I've just finished watching the last episode of Series 2. Ohhh .... What a quirky series. My admiration to the writers who are coming up with the ever-changing plot. So clever! Anyone else watching?...
Yesterday Phil the Post brought me a little gift from my local supermarket (I expect a lot of you have received a gift as well) and although I am pleased to have a new tea-towel I am not sure about...
My women has just said to me that she thinks it would be nice to get a sloe gin for Christmas. I'm no expert on this but I did enjoy a home made one from a past friend many years ago. She'd made it...
Have just made a huge pan of this with week old carrots, leeks, celery and the leftover broccoli and cauliflower cheese from last night (there’s not usually leftovers but it was a canon ball of a...
A family comprises 3 boys. Let's call them Fred, Jim and Bert, born in that order. It's obvious that Fred is Jim's older brother and Bert is Jim's younger brother. Is Jim Fred's older brother (on the...
Wasn’t going to bother this year but the post asking about microwaving Christmas puds spurred me on, plus our lack of enthusiasm for any available in the shops. I made a 1 lb one, worked out the...
A couple of years ago I was walking Camino trails in Spain. The longest of them was a path from Sevilla to Santiago. It was just over 1000 km and took me about 40 days. Now, in my mid 70s, I walk a...
Hi there 4 days after my mother got Covid my dad got it. My dad is 2 years older at 85 mum is 83. Mum seemed to get rid of it within 5 days. However my dad seems to be lasting a bit longer. 10 days on...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63755475 I probably drink at least 3 litres of plain water, probably more if I have a session. Of course that's not counting food, tea...
My little chap has twice caught his dew claw in the D ring. After the first time we bought him a narrower collar with a smaller D ring which we thought was OK. All clear until last night when it...
Answerbank disappoints once again...where is the Iranian thread? Finished work early to watch England V Iran. Wanted to see how England were going to show their disapproval to certain events .......
