My lawn is sodden from last night's rain and yet Eric is curled up on it, fast asleep. He's not wearing his wetsuit so how can he be so oblivious to it?
There are many people who question whether cats are of any use to us. They say that the cats are taking advantage of us - we supply everything and they hog the sofa. This human that belongs to this...
I'm stuck on two: 2d. A pudding made in Northern England from the young leaves of the bistort plant (6). The answer appears to be Easter LEDGE but there's an S on the end (from APOSTLE) which doesn't...
I have just upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 and have lost the ability to play Freecell, Hearts, Mahjong, etc. (Some upgrade !!). I've followed every instruction under the sun about plug-ins but...
A female cat has discovered my tabby's cat-flap and is now coming in and out like a fiddler's elbow. She just goes straight upstairs and sleeps on the spare bed morning, noon and usually through the...
I've had a vitrectomy for a macular hole and the good news is that, at the 3-week check-up, the hole has closed (and without my having to lie on my stomach for 7 days - I think they've realised that...
Wasn't sure where to post this so Society & Culture is as near as it gets. My friend has the surname BIRCH but, without exception, when she's cold-called by people of Indian/Pakistani origin they...
In January this year I slipped on ice onto a concrete path onto my right knee and it was 8 weeks before the pain completely subsided. My GP diagnosed that I had set off arthritis but I haven't had so...