountain pen nibs are replaceable?Do you just get a pair of pliers and pull out the old nib and push another replace...

curtains

i bought myself some new curtains and then washed and ironed them .then measured and cut and ironed some more turning up to the right length.then played with the header tape ,put in them hook things and took them upstairs to hang.they hung nicely and...

Spacestation

Watched a BRILLIANT programme last night on Channel 4. Astronauts living in Space.!!!. Its about The Astronauts who go up to the Space Station for 6 month stretches doing experiments and work for Nassau. Its fascinating,,,they can contact family by c...

Harlequin Wallpaper - Tamika/Kimiko Pattern 35614/Batch AD

Does anyone know where I can get a roll of this wallpaper. Harlequin have (helpfully) discontinued it! Mark

Saturday's smile....

Saturdays, sunny (again) supper.

Homemade Lasagne with salad and maybe a few chips if I give in to pressure. Trifle for afters.

First date....help wanted from you lovely ladies

Ladies............first of all thanks for all your welcome back wishes....muchly appreciated. An update and a bit of advice required. Been chatting to a lovely man via one of the online dating sites. He made the first contact so he obviously liked my...