This year’s offering from Naomi is Silent Night, a carol that holds very personal and poignant memories for me. As before I’m posting my Carol Concert thread not only as my Christmas gift to the...
I’ll spare the details as user discretion is advised: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46615702 That’s simply horrific and site rules prevent me from typing in print what I wish for those who...
I stopped watching it years ago when they started to include so called amusing set ups. involving some of the sports stars. These were never funny, just excruciatingly embarrassing. I just wondered if...
Wednesday. I had an excellent Christmas lunch yesterday. I was reminded about it by friends I had promised to take there, just as well, I'd forgotten! I won three bottles of wine in the raffle. I...
Why is there an explosion of bad taste xmas lights just about everywhere - flashing coloured lights, illuminated reindeer and santa projections on outside walls??? Should be a law against it to...
Monday. It's dry out there this morning. That's a nice change. I hope it stays that way. Nothing on the oracle for today, so I might have a day out somewhere. There again I might just have a lazy day,...
Any more? I don't own a TV (though will view the occasional programme when around friends) because I find most of it tedious...endless repeats, cookery shows and reality tv. Just wondering if anyone...
The only things I ever add salt to, when cooking are:- Potatoes, if being mashed. Pasta Rice I know salt is bad for you and we never have the salt cellar on the table, except when we have boiled or...
Further on from Rowan's thread, and the fact that some of us feel we don't 'know' some users as well as others and that can cause unintentional divisiveness, if you could choose anything for yourself,...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Anyone familiar with Chester via "The Secret Life of The Zoo" knows of the dedication and sheer love of the animals held by all the keepers. I sincerely...
YouTube video, "Chris Hedges debt forgiveness." Chris interviews economist Michael Hudson author of, "Forgive Them Their Debts." How ancient civilisations cancelled debt to prevent an oligarchy, and...
As someone, (W.C. actually) once said in another context, " it makes you feel proud to be an Englishman', don't you think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-WkQsVMM-g...
I'm supposed to be painting a window frame, instead I'm drinking Amarula and listening to music/ looking in on here. " Hey could you stand another drink, I'm better when I don't think, it seems to get...
... either cheap and cheerful ... or more expensive? I bought two cheap and cheerful hoodies yesterday , one green one blue. So very comfortable and warm. Sometimes things don't need to be expensive...
I finished work early today to give a statement to the police about one of my mothers carers who was stealing from her. We have clear cctv evidence- the note was one of three that we had noted the...