I've been given an old Tenor Horn that has been converted into a table lamp, and have been looking everywhere for a stand that would hold such a large object, like a kind of heavy-duty plate stand....
I've been given a catering bag of sponge mix, I made a batch according to the instructions (just add water) but when cooked it seemed very dry. I made a bit more with a little extra water but it was...
Iv'e found that expensive chemicals that are suppose to "repel" cats and dogs from using my garden as a toilet don't work. So without going to the extra expense of buying an air gun does anyone have...
Just been watching Mrs Caldicote's Cabbage War and it got me thinking about some films that I really enjoyed but are never shown on TV - Hear My Song - Saving Grace - Waking Ned - the theme here being...
I'm watching it at present and actually think that it is better this year, I thought that the transvestite was really good, also Sweden's entry, but one thing I'm really impressed by is the staging...
tickles me. The little orange blob, which China Doll had/as for an avatar, bopping away merrily and hitching a lift on a toy car (which is not classy enough for our China) and to resort to getting a...
We have a small pond in out garden. It is about 6ft by 3ft (tapering to about 1.5ft at the other end). It is mostly about 10" - 12" deep with a deeper patch that is about 18" to 20". Are there any...
My sister informed me this week that if you try to grow strawberries and tomatoes in a greenhouse alongside one another, the tomatoes will develop a problem. This year I have planted several...
Why are nearly all mens trousers and shirts "slim fit" these days? I'm not fat but none of this stuff fits me, especially shirts, being 46" chest. A lot of stuff only goes up to XL and measures 44"....
My caravan is getting bigger. I washed it today and what, 5 years ago, used to take me a couple of hours has today taken over three hours. It's gotten so big I needed to sit and have a coffee a couple...