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Rats!!!

My office backs onto fields. We decided to put a bird feeder on a pole outside and have been treated to a wonderful array of birds over the last 18 months. In the last week, I have seen a rat...
12:56 Thu 18th Oct 20079 answers, last by gelda 07:53 Fri 19th Oct 2007
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Wine tasting holiday

We would like to do a wine tasting holiday in the champagne region of France, ideally staying in a chateau with organised trips to a number of vineyards and champagne houses. Don't really want to...
15:28 Sat 13th Oct 20071 answer, last by VillageVicar 15:36 Sat 13th Oct 2007
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Haile Selassie Tea Spoons

My mum has a set of six coffee spoons given to her father by Haile Selassie for a fly past he did at his coronation as Emporer of Ethiopia in the 1930s. The bowls of the spoons are made of silver...
16:39 Mon 13th Aug 20075 answers, last by MrsJ1 16:51 Tue 14th Aug 2007
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Crunchy Crusts

We bake a lot of our own bread but have never been successful in getting the crust to be crunch. Does anyone have a tip please?
12:09 Sun 12th Aug 20074 answers, last by MrsJ1 17:23 Thu 23rd Aug 2007
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Silver Landrover Charm

I'm not sure if this is the right thread but we dont have one for jewellery or antiques so here goes. I have a silver Landrover Defender charm that has the Landrover logo on the base. It's about 2cm...
08:49 Fri 20th Jul 20072 answers, last by MrsJ1 14:50 Fri 20th Jul 2007
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Training to become a vicar

I'm doing some research for a novel and wondered if anyone can tell me how long it's likely to be from the moment someone decides that they want to be a vicar, to actually taking up a post.
08:56 Fri 13th Jul 20076 answers, last by MrsJ1 18:44 Fri 13th Jul 2007
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Clocks

When were clocks first seen in England?
19:49 Wed 04th Jul 20073 answers, last by MrsJ1 18:46 Fri 13th Jul 2007
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snake identification

We found a small snake in our house today. it was about 9 inches long, quite thin and had a yellow marking around it's neck. My husband put it in a glass and took it outside. As we were all trying to...
16:44 Sun 17th Jun 200715 answers, last by MrsJ1 07:48 Tue 23rd Sep 2008
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Ground Elder

My husband heard that if you plant a certain type of marigold, it gets rid of ground elder (not sure if it picks it or digs it up!!!) Unfortunately, he couldnt remember the type of marigold. Has...
07:47 Fri 06th Apr 20073 answers, last by MrsJ1 16:58 Fri 06th Apr 2007
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Cat hygiene Problem

I have two cats. One is fine (although a bit of a bully) but the other one has suddenly started to poo in the dining room overnight. She has access to a catflap at all times and to a litter tray in...
10:09 Mon 19th Mar 20075 answers, last by Eastender 12:38 Fri 23rd Mar 2007
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Top of the Pops Theme Tune

I need to get hold of a copy of the theme tune for Top of the Pops (mp3 file). anyone know where I can download it from please?
09:59 Mon 19th Mar 20078 answers, last by MrsJ1 20:10 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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Book request

I'm looking for a book that gives basic explanations of how things work for a child Does anyone know of a book that gives simple explanations of, say, how a TV works, where does electricity come from,...
14:38 Thu 25th Jan 20073 answers, last by MrsJ1 08:24 Mon 29th Jan 2007
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Marrakesh - tipping and tripping

We've booked a holiday to Marrakesh in May this year and I was wondering if there are any rules about how much to tip people such as the story tellers, snake charmers and acrobats etc in the markets....
12:10 Wed 24th Jan 20071 answer, last by JonnoGenie 16:37 Wed 24th Jan 2007
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Hansel and Gretel

I remember singing a song at school (so a long time ago) which ran: Hansel and Gretel were lost in the wood Soon it grew dark and they hadn't any food They saw a little house, made of gingerbread and...
11:55 Wed 24th Jan 2007
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How to get rid of Spiders

I have a phobia of spiders. I've heard that you can get a spray that contains horse chestnut and clove oil that deters them. Do you know where I can get it from?
20:04 Tue 01st Aug 200616 answers, last by Jenarry 22:04 Fri 04th Aug 2006
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London Hotel that's cheap and has DVD

I'm trying to organise a get together for a group of about 8 friends - all happy to share rooms but it is important they have the facility to watch DVDs that we will bring with us and we want to do...
13:10 Wed 26th Apr 20062 answers, last by lafrancaise 16:31 Wed 26th Apr 2006
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Word Count

I am trying to write my first novel and know I read somewhere what sort of word count that different publishers look for but now, I can't find the site. Does anyone have any ideas?
08:48 Thu 06th Apr 20064 answers, last by MrsJ1 10:17 Mon 10th Apr 2006

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