Just received a 'phone call, concealed number, Indian accent, asked for me by name, I said he'd got the wrong number, he asked for me again by name and I told him no-one of that name here, He then...
I have always wallpapered by pasting the paper on a table. The paper I have just bought is the paste the wall sort. I put up two strips and when they had dried there was a wide strip of wall showing...
I don't know whether I misheard a statement that adding dishwasher Finish to the window cleaning water results in a smear free finish. Besides the normal additions i.e. meths, vinegar, and wiping off...
Does anyone know if aluminium blinds are better than vinyl ones? they seem a bit more expensive but I'm only looking for some cheapish ones to use just in the summer.
thanks...
We have had frogs in our garden for over 10 years, we don't know how they got there as the courtyard is enclosed by brick walls all round. Two years ago we had eleven frogs and two toads. We put out a...
Late the week before last having just got over a cold, I suddenly started to blow my nose constantly, my "tubes" were all blocked up and I was sneezing for England. I lost count of the...
I'm going a bit outside of my comfort zone and am making marinated ribs, spicy potato wedges and jalapeno coleslaw this evening. No idea why as I'm not a huge ribs fan! Tomorrow I'm planning butternut...
After a rubbish secopnd series of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes has achieved the impossible: he's made Titanic boring! I thought the re-make of Upstairs Downstairs (not by him, of course)...
I have a Parson Jack Russell who will be 9 this year. He's been a bit off lately, not the dog I know. The past few nights he's been acting odd.. it started suddenly, chasing imaginary things around...
What do you think of it so far? I like Sarah as a stand-up, but she seems very wooden, unnatural and scared in this. It's quite well-written but I find myself focusing on her fear more than her...
Is it poisonous to dogs or is that an urban myth? My OH gave me a rollocking the other day for giving the dog a bit of chocolate claiming it is poisonous but I have my doubts as dogs tend to have cast...
can anyone help please..our cat's been out all day,thats unusual in itself..when the wife called him in,he eventually came,but not his usual lively self.he went upstairs and hid under the bed.when we...