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What have you done with a cocktail stick?

I've just poked some fluff out of my keyboard. Earlier I used one to position a tiny star embellishment on a greetings card. Handy little things, aren't they!

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Onwards and Downwards September 2011

Onwards and Downwards Continues With the start of autumn comes the craving for hearty food and winter warmers, while summer salads are out of favour. How are you going to fulfill your need for warming...

Jules001

Frontline or Advocate

Had my dog 3 years now and have always used Frontline, no problems with it or fleas. However we do have a very large fox population in the area and as such our Vet (incidentally we don't buy Frontline...

mrs_overall

Cheek of the week award

I was minding my friends shop for a couple of hours when a purple rinse tourist came in. She'd had a new watch battery (£1.99) fitted earlier in the week. Yesterday she dropped & smashed the...

sarah-london

Beverley Callard Diet?

Years ago my Dad tried a diet that came free with a Beverley Callard fitness video of mine (Real Results)......based on whether you are an apple or a pear shape. The little booklet that came with the...

rsvp

downton Abbey

Will someone please explain to me the conversation between Bates and his strange wife when they were taking tea together -I missed it cos I had an phone call I had to take - thanks

sherrardk

Was I mean?

Boy #1 started secondary school today (loved it) and had some busy work to do (not really proper homework). He had no exercise books to do it in so I gave him some A4 lined paper, told him to put his...

SpikeyBush

What a rubbish year!

All cucumbers died. Biggest tomato was the size of a pea. First runner beans only set this week. Disappointing show from the nasturtiums. Apples, after a dry spell followed by a lot of rain, all split...

rowanwitch

I wish I hadn't started this....

Rearranging the spare room to house all my craft stuff.... I now have fabric in boxes, rugs on the bed and a load of clothes still to sort out,,, and I am getting tired ...still got two baskets of...

EvianBaby

Feeling Guilty

I found a tiny little lizard in the garden today. As I was doing a lot of digging up where I found him I picked him up and moved him to another part of the garden. Now I feel really guilty that I...

Dolt

Spearmint plant

Can I get one at a garden centre? and how do I care for it? on a balcony?

Carakeel

what have you found in your garden recently?

Yesterday we came across a beautiful Hawk Moth (or Hummingbird Hawk Moth) in our secret garden. It was the first time I have seen one. It was about 2" long and nearly as thick as my thumb, also...

ruthandsam

Home and Away

Does anyone know if there will be an omnibus edition of Home and Away? I can't find it anywhere on Channel 5 or 5* and my series link from the previous omnibus doesn't seem to be working. I thought...

lankeela

A dying granny

A dying granny tells her granddaughter, "I want to leave you my farm. That includes the villa, the tractor, and other equipment, the farmhouse and $22,398,750.78 in cash." The granddaughter,...

albaqwerty

Business Websites & Poor Spelling

There instead of their Completition instead of completion Just 2 Businesses who rate themselves as being 'on the ball' for their potential clients. OH used to work for them so googled to see if they...

lylabellablueyes

Tens machine?

Has anyone any experience using one of these. Due my second baby and would like to stay at home as long as I can :/). Thanks...

granny grump

Bowness

I'm not sure if any one can help. We went to Bowness on Windermere on Saturday 20 August and were amazed to see an Indian pipe and drum band marching through the town I asked one of the marshals who...

codswallop

Cut-out

I've found a site that has cartoon type animals and I have tried to cut some out using the snipping tool,this is ok but I get a rectangular white background as well.I want just the animal is there a...

beattie819

Too many plums, not enough time

Please tell me..... do I really have to stone all these plums before I make chutney and jam, or is there a short cut. Your advice would be more than welcome......thanks!