For years now I have suffered with burning pains in my feet and legs up to my knees. It is usually worse in the evenings. By this time I am really struggling with this as it is unbearable. I know it...
It's over two years since I last compiled a crossword for ABers to try their hand at but, knowing that one or two of you might be looking for something to overcome the boredom of being cooped up, I've...
Here's a nice, simple little general knowledge quiz that you might care to try if, like me, you're BORED, BORED, BORED! It's designed to start off really easy and get just a little bit harder as you...
I have had delivered a rather large cauliflower and although it's ok it's not at peak freshness. I can only cope with a small amount of cauliflower at a time. I wondered - should I blanch it or roast...
I normally read contemporary fiction (my last two novels were Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes and The Drowning Lesson by Jane Shemilt) but like to read the odd "classic". I was thinking about The...
Fairly straightforward, I think, this week - so I'm expecting to see some high scores from you lot! Despite that though, I could only manage 4 (which is, I suppose, one better than I usually get!):...
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s competition (the results for last week are here as well)! Firstly, I really am completely overwhelmed by the kind messages I am receiving about these puzzles...
A reference, on another thread, to people using Zoom for quizzes suddenly reminded me that I'd not put up this week's BBC Quiz thread yet. So here it is. However, having only scored my usual paltry 3...
It’s as supported now here as it was three weeks ago, some now are going further ( me included) by putting outside Christmas blights around our windows to show support for Shop workers Binmen Postmen...
I'm normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately, with the virus here We can't go out the gates. You see, we are the 'oldies' now We need to stay inside If they haven't seen us for a...
For the small handful of (perhaps slightly insane?) people here who enjoy tackling my crosswords, here's another one - and it's 60% bigger than normal! As usual, it's non-cryptic, with slang terms,...
Tonight I asked OH if I had ever visited France on my own. He told me that in 1990 I had gone to Paris to see Cliff Richard in concert before I met him. Apparently I had gone by coach and stayed in a...
Middle granddaughter who is a teenage rugby player had a phone call from her coach. He said he would be face timing her in ten minutes to watch her doing her rugby training. He really put her through...
