Last year I cut my Penstemons down too late and ended up with leggy,woody plants with some flowering top growth, when is the right /best time to cut them back? I'm in the "soft south" so hopefully no...
It's my fathers 70th Birthday in September and I have no idea what to get him at all. He is retired but active, can no longer drive long distances, but does enjoy days out. He lives in East Anglia....
'The Magdalene Sisters', BBC2 11:50 pm. Whilst it is not based on a singke true story, it is said to accurately portray events which were commonplace in such institutions. For those who haven't seen...
I have chair covers which I regularly take to the dry cleaners. As I am paying upwards of £ 15 each for them to be dry cleaned I'm wondering if I could not put them in my normal wash? What is the...
How on earth do the breeders get away with this and why does the Kennel Club endorse it. The German Shepherd is now a ruined breed, especially the show dogs!! Just look at how low the back of the dog...
As a biology teacher, later to become a Headteacher, all the fun has been taken out of science thanks to HASAW; I used to dissect road kill; kids would do blood smears and had a load of creatures in...
I would be the first to admit that parts of my garden is not as pristine and cared for as some of you manage. the bushes are not neatly trimmed (they resemble dense jungle and the grasses are a little...
Fry, grill or oven ? I expect frying is the best way but what ever way, they always seem to make a lot of mess to clear up afterwards, so is there a way around this ? I always go for a good quality...
Have just learnt that person/s I thought were friends have recently visited / returned to the UK from New Zealand after moving there over 5 years ago. Unfortunately I wasn't told about their return....
My darling Fred, 3, has chronic kidney failure. The vet said he's never seen such blood results in such a young cat. Fred won't eat any cat food, not even the Royal Canin Renal food that the vet...
Detective series, had a women detective who had split from her husband and he'd remarried, she's sat out side in car, watching his new family, she looked a bit like Jessica Hynes, any idea who actress...
Since the afternoon the right side of my scalp (top of head to about halfway down) has felt tender - a bit like if someones pulled my hair (see, I still remember what that feels like!) Its tender to...
Bit of advice needed here please. Have taken on a rescue dog - nine year old Border Collie - had very little proper exercise in his life- now is very, very much fitter and enjoying long walks and...
Achieved most of the things you want in life?
Myself!
I've got to 67 & in good health.
Our paid for Home /Car
Lucky to have 2 / 3 hols an year.
What about you if I may ask?...
My boyfriend's ex wife has a new partner whom she's going to marry. She and my boyfriend had a daughter together when they were married. She hasn't let him see his daughter for about 4 years now (for...
..but for the first time ever we have had a pair of Linnet in the back garden. They were collecting the dog hair after our lab was brushed yesterday. I am thrilled to see something different and yes,...