I am just wandering where you can go to not see any of the Jubilee Celebrations?. I have got a pub near me which is Jubilee Celebration free but as soon as you step outside you see an advert for a...
thanks for the recommendation of Khaled Hosseni - A Thousand Splendid Suns. I found some of it hard to stomach, it's depiction of life of these two women so harsh and unforgiving. Will now look out...
It is a question that has intrigued me for a while since the phrase 'Jewish race' (and its variants) crop up regularly in the media. Should it be rightly referred to as a 'race' or is it simply a...
Christians often quote the mantra (obviously without thinking about it) that Jesus died on the cross to ‘save’ us and that our sins will be forgiven. (Not mine, I hastily add: sins are a...
I’ve just been watching The Big Questions on BBC1 in which GP Dr Richard Scott participated. Following a complaint from a patient who felt that the doctor, by recommending Christianity to him,...
I look around me and am woed at what our great country has become and wonder what it would be like if we were tougher on wrongdoers? Would our society be better if thieves were afraid of stealing as...
I've just had an email from a senior partner that quotes the phrase 'False of habit'. I've never heard that one before. Ones you hear often are Damp Squib, or Doggy Dog World. Are there any others you...
A self - proclaimed psychic uses a high profile case of a missing girl to generate some self - publicity and ultimately personal gain. Said charlatan then goes on to express surprise that the parents...
Now the fuss has died down, I wonder if the Ed could arrange a 'Heading' both within the 'Sport' Topic & its subsidiary Topics, especially 'Football'. It might say something along the lines of -...
This was recommended by my daughter who can read the trilogy fast enough but I can't get into it. It's well written but I'm only a quarter of the way through and it seems somewhat depressing. Perhaps...
Might just get the grass cut today. Yesterday was lovely and the same is forecast for today. What's going on ?
Hope you all have a lovely day, whatever you're up to xx...
...Do you always go for the same grape or is the cost a factor.Personally I like all reds so cost is a factor.MrsJan likes dry white only, how about you.