We are off on our hols soon - unfortunately, I have to work in Leeds on one of the days we are meant to be away. So I thought I would organise for Mr BM and Mini Mr BM to go to an adventure theme park...
Pending our rapidly approaching holiday, I've called a local pet sitting agency. She will charge £8 per visit to look after 4 cats and 3 chickens. I think that's a bargain and would have her 2x a...
I just had to nip up to a local shop (which has a post office bit), to post a recorded delivery letter. The woman in front of me in the queue was obnoxious and completely out of order. I do wonder why...
My holiday present to myself is an ebook reader. Can I ask A-bers for their personal recommendations, please? Kindle or other thing? Pros and cons? I'm likely just to be reading novels, but it will...
I'm bang out of Waspeze; I can't find the antihistamine cream and I've used the last piriton. I have been eaten alive by mozzies - any home remedies I can use to stop the maddening itch until I can...
No not THAT baby - far more important. I've been out in the garden tonight and Mummy Hedgehog has been there with her two babies. The youngsters are doing their own thing (they don't follow Mummy...
the next four baby blackbirds are fledging today. three have left the nest one is still in it. I can see this being more stressful that the previous two because the three that have left are ALL on the...
Am trying to trace Catherine Carey (think alternative spelling could be Kerry). According to her marriage certificate she was born in 1897. According to her death certificate she was born in 1900. She...
You may recall I posted a question here:- http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and-Nature/Question1253170.html After that day, I only saw hedgie once during the day until last week. Then it was out...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2365167/Hotel-bosses-refuse-sell-fish-fingers-man-47-Downs-Syndrome-claiming-meal-available-12s.html
OK Daily Wail spin aside what do you reckon?...
Apparently, I am now catering for BBQ on Sunday (how to kill Mr BM and get away with it will be the subject of another thread). Now I would normally do some chicken skewers and fish skewers, but one...
I've just had a text message which reads: Facebook reset code ******. Or reset your password here (gives http address). That's odd, I haven't request a FB reset code. Anyone know what this is? Clearly...
Any ideas how you get cat Sugar off a duvet? One of my feather duvets is smeared with cat Sugar. Little witch. The duvet didn't have a cover on it because I had taken it off to wash. It's an expensive...
Right it is now countdown to the Italian Campaign. (This is where I ship off to Italy with my whole family to take grandpappy to the battlefields of Anzio). As anticipated funny stuff is happening...
I have just had the most hideous 3 hours of my life. Searching for and having to apply for injunctive relief for a missing body Threatening the ex with court proceedings when she won't let us have...
We have a resident hedgie who lives under one of the front door plant pots. Those pots have not been disturbed for many years and particularly not in the past 2 years since we identified that is a...
Well I have just had a couple of visits from our PCSO (I was unwilling to go and talk to her a) cos she wouldn't answer the door and b) because i didn't want to be accused of intimidating an old lady....
I've uploaded a file to tinypic to post in F&D, but the link won't work. Can anyone help, please. Its a pic of a cake, if that encourages anyone........