I have just power washed my drive/patio and I was wondering if it was worth using a sealent on it to stop the weeds from coming through. Are they any good?!! I would really appreciate your comments....
A friend of mine wants to get some silverskin onions for cooking with. She wants fresh ones still in their skins. So far we have had little success in finding them. Does anyone know where we can get...
Does anyone like me put out dog hair for the birds. After brushing our German Shepherd I usually put the fir on the lawn for the birds - its disappears in minutes. I have at times emptied our vacuum...
Having just bought a water butt to conserve water, it's proving impossible to buy a (square plastic) downpipe converter connection to divert the water into it . Everywhere locally is sold out due to...
It is indisputible that the basis of global warming is overpopulation. If worldwide birth control is unachievable perhaps a part solution would be to let nature take it's course and stop all aid for...
How many people nowadays do you think just settle for second best? Why are people sometimes so terrified of being alone? I would much rather be alone than be unhappy but is that normal? Am I too...
What is the best kind of child investment. I want to save around ? 50.00 a month to mature upon my sons 18th birthday(in 13 years time). He already has childrens bonds and I want to set up some kind...
debate going on at work because our "subsidised" canteen sells pint of milk for 50p. we can get it from the corner shop for 41p. I just bought one pint from tescos 26p, anywhere cheaper or dearer than...
The other night I must have been in such a deep sleep that I dreamt I was getting out of bed and went to the loo, but I actually wet the bed. I hadn't been drinking but have got a head cold. I was...
I was just wondering how other people deal with boils. I tend to get one or two on my butt when I'm stressed or generally unwell. It's extremely painful and I know that the GP can lance it, but OUCH!...
I live in SE London. Years ago the only wildlife we tended to see was sparrows/pidgeons/thrushes/blackbirds etc. Now 40 years on the sparrows seem to have disappeared but we are surrounded by crows,...
How long should it take for a will to be dealt with? My father died at the beginning of August last year yet the solicitor still hasn't sorted things out. He told my mother she was just one of his...
For sure, bluebells look wonderful in my flowerbed, and people steal them from woodlands because they're so attractive - but the ones that insist on growing in the cracks in my paving are driving me...
This morning I saw a male blackbird with a pure white tail. I watched close up for quite a few minutes and am 100% certain that it is a blackbird. Would it be an albino and are they rare?
My sister as got a chihuaha she dresses up (not cheap clothes either ) she as now bought a new puppy should she start dressing this one up or leave the poor thing alone .She loves to walk along oxford...
Yesterday I saw a bird of prey in my garden, but I couldn't identify it from my books. It was quite small, with a brown back, tan chest and a black 'hood'. My books had similar birds, but all seemed...
I have spent a fortune on rhodendrums they get part sun part shade organic soil fertilized every 6 mths watered well in summer but leaves are brown and curled up most have no leaves left they look...
I have to visit my great aunt in a home tomorrow,she has dementia , half time she can't remember people, when she keeps asking the same question or if someones died or something should i tell her...
