A relative of mine had a knee replacement last week and instead of being knocked out completely she had an epidural, so stayed awake throughout.She said she heard them using a saw and a hammer during...
Happily sanding the stairs with my little mouse....short bursts so it doesn't work too hard and what thanks do I get??? None! Leaned over to feel the wood for smoothness and the Mouse blew up! Big...
My husband and I are in our very late 60's and retired. We managed to save whilst he was at work, and now manage well, without touching the savings we have got, and which are tied up to give us a...
The sun is glorious so I took a glass of wine to drink on the patio. My pond has some water but I've not planted it up yet. I watched a strange object bobbing about above the shelf....got the net and...
I've got a pot of Chilli Colorado simmering away that I'll have with plain rice and a tomato and pepper salad later. I'm going to cook extra rice for fried rice tomorrow that I'll have with some sort...
I've had a banister fitted on the landing and decided to paint rather than varnish or stain it.
How should I teat the wood before painting for the best finish?
Thanks.......
Saturday. No frost and it's quite mild outside. The weather gurus are say that spring will arrive in the next few days. I do hope they are right. Be nice, wouldn't it!
Have a happy day everyone....
I am just sitting watching tv and there is a frigging massive bluebottle flying buzzing around the room. Where the hell did it come from? It's going mental,so I can't wallop it with the paper. Oh gawd...
Is what I would love to be tomorrow. My son has just called in on his way to visit the daughter in Devon. I sent him into the dining room to fetch my cheque book. He was ages and very quiet when he...
OH has been getting bad headaches for the past few weeks, they always start between seven and eight at night. They start behind his left eye and spread to all the left side of his face, he is in a lot...
... or to be more specific dogsh!t. I'm having a very pleasant couple of days in Nice for a family birthday ... it's a very interesting place - but any attempt to walk the streets looking up at the...
The boiler is being serviced this afternoon, between 12.00 and 6.00. We haven't got the heating on and can't have the gas fire on either because that will be serviced as well. I've cleaned the...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2286391/Headmasters-message-announcing-teachers-retirement-hid-coded-insult-spotted-colleague.html For setting out this message on the retirement of a teacher...