America is a great country. Yes, it has its flaws but most of that is down to the government, not the people. I happen to be from the USA, I have emigrated to the UK, which I dearly love and embrace...
The warmth and heart wrenching simplicity of Australian bush poetry can bring a tear to the eye. We are blessed in this country to have such an abundant wealth of talented story tellers through whom...
Here are ten useful phrases for responding to Christmas presents you would rather not have received: 1. Thanks a lot. 2. My word! What a gift. 3. Well, well, well 4. If I hadn't put on so much weight...
I think Americans have the best place sounding names .Wyoming ,Wisconsin ,Nebraska and Illlinois who ever thought those up had good imagination do you think?
I have a lot of trouble getting off to sleep, and then I lay there and start thinking about family problems and people in the family who have upset me. I get a funny feeling in my chest which seems to...
A few days before Christmas, two young brothers were spending the night at their grandparent's house. When it was time to go to bed, and anxious to do the right thing, they both knelt down to say...
Renewed my virus protection yesterday with Bullguard and they upgraded me to their 12th version. However it caused some havoc wth IE and Microsoft and all just about in place now. IE9 and Windows...
Lots and lots of the crisp white stuff, this is going to be a great day,cant wait to get dog out for walk as he loves the stuff as we all do, roll on the snowmen making etc.
One van with a flat back of nice-sized logs dumped and loaded into a mini-wall of China inside 90 minutes - phew, I am exhausted and can feel it on my back. Where's that cup of tea now? No snow here...
Christmas joke - A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five...
Is this an English thing never heard of this until I moved to Norfolk. Though my parents would put out a plate with shortbread, cheddar cheese, and black bun.
Ok, this might not be the right section for what I'm after but can anyone reccommend any books I can get my Dad for the 'libarary'. I don't want a proper novel, more after fun books that you can just...
I just went onto my profile and my avatar at the top is fine (the picture selected on gravatar). But the avatar next to the questions i've asked and on other threads is a tiny orange box with...