Good morning everyone - not a good day for venturing outside, the rain and wind have returned, so happy to stay out with some coffee and the crossword ..someone mentioned Spring but a bit unlikely for...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 38a General name for material used for batik, tie-dye, or screen printing [5] 40a Ground designed by Rosemary Verey or Vita Sackville-West for example [6] 18d...
Wednesday. Cloudy again this morning, just the odd ragged hole along the skyline. I hope it turns out like yesterday. A wee drop of rain wouldn't go amiss though. Not a lot to do today, I might have a...
Good morning everyone - nice nippy brisk Monday here ...just about enough incentive for me to get outside and start pruning my roses !! Well I need something to cheer me up and hacking things about...
Help, please, my mobile phone (fairly old Apple ) won't open when I try to slide the open bar ....it goes about halfway then goes back to the original position ...any ideas please...
Good morning everyone - happy to say I'm right back in the hot seat, everything working beautifully, and outside the sun is shining and it's quite mild ....once in a while we get some Winter weather...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 30a Used by Thomas Gainsborough to create one of his notable portraits, a colour with shades including lapis lazuli, turquoise, peacock and indigo [4] 41a...
Good morning everyone - and an enormous thank you to start us off ... Firstly to Cliffyg, Mallyh and Rose Maybud for holding the fort in my absence ...you all did a marvellous job and I'm very...
Good morning everyone - I'm back ....well I think I am, though it didn't look all that promising earlier today. Still unable to access the lovely big crossword, so I've had to rely once again on...
Morning folks ....sorry to say the gremlins have been at work while I've been away, I must ask CLIFFY to do the honours for starting us off today. I will have to talk nicely to a friend of mine, and...
Why do older patients in some situations become quite confused and over active at night. I'm nursing my husband who has cancer of the throat and while he's ok through the day, at night it's a very...
Friday. Another hot one on the way. Goodo! Defrosted the freezer yesterday evening. Found stuff I'd forgotten about! So a bit less shopping to do. Serendipity. :o} We had a lovely day yesterday. I was...
Hes just got back home after going to the shop (thought that he had been gone a long time) and prevented someone from jumping of a bridge. Talked to him and called the ambulance and police. Even gave...
I don’t do shorts - my legs are not for display and most men in shorts look fecking ridiculous anyway. But it’s 37C outside and humid too - I may crack before the end of the week and have to shop...
Thursday. Wall to wall cloud now. Warm enough though. T'internet disappeared yesterday evening, whats's going on I have no idea. I'm going out for the day today, where to I haven't a clue, I'm being...
Hi there It has been a very long day. Me, my minister and his wife were called to the hospital at 3pm saying that my friends death was imminent. When he got there he was making this horrendous noise,...
Answers are (thanks, cliffyg) Cherry Pick Step Ladder Side Line School House and without Step Ladder, there would have been only 7 matches made! Nobody matched School House. Here are the scores for...