A couple of friends are off to Rome for the weekend - they asked if there was anything on my 'unmissable list' there. Without hesitation I said "You must go to the Capuchin Monks Crypt - it's the...
... and retire to safe distance
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3211814/Lack-housework-making-women-fat-time-working-time-scrubbing-contributed-obesity-crisis-study-claims.html...
Bilbo awoke one morning to find that a new Tesco had been built overnight - right next to his burrow.
It was definitely an unexpected item in the Baggins area ......
I didn't want to further derail an already tetchy thread over in H&G - but I do want to explore a pet irritation of mine. Why is it acceptable for the early risers amongst us to start clattering...
Yet again a woman is treated far more leniently than a man for the same crime - probation and some weekend detention and community work, rather than a lengthy prison sentence....
Because absolutely no-one has asked ... I'm back :) La La Land Malbec - Australia Possibly the most gluggable red I've drunk this year - brilliant value and a nice label too. Loads of nice fruity...
That's another airline on my 'no fly' list ...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/18/drunken-airbaltic-crew-included-co-pilot-at-seven-times-legal-alcohol-limit...
Some of my older friends appear to be confused by the new trend for Gender Neutral labelling of toys. "PC rubbish - the world's gone mad" is a common complaint. To help them in their bemusement, I've...
... as envisaged around the world http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/what-the-ideal-woman-looks-like-in-18-different-countries--b1rYYKntNe Some quite varied images here - the need for a 'thigh gap'...
From my FB feed - just in case you think I surf 'netmums' as a matter of routine ... But when did THIS become something mums-to-be had to think about? http://netmu.ms/BirthWorry I am (frankly) aghast...
It's Fillongley Show today - a cracking local show in North Warwickshire - loads to see and do. I'll be there from about lunchtime - find me in the beer tent ... let me know if you're coming - I might...
I'm having a bit of a cull - the shelf was groaning under the strain. The first one into my lifeboat would be Prue Leith's "Cookery Bible", followed closely by Nigel Slater's "Real Fast Food". Then it...