I really hate Halloween. It seems to get more intrusive every year. Years ago, it used to be a fairly quiet, low-key affair, with a bit of apple dunking and a few sparklers. Now it seems to be... ...
I like crosswords, reading, sightseeing, cooking, walking through country parks. I might sound boring to some. What sort of hobbies do you have? I am looking forward to hearing about the more weird... ...
... do you have any tales of ghosties, ghoulies - (not to be confused with goolies) - and things that go bump in the night? Are you a believer - or is it a load of old rubbish? To set the... ...
How easy would it have been for a woman to have registered her daughter's baby as her own in 1960? The baby would grow up believing her birth mother was her sister and her grandmother, her... ...
Well, I woke up & glanced at my Fitbit on my wrist, which said 07.15, so assuming that it would have obviously updated the time overnight I've got up thinking it actually is 07.15. Came downstairs... ...
On tv the other night i caught the tail end of some news reporting difficulties in recruiting school teachers, not sure if it was just my area, but they did say that some areas had no applications... ...
...my Amazon parcel is? Recorded as put through my letterbox on Tuesday evening. Nope. Tried neighbours on either side...no one in. One then knocked on my door yesterday morning to see if I'd... ...
To my beautiful Rodney. We got him as a rescue on what would have been 5 years tomorrow. He started going off his food about 3-4 weeks ago but ponced ours so thought he was being fussy. Turns out... ...
//Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman whose former husband is on trial for drugging and raping her when they were married, and inviting dozens of other men to rape her, took the stand in court on... ...
I'm happy enough to eat alone in a pub, café or hotel restaurant but would be reluctant to do so in a high end restaurant. I'm fine with my own company but wouldn't know where to look if I were not... ...
This might be an American thing, but what book are you reading now? For me it's V2 by Robert Harris. I bought it for £1 from a shelf in the local Tesco. The books are donated and the money goes to... ...
Came back to find an Amazon Prime zip container containing two parcels, different addresses, neither of which was for anyone in the road, left outside on the pavement. I thought I'd tell them they... ...
//King Charles has confirmed that it is up to the Australian people to decide whether the country remains a constitutional monarchy or becomes a republic. Ahead of the King's visit to Australia... ...
Damp and cold here, but dry - that's my weather assesment lol! Mr Smow is still fast asleep - he could sleep for England that man! Lots of jobs to do today so I will do my usual which is put them... ...
Hi all, I am looking for some good ideas for something to cook tonight that we would all like. We were originally going out to the cinema and for a meal with the kids having a sleepover at their... ...
