Caspar is deaf-so naturally noisy....but sometimes he drives me crazy. After a relatively quiet period...today he's been howling all day-and it's LOUD! If I am downstairs in the street-I can hear him...
Looking to replace my Panasonic vacuum cleaner and wondered if anyone could recommend the best make for hoovering carpets, not an upright one.
Thanks in advance....
I have a drawer in the kitchen in which I keep crisps, choc bars, jelly babies etc. I know there were 3 wagon wheels and 5 tubes of mints in there among other bits. Just gone for a pack of mints and...
A friend of mine has been with her partner over 20 years and has 2 school age children. She told me she was moving out with kids to a rented flat because her partner told her everything was in his...
Are there any particular plants that are good for bees? I want to try to plant some that will help keep the bee population alive. I have some that come into my garden, but want to try and help more if...
Hubby just chopped down a Ceanothus Bush and found a bird's nest in there with 3 baby chicks in it, well one poor thing had fallen out so I gently put it back. We've sort of put the bush back together...
Roll on 1 o'clock should be a fantastic final with two brilliant players - Nadal and Djovich - at Monaco - cannot decide who I would want to be the champion, so may the best man win.
What annoys/infuriates you about the things people say? One that I hate is the almost universal "lonjeray" for "lingerie", which should be "lanjeree" (approx.). Not to mention "mischievIous for...
I have two adult male (neutered ) cats aged 11 + 14. They are not great roamers. When a neighbour moved in to the end terrace house last summer, she complained (civilly ) that they were poo-ing in her...
I am useless in the garden and don't really know flowers very well. What are your favourite smelling flowers? I do have an ulterior motive for this question - I'm still looking for a perfume that...
I take several pills daily, mostly small ones which I manage to swallow.
One pill makes me gag like crazy, Artovastin 80mg, any advice how to cope please ?...
There seems to be little interest in classical music in the ranks of AB readers (apart from Invictas a couple of years ago), so let me start the ball rolling ... Would you agree with me that the...
The two 'adverts' constantly showing on ITV for 2 comedy shows - called something like 'Job Lot' and 'Viscious' - have been on so many times over the past weeks and they are both still 'coming soon'....
Does anybody know the final cost of Margaret Thatchers funeral? Does anybody know who attended her funeral apart from the vague term 11 priministers?...
My daughter has been growing geraniums on a windowsill next to an open window. She wants to put them outside in pots today and has asked my advice. I don't know what to tell her,I would take a chance...
Sorry to bring up lane hogging again, it is bad enough on a three lane motorway but four lanes just make it worse. I recently travelled on a four lane section of the M1 just north of Derby with light...
We want to open our outside porch door in warm weather,but stop our 2 cats getting out. does anyone know of a secure way of doing this .screen door or something like that.
Please help , my cat was hit bt a car last night , after £275 vet bill today we have her at home with a broken pelvis and a dislocated hip. The vet has said we gave to keep her still not let her out...