Overheard on the JKS - grandmother referred to granddaughter as Chardonnay. Mother corrected her - it's Chardonnia. I'm waiting for a Shiraza or a Beaujolaisa. Any more silly names? All contributions...
as it wet wild and windy in my neck of the woods I dont feel like going out with Chief Stout [ mr sa] for the usual celebratory lunch, think I will stay in my dressing gown all day after all I should...
Hi everyone!! Well I am now 26 and since I was about 18 I have steadily been putting weight on. On and off I've tried to lose weight but nothing seems to work. A month ago we got a dog which now means...
well after a lovely long bank holiday weekend the phonecalls have started again, 8.29 am and im on my 3rd call from these bloody automated services about PPI, changes of pensions and blank calls,...
Today my grandson, who has just turned three, was given a chocolate raisin. He immediately wanted another, but his dad said, "Have you forgotten the important word?". Quick as a flash he...
I'm in two minds. They are innocent until proven guilty so of course they should go. On the other hand, their attendance will turn it in to to a media circus with a very high security risk to them...
How many of you are comfortable singing in public? I've been told that as part of my administrative/management job I now have to spend 45 minutes a week singing to 20 odd mothers and their children...
A few years ago I was given a room spray gadget that was adapted from an old 'Flit' fly sprayer (does anyone remember these?). It had a lovely bottle of Rose Tea room fragrance spray, which is now...
hello, unfortunately, my silk flowers have got dusty with black dust. can anyone please suggest the best way to clean silk flowers withot damaging them and also maybe if i could buy a product special...
After being caught out last time, I have a snow shovel, 3 sets of shoe gripper thingies and 10 kilos of salt.
Naturally, as I'm well prepared, it hasn't snowed....
Iceburg lettuce! Does anyone wash this, I do, but it's a pet hate of mine, I despise the salad spinner as well. A restaurant near me serves wedges of iceburg with their meals, surely these haven't...
I'm about to look after a puppy part t ime for friend - he was here yesterday and peed indoors in the same spot twice - is there any product I can spray on spot to deter him ? I have thoroughly washed...
I hope to go to London first week in July. Could anyone recommend a decent place to stay? Reasonably central as I don't know the place well. Preferably not too expensive as well, if possible.
On a TV chatshow tonight, Holly Willoughby and co were drinking a drink that can get you drunk as a newt without a hangover next morning. Holly said she started drinking at 13.30 and sipped tequila...
I am so angry. I put my new planters outside the front door yesterday at about 4pm. When I want to have a look at them at about 8pm, I found a dog had cr@pped in them. The planters are on the terrace,...