Laura and her friend Andrea are discussing marriage... 'I'm so thrilled your boyfriend finally proposed last night', Laura smiles. 'I just wish my other half would make an honest woman of me'. 'Well...
this is a step too far IMHO: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27331365 Females can carry out just about every job there is in HM Forces but infantry soldier/Special Forces is not and should not be one of...
The new trailer is out...
I enjoyed [i]Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes[i] but am finding it difficult to get enthused about this sequel. Anyone looking forward to it?...
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One sparrow is feeding the other, but it doesn't look like a chick.
Also, we had a beautiful bullfinch in the garden this morning but I missed getting his photo....
Dave: My wife made a very odd dinner last night - toad in the hole. Tony: What's odd about that? Dave: She used real toads. Tony: Well count yourself lucky she didn't make spotted dick for dessert!...
In 2002 we bought our VW Cabrio in Austria as it was a bit cheaper. This year while we were in Spain we came back to a completely flat battery. Problem is, my wife cannot find the code to unlock the...
Why would there be six circular holes drilled into the risers on the above? They are about 1" diameter and in two sets of three ...... its a totally wooden staircase ....... . Noise reduction?...
I have a set of chrome shelves in my bathroom, the kind on wheels with little holes rather than a solid shelf. There's spots of rust on it now, the solid frame part I've rubbed with kitchen foil &...
My kindle which holds 100-plus books, mostly reference books that I need, has died - probably because I dropped it down the stairs yesterday. All the books were bought from Amazon so my question is if...
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away." Luke 21:33 and Matthew 24:35 What happens with the believers' promised eternal life when both Heaven and Earth have passed...
Both Mic and I made a will several years ago. As things have now changed I would like to revoke them. They are with a solicitor. Can anyone tell me how to do this. Can I just ring and say changed our...
I need to change the executors named in my will - the substance of the will/bequests will remain unaltered. My solicitor seems to think that a charge of £90 for this is reasonable - I beg to differ....
I wonder why we sometimes fancy sweet stuff in the morning? Even those of us who don't really like sweet things. I'm in Starbucks, chowing down on some latté and a big Danish type thing. Is it some...
Last week (Monday or Tuesday) there was a programme on BBC1 with that Sarah thingy actress that was on Corrie a hundred years ago. It was about a policewoman whose daughter had been raped and killed...
..we'd been advised to set it up, fill with water and wait two weeks before putting in the fish, this we did. We got 6 Mollies and over 2 weeks 3 died. We took a sample of the water to the 'fish shop'...