All these are islands. Religious (4) A large rhyming island ( 4,4) These islands sound tasty for lunch (8) They sound like birds, but mean dogs. (8) Going up (9) A kind of jumper (8) Does a devil live... ...
Good evening, all! Actually, as I’m typing this, I should possibly be writing “Good morning, all”, as it’s 3am and I’m drafting my post for later on today. I’m hoping that by trying the quizzes at... ...
20 yrs. ago I had a r-hip replacement (in France). I suspected it was beginning to wear when, in autumn 2023, I had to have private physio to free-up some cartilege caught in it. All well after... ...
The British version just having finished, and me suffering withdrawal symptoms, I ventured into the Australian version on BBC iplayer. The first series under my belt - with another 'hold your... ...
Alongside my usual upper body strength exercises on alternate days - pull ups, dips and press-ups I did a mile run. Planned to do 2 x mile intervals but was fatigued for whatever reason so I admit... ...
Good evening, all! A somewhat better than usual start for me this week, with a score of FIVE out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68168938 Aunty Beeb seems to have got... ...
Good evening all! It’s Friday again! I could only manage a pathetic score of TWO out of seven on the main quiz this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68097190 There appears to be an error on... ...
Good evening all! It appears to be a Friday again (although there only seems to have been a day or two since the last one!), so it must be quiz time again. You should all be able to beat me easily... ...
Good evening, all! A less than impressive start for me this week, with just TWO out of seven in the main quiz 😣 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67946687 It's probably one of the easier weeks in the... ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67890334 i see thes comments are being lambasted all over. However, i would have thought this person was ideally placed to know how many mortgages they are... ...
Good evening, all! I hope that you've not put on too much weight over the Christmas period and that at least one or two of you still have a few New Year's resolutions which are yet still... ...
Morning all, We're off the Budapest in Feb and will be visiting the Szechenyi Thermal Baths. Has anyone been there? Was wondering about the etiquette etc.
It’s with a very heavy heart that I have to tell you that Mrs Sqad has asked me to let you know that Sqad passed away on New Year’s Day. He had been quite unwell recently as many of you realised... ...
Good evening all! Another year nearly gone! I managed my fairly regular 'middling' score of FOUR out of seven in the main quiz this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67835655 There doesn't seem... ...
Hello again! Here's the final part of Aunty's big annual quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67779268 I managed a 'middling' SEVEN out of thirteen on this bit. How will YOU do? [If you need to... ...
My Christmas card to all AB members can be downloaded from here: https://easyupload.io/xtbovc (Ignore the 'Login/Register' button; it's not needed. Simply click on the 'Download' one). Merry... ...
Aunty Beeb has now given us the second part of her big annual quiz. I did much better than I managed on the first bit, scoring EIGHT out of thirteen this time:...
//Scientists, who have described cats as 'indiscriminate predators', have revealed that the household pets consume a vast diet of 2,084 animal species globally, including 981 bird, 463 reptile and... ...
Good evening all! It’s nearly Christmas. If you’ve got any foreign visitors coming for Christmas lunch, it’s probably about the right time to start boiling their sprouts. (Yes, I know that you’ll... ...
