Having read all the brilliant books by Peter Robinson what a hash they've made of him with the TV version . Stephen Tompkinson is so wooden .Not my idea of Banks at all . I gave up after about 15...
Sorry to have to ask another potato question but really am new to all this cooking lark. This time I need to know how long to cook boiled potatoes for. I think that it is about 20 minutes or so in...
Am off to the wilds of a remote Western Siberian town tomorrow to meet my pen friend I have had for 50 years. Refusing to be bullied (although a very self-effacing lady) her career, her...
There was a great text post in yesterday's Evening Standard: "Dear woman who takes the Northern line two stops south to get a seat at Colliers Wood and travel north: I don't mind you changing...
A narrow single track country road with passing places on a steep hill, two vehicles are heading towards each other, is there a rule about who pulls into the nearest passing place?
Had trouble with my PC this time and been unable to fix, so I`ve just had an `IT` man in for two hours cleaning it out of the rubbish that builds up over the months of use when one doesn`t know half...
Going to watch this in a minute but just can't stand the man! Will be interesting to see what he is like in "real life" when not attempting to do comedy - I'm hoping it may just surprise me!...
In a happy mood, housework and ironing done, smells fresh as a daisy too :-) It's a feel good feeling and the weather is beautifully sunny and I am going on the lash with my friends later... what more...
Had a run out to Skipton & parked on one of a few car parks near the Castle, went to the pay machine Bloody hell, £2.70 2hrs, then I started to look at the full board & the prices, the...
lucky enough to have £2,000-2,500 to spend on good equipment that will last (realising of course that everything quickly dates nowadays). I have not kept up with technological progress and...
I've currently got a guy in replacing the flat roof at the front of my flat. It's not a huge contract, but he turned up on time & seems to be making a good job of it (as far as I can tell anyway -...
Skipped and whooping at the TV as I've just won on the horses. I had £10 on the winner of the St Leger and £10 on the Irish St Leger which was a deadheat. I won £127.50....whooohooo...
have just had some news which I think means that a very, very close member of my family may be over the most tremendous heartache at long last - am feeling weepy and in need of a hug please.
I get 25 days holidays a year and back in May I booked off some leave for a holiday in August, 3 of which were Annual Leave and 4 were rest days. I had also booked off a few days later in the year and...