Hello My brother, sister and I are organising a 40th wedding anniversary meal for our parents to be held at a local pub/restaurant. As a surprise we are inviting six of their close friends to join us...
I am checking a document that has been proofread and have come across a couple of queries from the proofreader. Currently a sentence reads: "General anaesthesia is used in nearly all cases with full...
I am taking my dad on a tour of Lord's cricket ground and would like to have lunch nearby beforehand. Problem is that my dad must be the world's most conservative eater and only eats British food (not...
I am having my bathroom refurbished at the moment and want to keep it looking spick and span for as long as possible. I have to admit I'm a bit slack when it comes to cleaning, but really want to...
Hello We are looking to get the following work done on our bathroom: Removal of old bathroom suite Installation of new suite Removal of all tiles Plaster ceiling and fit new light Install new towel...
Hello Can anyone recommend a modern novel with a really good page-turning plot? Most modern novels I've read recently are very good in terms of atmosphere and description, but don't seem to have much...
When I receive an email attachment, I sometimes use the "Save As" option, but other times I just copy and paste the document into a folder. Does it matter which one I use? Are there advantages of...
I've got some potatoes (not sure what variety) left over from my organic veg box. They've gone a bit soft and have started to sprout. I was considering having a go at growing my own spuds this year in...
Why does cold butter stick to the knife when buttering hot toast? (Posted in food & drink too. For some reason the Science category didn't appear when I logged on a moment ago.)
What are the rules surrounding taxation on monetary gifts from parents to children/children-in-law? Is there a limit of ?3000 per person per year before any monetary gifts are taxable? I'd heard...
My husband and I are considering moving to another part of the country to (hopefully) lead a better quality of life (we are currently in the south-east). We have a list of criteria we'd like our new...
Has anyone suffered from depression/anxiety and has made a full, long-term recovery from it (ie is no longer taking any form of medication/counselling and has been well for a prolonged period of...
I am considering moving from the south-east to the west country and am researching possible areas to live. Frome sounds absolutely great and caters for the things I'm interested in (two theatres, a...
I was in Yo Sushi last night and one of the chefs started preparing a vegetable that I've never seen before. It looked like a root vegetable, but it was huge - a couple of feet long. It was very pale...
My mum is a hoarder - mainly newspapers and magazines that are half-read but "might have an interesting article I want to read/keep", but also piles of clothes and other useless junk that has...
Hello Has anyone here relocated to another part of the country? I am considering a move from the London suburbs to a Somerset market town within the next couple of years and wondered what sort of...