My duvet has gone all thin. I would love to get a new one for Winter but since I so rarely buy them I'm not sure what to get. Any ideas what would be the best tog or type? I'd avoid down cos of the...
Good morning everyone - well after a couple of very boisterous days of wind and rain, today is actually not too bad. ....the sun is shining and it's quite pleasant. The links aren't too scary either,...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 46a Nigel Slater's autobiography named after a word for grilled bread [5] 8d spherical seed head of a dandelion [5] 26d Actor whose roles include an incarnation...
Just thinking about this, a friend used to say she liked being dominant as she was able to work through a lot of bad stuff from her life She wouldn't switch roles because of early abuse but did say...
Thursday. S bit nippy this morning, 12.2°C outside. The gremlins have been at work again, it's taken me over an hour to get any sense out of the poota, same with the wee Kindle, so it ain't the poota...
Last year I did some fund-raising for a charity and surpassed by fundraising goals by raising over £6000 myself! It took me 18 months of cake sales and contacting companies for donations and my...
Good morning everyone - so far it's a nice calm Monday, the weather's fine and no major dramas looming .....how long will it last ? Monday has a horrible habit of nose diving into chaos in this house,...
Sunday. Overcast this morning. Not sure if it will rain. Yesterday was warm and sunny. We had over 110 visitors. A pleasent day. We went to the Ship in Thornbury for dinner. A very enjoyable evening....
Good morning everyone ...well after something of a delay, we can now get our game up and running, with grateful thanks to aelmpvw and Big Mac, who have provided both the clues and the link words for...
Not good news from HQ ......the Telegraph is still showing the crossword from last week so we'll have a bit of a wait until someone comes along with this weeks edition :((
Saturday. The sky is clear, it's going to be a sunny day, which is good as I'm in the Visitor Centre on the canal today. My mates Mrs. is coming with us, that means I'm being treated to dinner on the...
Good morning everyone - very quiet at HQ this morning, thank goodness, even the wind has dropped which really is a blessing, but now it looks like more rain !! Too bad for the washing :( Much brighter...
Monday. I did all the food prep and defrosting, rump steaks, on Saturday evening, all ready to be able to spent more time with my friends from Gloucester. I got a phone call yesterday morning to say...
Good morning everyone - typical mad Spring weather, downpours followed by very windy but long fine breaks ....all the bulbs are getting flattened and the almond blossom wiped out in a couple of days...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 21a Manoeuvre used to right a capsized canoe, a bap, barm cake, batch or cob, or a basic drumming pattern [4] 30a French ---, tennis tournament on clay held...
I don't like the recorded sound of my voice - it sounds different , recorded . Why do i hear a difference - am i just imagining it , do you think ? Do you think the same when you listen to your voice...