It was announced on TV yesterday that it costs over £200,000 to raise a child, including university fees, wedding costs and so on. I would, therefore, like to propose a new collective noun...
By this I mean cheese that has gone mouldy in the fridge rather than the other type of mouldy such as Shropshire Blue or Cambozola (yum). I ask because yrs ago I knew someone who was a food scientist...
Well they weren't kidding about the cold spell! Sitting here typing with my gloves on waiting for the cats to get their furry behinds in so I can close the window and relent and put some heat on...
I have a 4-5 year old dog with a lovely long blonde beard! Over the years 1 particular part on either side of her mouth/beard have become stained. I have read up a bit on this and know that it is...
I was reading abour the ABer who wanted a feather bed. It reminds me of the day when my JRT found my cherished old down quilt when I was out shopping. Have you ever seen a four-legged hen with a black...
Im making a Victoria sponge and usually i put jam and buttercream in middle. I was wondering if i could chop strawberries in small pieces and mix them in the buttercream and then spread it in middle...
Where would we all be without the Answerbank ? I feel I know so many people, I can let off steam (yes I know I'm a grumpy old woman, a bit too much at times) but I can say almost anything and get a...
My mums 8 month old Lhasa Apso puppy has been getting sick once in the morning and maybe later on in the evening, then last night she had a bit of diarrhoea. She is great within herself, running round...
Hi guys. I was watching a late film lastnight and in one scene a woman decides to go shopping in a town bout half hour from her house. Whilst walking down the high street she looks in a local cafe...
Well, microwaved actually.. It's an average sized spud and an 850W oven.. how long would you give it? The reason I ask is that I can never get it right, it's either raw or so dried out it's inedible...
OK - have only ever bought stuff off ebay but am thinking of now putting stuff onto sell. ignoring any specials that they do now and then, does anyone know the 'commission' structure on selling stuff?...
Having enjoyed the recent Sherlock series, I read that the writer (Mr Moffat) had said that we had all missed the vital clue as to how the erudite sleuth had survived his fall. Does anyone have the...
I have a black hole in my house.
It's a real bugger but I suppose I will just have to live with it,t not go anywhere near the event horizon and hope I don't get sucked in it....
I have rubbish nails... Do you have any varnishes or lotions/ potions that you use? Not tablets- im thinking paint on stuff or creams? They dont grow great and are quite weak.. There was one a friend...
When I put the iPod on shuffle, it seems to have some favourite songs that it plays loads more than others, and some that it never plays.
Am I imagining this?...
Our rabbits (two males, will be a year old just before Easter) were fighting like mad (one of them came off far worse than the other) so we separated them (bought a new hutch and run) and now they are...