My brother in law just LOVES my pork pies. I said in the summer I would make him one for Christmas. Realistically speaking, we are not going to get to Wales anytime soon, so I thought I would make one...
Mr BM's letter P on his keyboard has stopped working. He lost the letter cap about a year ago. Now the metal thingy underneath has stopped working. Is there any code he can use to get his machine to...
I've started up a secret FB group for family purposes. I have managed to add people who are already on my friends list, but how do I add people not on my friends list who I think will be interested?...
I've got a pine dresser in my kitchen. It was bare pine when I bought it about 20 years ago. Now the pine has developed quite a nice patina. Trouble is, it is very much a "well used" piece of kitchen...
We decided to knock a wall down that had a radiator on it. Now we have no wall, but the radiator pipes just hanging down. How do we get rid of these please? The alternative is that we move it through...
We have blackbirds nesting in the jasmine above the door. About 11am, i saw something fall from the nest. It was a baby. Quite large, with some feathers but largely pink. Gently returned it to the...
Need to buy a joint of beef which will be served cold in sarnies. I'm not a big beef eater (although I will kill for a juicy steak). Three questions:- What is best cut to buy for sarnies? How is it...
Well the big countdown starts to Wedding of the Year. In a vague effort to make it slightly more upmarket, I bought 96 of those little croustade cases from Waitrose - having not really thought this...
Does anyone have any experience of ADHD or ADD in adults and with a particular slant on relationships?
Can anyone recommend any good downloadable books (rather than swathes of internet pages)?...
I got sent this today by our local e-cops. I thought it might be worth sharing. https://crimestoppers-uk.org/get-involved/our-campaigns/national-campaigns/pickpocketing/beat-the-pickpockets/ On the 3...
I'm going to cook a joint of gammon to make some sandwiches (a LOT of blinking sandwiches). I was thinking of cooking it in advance and then freezing it. Does cooked gammon freeze OK? It will only be...
I need to get my hands on some Tartan ribbon. Finding a site that does it is easy enough, but how on earth do I know if it is the right tartan? The particular name I need has about 50 different...
Whilst having a little browse round Lakeland on Sat I came across a mozzarella making kit. Looks quite good. I use quite a lot of mozzarella cos I make my own pasta. I also make pizza at least 3 x a...
something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe. Now how on earth am I going to fix a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe? If she gets blisters I'm toast. The only other thing I...
My friend is a bit gutted that his wedding was organised for the 14 June - England's first match. He will miss the match. Trust me, he WILL miss the match. Whaddya think my chances are of getting a...
This is a long one, so bear with me please. I also have quite a few questions on which I would welcome your opinions, please. My s-i-l is getting married in July see thread here...
OK, so I know after the day I have had I shouldn't have tried to cook anything at all. I've tried making vol au vents from bought puff pastry. Every single time I have done them (3 batches in all),...
In 2010 Mr BM sorned his vehicle. Now I am absolutely SURE he sorned this vehicle - mainly because I nagged him and nagged him until it was done and then felt a huge sigh of relief because we wouldn't...
Right, I have to organise a hen party. Let me make it VERY VERY clear what we will not be doing:- silly head gear, L plates or fancy dress taking off our clothes watching men take off their clothes...
We have a Toshiba Satellite C660-17L. It will not boot up. When you switch it on it comes up with a message saying "boot failed" and then sometimes (not always) it goes to Bios setup. A minute ago we...