Yesterday i had a craft stall at a Christmas fair. THREE people left their purses/wallets on the table and i had to chase them to return them. One woman was due change from a £20 note. I gave her...
i have a friend who is doing up her house. She needed joiner so i had a word with a joiner friend and he agreed to do the work. My friend asked how much he charged per hour and she was happy with the...
Youngest Junior Overall (14) does cookery at school on Fridays. He lost the recipe sheet for this weeks class and all week I have been nagging him to get another one. As he was leaving for school this...
I have decided today is National Marigold Day. I shall celebrate by using my very best pair of Marigolds - a fetching pair of purple ones with polka dot detail. Marigolds are NOT just for washing up....
Just occasionally, if you are very lucky, you will come across someone in your life who is so good, kind and thoughtful that you are moved to tears by them. I am very lucky to know one such person and...
Good morning all. Yesterday I escaped from the clutches of the NHS after an 8 day incarceration. After previous problems with numerous organs and body parts, it seems my gall bladder was feeling...
We have a new-ish memorial erected by the dock and all the uniformed people (3 soldiers, one navy bod, 4 air force staff, lifeboat crew, air cadets & army cadets) marched smartly to it. Local...
Given my latest sewing mishaps, can you take a song, book title or film and make it into something sewing related?
I'll start with the song - O Sew Le Mio...
If you are sewing and drop a needle on the carpet, do NOT kneel down on the carpet to look for it. Trust me when I say that a needle embedded straight into your knee with just the eye showing is not a...
When sewing, it is NOT a good idea to hold a pin between your lips when you have hiccups.
Luckily the offending pin embedded itself in my tongue and I was able to remove it with tweezers....
The bi annual Goth weekend is coming to an end tonight and it has been the biggest and best yet (now in it's 20th year). There have been some great bands (including Visage and Heaven 17) and most of...
Here are some of my memories - how many of these did you experience? 1. Ice on the [i]inside[i] of the bedroom window in the winter 2. Piling coats on the bed to keep warm 3. Putting cardboard insoles...
(may be of particular attention to seaddogg who mentioned he was going for a paddle) In the late 1980's the E.C. issued a directive about the minimum standards of sewage in the sea. Most sea side...
I was travelling to hospital for an appointment and travelling with me was a sweet little old lady age 86. She suddenly became upset and said she had forgotten to phone her son to let him know where...
On Sunday afternoon I went with Youngest Junior Overall (air cadet) to a Battle of Britain church service. There were several high ranking RAF officers there and the church was full. Part way through...
This afternoon I pootled along to the open day of a certain organisation (which shall remain nameless) to see what they had to offer, with a view to possibly joining. (Before anyone thinks to quip, NO...
Mr O hates going to quizzes. He can spot a pub holding a quiz night from a mile away. Every Sunday I go out to a quiz with some friends and have a jolly good time. So why is it that as soon as I come...
Yesterday afternoon I made a planned visit to the hospital. On duty was a consultant called Steve. He had 5 underlings with him, all called James. Also on duty was a male nurse called James...and the...