Hi there, everyone! Have you all finished wrapping the boring socks, the ‘I-wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-wearing-that’ sweaters and the 'far-too-fattening' chocolates yet? If not, get a move on! It’ll... ...
My (13y/o) nephew lost both arms above the elbow and both legs above the knee when he was 8, due to meningitis. Recently, whenever I look after him, he has been insisting on crawling on the ends... ...
The older I become the less interest I have of the Christmas period. Some would just call me miserable, is the latter the case, or do you feel the same way as you age.
Good evening, all! Only a month to go now before we can all give people lots of clothes that they’ll never wear and they can all give us lots of food that we don’t like. (Isn’t Christmas... ...
Good evening all! I thought that I was heading for a big, fat zero on the main quiz this week, as I got the first five answers wrong! However I managed to get the last two right, so that’s just... ...
We work for bosses who are loaded, yet we (admin staff) have to pay £25 each for our 'do'. We're not sure that we should. Anyway, what is your workplace doing for... ...
Good evening, all! The C-word is almost upon us! I've received my first C-word card. (OK, it's actually a multi-faith "Season's Greetings" card, from the Association of Women & Youth Against... ...
I'm killing time before getting onto the off peak train at St Pancras. Have wandered into Fortnum and Mason and you can buy a jar of pickled Brussels Sprouts for £9.95. Anyone fancy some?
Hello again! Only seven-and-a-bit weeks to the big C-word now! Doesn’t time go by quickly these days? I started off with a mediocre THREE out of seven in the main quiz this... ...
Good evening! My body clock says that it can't possibly be a week since we last did this but my calendar says otherwise. So here goes! I scored my usual 'middling' FOUR out of seven in the main... ...
Good evening all! I hope that you’re not being too badly affected by Storm Babet wherever you are. (We still seem to be getting off remarkably lightly here in Suffolk, thankfully). I started off... ...
Good evening, all! I hope that everyone here is well! I started off with a ‘middling’ score of FOUR out of seven this week in the main quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67090687 . . . but I... ...
Good evening, all! The weeks seem to roll by ever faster these days but it does seem that it’s Friday again! I could only manage a ‘passable’ score of THREE out of seven in the main quiz this... ...
Good evening, all! Week 39? That means that we're three-quarters of the way through the year! How did that happen then? I'm still trying to clear the smell of last Christmas's sprouts out of my... ...
Or is it past it's sell by date? I find it very false, everyone loves everyone else (not), audience making so much noise, it seems so dated to me. But I am just a grumpy old woman... ...
Good evening, all! Some good guesses helped me towards my score of FIVE out of seven in the main quiz this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66878207 I could only achieve a 'middling' THREE out... ...
I've not watched this for a long time. Samey, noisy, and rife with people prone to screaching hysteria. But .... I might give it another try tonight. Anyone else watching?
Good evening, all. It’s that time of the week again - even though it doesn’t seem anything like seven days to me since we last did this! I could only scrape a score of THREE out of seven in the... ...
Good evening, all. I hope that you’re enjoying the unseasonal weather. I managed a fairly decent start this week, with FIVE out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66743874 I...
