Good Morning from a somewhat jet-lagged 'Lady Jill' (aka tearinghair). Back now from California, and unlike James Bond both shaken and stirred. Stirred by the stark beauty of the surrounding...
Good morning everyone - after a sticky few days and a lot of rain (not here though! ) we're back to cool nights and mild sunny days, just the weather I like. Now what has Kate given us this week -...
Am looking to take my two away over the summer by myself for a couple of days in the UK. As I don' t have a car am looking for somewhere that they can be entertained on site (bearing in mind they are...
I look after my mother's dog whenever she goes away, sometimes for a couple of weeks or so. The dog is disobedient, yappy and can snap. He also has a fondness for anything on my kitchen table and...
This is 'Lady Jill' (aka tearinghair) posting this introduction by proxy (gen2) because I am currently asleep in California. I’m on my (more or less) two-yearly visit to the family in USA. It’s...
Good morning everyone - somewhat on the cool side this morning but should be a lovely day later.... My favourite time of the year !! Now what do we have for the start of a new month - GREEN NUMBER...
I ask this because I'm in the process of getting stock together to open a little boutique selling Retro items. Talking to various different age groups I'm getting the impression 'Retro' is very...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595232/Mauritian-student-denied-asylum-despite-campaign-let-finish-A-levels-deported-tonight.html This Mauritian student was deported back to Mauritius last...
Good morning everyone - back to sunny and warm here, looking at a nice weekend for a change, means I ought to be outside doing things, pity the crossword comes on a Saturday !! Four 'thoughtful' links...
This is 'Good King John II' back for his final week. So we are now fully retired and living down on the River Arun in a small village called Bury. Very near to the seaside with all its attractions....
http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/ Just found this addictive numbers game (if you're into that sort of thing). Simply use the arrow keys to move all the tiles in that direction and when 2 of the...
This is 'Good King John II' back for Week four. Enough of the Midwest I hear you say – and quite right too. In the early 80s we retired back to this green and pleasant land and settled in Surrey...
Good morning everyone - Gorgeous Autumn weather here, cold nights, sunny days, so it's out into the garden for yours truly ....let's see how long that lasts !! A nice little group of links for us,...
cryptic crossword 3a Enclosed-be quiet. 7a Better loses his head, so he goes for a walk (6) 9a Sweeping cocaine away (7) 11a Biased social worker in vehicle (7) 16a 31 days to be a hundred, or...
Can anyone help with these please.
Sun ----? -------Door
2/ Masked ----? Point
3/ Dog -----? Weave
4/ Watch ------Hole
5/ Butter _____? Cake
Thank you....
This is 'Good King John II' back for Week three. I said last week that I would deal with the vast European immigration to the USA in the 19th century and how it affected life in the Midwest. It may be...
Good morning everyone - it's the weekend, so naturally it's overcast and right now it's raining plus we had to vote today and it was easier to get an early start and get it done. Hopefully this weeks...