cold, damp day here so we're off to the cinema to see 'never let me go'. having read and throughly enjoyed the book when it first came out, i just hope the film lives up to it. anyone seen it after...
was reading an article about bridesmaids for the royal wedding and see that prince edward and sophie's daughter, louise, has been asked. she apparently has a condition called extropia, causing her...
on thursday 17th feb aldi have art supplies on their specials, check them out. i have the table top easel (artists painting set), very good it is too, threw the paints out, very odd colours. will be...
this evening we will mostly be having: coscto pork and caramelised onion sausages cauliflower cheese carrot, swede and potato crush (rubbery old carrots, half a shrivelled swede, a few new potatoes,...
is cholesterol just made from fat you actually put into your body ie. by eating a diet too high in fat, OR is it also made from fat stored in your body so that even if you ate a very low fat diet but...
anyone do pen and ink drawings?
can you recommend a particular pen to draw with? i am particularly interested in drawing over acrylic paint. thanks....
do any of you who take ramipril suffer from heart palpitations? i've been on this for about 7 years and only had the cough side effect, which by and large has gone now. however, about 2-3 weeks ago i...
anyone been to either or both of these islands off the west coast of france? are there any places or things that are not immediately apparent which i should look out for in terms of 'secret jewels'...
do any/many of you volunteer? as there seem to be quite a number of retired people here, and others who don't work for various reasons, it seems it might be something a fair few do. in the past i was...
anyone use one? if so, do you find it more effective than just giving your tongue a good old scrub with your toothbrush? how many of you scrub your tongue?
....is the day we first met, on a blind date, all those years ago. however, we never celebrate valentines day, or ordinary wedding anniversaries, or buy sloppy sentimental cards for any occasion....
we were given a vacuum packed salami as part of an unusual food hamper at christmas. it's been sitting in the fridge since then looking at me. i've just taken it out of it's plastic packing and had a...
we were having a conversation about seatbelts and breathalysers earlier and got talking about the cars we've owned. i saved up like mad and bought a 10 year old red mini when i passed my test at 18. i...
my other half has always had a slow heart rate. he keeps himself fit, runs 5k three times a week and is fairly slim. yesterday evening when he checked his blood pressure (normal) his heart rate was...
have been trying to lose a bit of weight and be careful with what i eat for a couple of weeks. although i've put the scales away for 3 months, i'm pretty sure i've lost at least a couple of pounds,...
have decided to do jamies moroccan lamb thing for saturday evening, been to asda and bought the ingredients...apart from flatbreads and harissa, neither of which i could find. would naan or chapatti...
i've just taken delivery of this recipe book after reading on-line about it. 5 people were given 5 different meals to do and timed how long they took. all of them took over an hour to complete and...
there's been a number of trailers for a programme featuring a group of women all wearing bright pink and featuring the actress who plays tanya branning in the forefront. does anyone know what the...