The council has said that because this chap has fenced off the footpath to make it part of his garden they cannot do anything. This surely cannot be right or we'd all be able to fence off bits of land...
For the past 50 years plus residents of our road have used a cut through (pedestrians and cyclists only) to a parallel road and vice versa. The properties on either side of the cut through were fenced...
I want to screen my neighbour's washing (out 7 days a week!) but the low fence between our properties is theirs and next to the fence is our concrete driveway to the garage and workshop. I was...
A butterfly just hatched from a chrysalis in our organic foodbox. I thought I was being helpful by putting it out on our honeysuckle to stretch its wings and possibly feed. Within seconds a wasp...
I'm knitting a Kaffe Fasset cardigan ('Glorious Knitting', Jack's Back Blouson) and I'm a bit confused by part of the instructions. The whole thing, including sleeves, is knitted on two needles all at...
I have some very heavy cotton sateen fabric left over from making bedroom curtains. It would look fantstic as 'wallpaper' on one of the bedroom walls. I have absolutely no idea how to glue/fixit to...
I like to run my spyware and anti-virus programmes overnight so that they don't slow up my computer during the day. This means my computer is on 24/7 (but not the monitor). Will this shorten the life...
For months I have been happily looking at properties on the Breton_homes website. About two weeks ago over 90% of the pictures were replaced with the word 'Ooops'. I have tried right clicking but the...
I often make a seafood mousse for special occasions but nine times out of ten it sticks to the mold and is always slightly damaged on turning out. How can I prevent it sticking - is there a trick to...
Does anyone have an aged relative in a Nursing Home in the Poole/Bournemouth area? If so, what can we expect to have to pay for : a. A shared room b. A single room We will have to sell a property to...
We have just inherited a cat (exact age unknown)and we have an appointment for him with a vet next week for a check up. Meanwhile his fur is very spiky and greasy looking with a few matted lumps in...
I'm going to give up my job to look after my partner's mother full-time. She is profoundly deaf, blind in one eye and very frail and forgetful. She is in receipt of attendance allowance and someone...
We want to take advanatage of Govt. grants but don't know which cavity wall insulation to ask for. We have a 1936 detached house and rock wool ins. was recommended. However, the surveyor said that it...
Today I saw a slim conifer about 20ft tall with what looked like hanging tassels of new growth on the ends of the branches, The older needles were stiff and slightly prickly. Although I saw this in a...
I used a clip art drawing of a bird house in a document (Microsot Office Publisher 3) which I saved and then sent to My Documents via WORD, The entire bird houses section has disappeared frpom my clip...
A clip art item I have been using for ages has suddenly disappeared from my computer; the whole category (bird houses) has gone in fact. I couldn't even call it up at Office online. The picture has...
I am trying to find a revolving musical Christmas snow globe. It must be snow and not glitter. It should have decoration on the outside as well as the inside and should play Christmas music. I have...