Just to cheer you up. November By Thomas Hood. No sun - no moon! No morn - no noon - No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day - No sky - no earthly view - No distance looking blue - No road - no... ...
Is it my imagination, or has answerbank been less than salubrious of late? Bickering, sniping, hostility. We could be, should be, excellent to each other.
Local man. ex lumberjack. Harbouring grudges for being kicked off his farm by Jesuit's. Locals suspect him. Said he did not do it. Knowledge, familiarity, motive. who knows?
Today is our Golden Wedding Anniversary. My wife is away on holiday for ten days. I am home alone except for a aging cockatiel who’s now depressed. I miss her, but I’m not sad as I know she will... ...
A woman I know will be sixty six next year. She has paid hardly any national insurance stamps. Worked abroad etc. Will she be entitled to pension credits, or any money whatsoever?
The Haunting of Chalet 49. It was a strange case indeed, mused private investigator Steve Glandular. Stroking his ample chins thoughtfully. Whatever was happening, smacked of the paranormal, either...
I foolishly stood naked in front of a full view mirror. I once possessed an athletic build. Alas, no longer. Natures ravages have completely re written me. Too many indulgences, not enough exercise,...
I pondered upon the world that we have allowed to be. The first cause is you and me. The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in...
I’ve just received my quarterly bill for electric and gas. It’s more than doubled. £710 plus £180 so called fuel assistance. So £890. Average for this time of year was £350. WHY? Where the extra £500...
Hello. Would a tube of grab adhesive TRex. work for holding screws in sufficiently for supporting a curtain rail?
Grip fix was not available to me. Thank you....
I missed a bit. After the service at Westminster. I watched the entourage, but missed where the hearse made its way to Windsor. I assume that the 24 mile journey was made at respectable speed with no...
I’ve recently had a post removed for using the word coloured. Apparently it was racist. I used the phrase coloured brethren. So what is de rigueur, nowadays?...
I think that I have sustained a Rotator cuff tear. The chair I went to sit on at a cafe was on a slope. The chair moved, I fell upon my left shoulder. This occurred a week ago. Lots of ibuprofen and...
While watching a movie on the television I had a couple of Scottish shortbread biscuits. Imagine my disgust at finding half a molar tooth in one of them. I was chewing away when I encountered...