Looks like I might get away with just a sore throat and headache. Himself has taken the dogs out so I am chucking a hoover round before we settle down for the rugby this afternoon. So what’s on your...
high inflation is making it even tougher for people to make ends meet. House prices in Portugal rose 18.7% in 2022, the biggest increase in three decades, and rents have also increased significantly...
Sometimes it's difficult to see what's going on. When a character walks into a room why do they never put the big light on like any normal person would?
Was totally delicious. We had belly pork slices, cauliflower, carrot and potato mash/crush, gravy, and home made apple sauce. And then the remainders of a box of chocs. And a few g&ts…. a Tanqueray...
Catching up on my delayed delivery of Private Eye, a small article on page 36 caught my eye. The article mentioned a Times obituary for Sir Richard Hartley in which he represented Currie in a libel...
....called to mark one year of war in ukraine https://news.sky.com/story/russian-ambassador-interrupts-minutes-silence-for-ukraine-12818960 bit of a childish thing to do. and yet - does he have a...
Had to drive to big, big town today. Well Killarney. What did we find? Pork pies and crumpets! Only had one pork pie have we had since moving to Ireland and not a crumpet have we seen. No comments...
Is there such a thing as higher quality instant coffee? I generally don't like any of the cheaper or shop own coffees. My go to would be Nescafe Gold Blend or Carte Noir, and I don't really like...
As a person who frequently gets goosebumps with certain songs - the main one being "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins (absolutely gets me every time) - just wondering what everyone elses trigger...
Today, Ash Wednesday, is the first day of Lent. While reminders of mortality are not as popular as they once might have been Lent could still be used to kick start a change in lifestyle . Are you...
. . . when I go to the pub. (No, this isn't Abbey posting!) Should I just throw a duvet over my shoulders or would I look better with a bin liner wrapped around my head, perhaps?...
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/liveblog/2023/2/21/russia-ukraine-live-news-putin-to-deliver-major-speech-on-war Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Speaking up for the dear citizens of eg Kherson,...