I have this little 'mantra' that I use to help me drift off. I say a list of words beginning with 're', i.e. rest, repose, restore, rejuvenate, repair, renew etc. Can you add to my list as I seem to...
I was given a juicer at the weekend. a) does anyone use one of these or should I just confine it to the back of the "unused kitchen gadgets" cupboard b) any other ideas, apart from the ubiquitous...
What do you do when someone names a baby what you consider to be a very odd choice. Obviously you don't want to upset them, but will have to make some sort of comment eventually.
I was reading the local paper when I saw an advert, first I laughed to myself thinking no one would go for that surely but then I thought maybe i should admire this person for seeing a 'gap in the...
Went for a check up at Christies today, to find the tumour had spread, and further chemo needed, but not tiill stronger, eating is a major prob,a big fight is on.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-20965469
Both my mother in law and my Dh had terrible times in NHS hospitals, especially A and E...
goes to Mr Alba unless you can improve over the next 20 odd days. Him, storms into living room 'WHY is the student alba not at college??' Me, 'It's Wednesday' Him 'Ohh' (after a few moments of...
One of my neighbours hubby has died after a long illness and she's in the middle of arranging his funrtal, she wants her grandsons and sons to be Pallbearers, she asked me last night how many...
A Primary School in Middlesborough has issued a lust of banned words and phrases. On the list is a word I use every day - 'Nowt. I can see why some words should be banned but not dialect words. Such...
my pal is going to cyprus next month
he is thinking of taking his parrot
what are the restrictions he will face
he thinks he will have no probs doing that
thank you...
Anyone remember the Street Sounds compilation albums of the 1980s? I've got 33 of them and have been contemplating putting them on Ebay - some people out there treat vinyl as proper collectible stuff,...
Do you think you could actually hide just by changing your name and your avatar, do you think we would guess who you are? I don't think I could fool anybody for very long, I couldn't hide my true...
I know this should be in 'travel' - but I'll put up with the odd off-topic nonsense here in the hope of more visibility. Things to do, places to go, sites/sights to see. Ideas, please, for a week or...
I have been following this story, it's appalling wherever it stems, we look at other countries treatment of women, but the powers that be, should have been ashamed of themselves. Disturbing reading...