As a child I read a book about a girl in a mythical land. Her name was Ariel I think. She was constantly trying to hide from a creature that seemed to be ruling the kingdom and wanted her to become...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/14/andy-murray-out-first-round-australian-open-tennis-roberto-bautista-agut He gave his all in what could be his last match. Some lovey tributes from fellow...
I was watching some sparrows earlier. I think they were sparrows, but I haven’t seen one in years. Anyway, with the group were two slightly smaller birds, but black with very slightly silvery...
Baltic (well, I think he was) washing machine fitter, bit enigmatic, insisted he was from “North Island”.
Is this Baltic code/slang for a bit of the old Yugoslavia?
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I am currently completing an application at a Hospital Trust and one of the questions I have to answer in 150 words is: "We expect all of our staff to embrace the Trust values and our commitment to...
I am useless when it comes to cooking but have been making soup in the last few weeks. I have one bowl to put the soup in and want to buy more. All bowls seem to be Cereal or Pasta bowls, is it not...
I think people are getting withdrawal symptoms, so here's today's food thread.
I'm at work. I've got nothing to eat (CBA) but at least I'm on double-time.
What's cooking out there?...
Isn't it utterly disgraceful that Baldric's Kate gets shunted out of hospital well before she's better, yet rich parasites like this creep block a bed with just a bad cold....
If you’re at a loose end tonight I highly recommend Manchester By The Sea on BBC2 at 21.45.
Casey Afleck deservedly won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance....
I've recently started dating someone whose marriage broke up 18 months ago. We've only been dating for one month. He's very open in the fact that he was very happy in his marriage - 18 years and 3...
I work for a large Social Housing firm and every year we have to fill in a performance review. It is a lengthy process and requires a lot of thought. Instead of the manager reviewing the employee, the...
Hi, Kval....you sometimes seem a little upset with comments about the age difference between you and your chap. Ignore it.....there are reasons folk make unkind comments so just pity them..... Mr G...
hi guys.I'm toying with the idea of getting a sound bar for my TV but have no idea where I would connect it. ( I did say "help for idiots") I don't have any bluetooth things in the house so I would...
The Grim Reaper draws ever nearer, and thoughts turn not to the abjectly selfish ‘bucket list’ (me, me, me, Things I must do before I die - just another manifestation of the Me-generation) but to...
In the autumn I collected loads of conkers and put them in bowls around the house as I had read that they deter spiders. So far only seen one or two so maybe they work! however they are now all dull...