Yesterday I decided to try and weed the end of our driveway so I was kneeling down on a cushion, with a big tray nxt to me to put the weeds in. I was right at the end, almost on the pavement, when I...
Been out this morning taking the bunting down ( no easy feat) with my neighbour , he’s got the ladders,everything looks so bare today and it’s drizzling as well, feels like that feeling when your tree...
I have been feeding wild birds with sunflower hearts for a number of years and noticed, starting last December, they throw out more than they eat. I have experimented with cheap and expensive hearts...
In my era and my kids experience, it would have been unthinkable that one would go on holiday 2 weeks before A or O levels. To be stranded abroad with your exams tomorrow would have been and in my...
At the Jubilee thanksgiving service. The atmosphere was amazing and the anticipation of which royal’s were going to turn up could be felt in the air. The reception afterwards was the icing on the cake...
morning, Monday already, back to work for some of you, i hope you are all as well as can be and that your day is a good one, do you have anything planned for today? I enjoyed the festivities over the...
morning, Saturday already and the days are rolling along, the festivities continue for the Queens Platinum Jubilee. I hope that you are all in good health and that your day is a special one, anyone...
as long as they aren't banned we can ask, can't we? Jackdaw, my fellow Geordie, I fear he's not with us anymore which is very sad, he was a prolific poster especially in News then there was a...
February I had an accident & fractured my spine. Discharged from hospital with pain management plan & back brace to be worn for at least 3 months, until follow-up x-ray scheduled for 4th May to see...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61657590 ...anyone could see what would happen, I won't be going anywhere for a year hopefully by then the airlines etc would have sorted their staffing issues....
https://news.sky.com/story/partygate-boris-johnsons-ethics-adviser-asks-pm-to-explain-why-he-believes-he-has-not-broken-the-ministerial-code-12624944 Didn’t the Prime Minister make Lord Geidt look...
I have a upcoming funeral that I will be attending but I am adamant that I don't want to wear a suit.
I'm very open to alternative suggestions. Maybe some nice trousers and a shirt would do?...
Never saw the attraction tbh but must admit I’m very much looking forward to this. https://news.sky.com/story/elvis-presley-gets-biopic-treatment-in-new-baz-luhrmann-film-12625002...
I want help working out the capital gains tax on my house. Should this be the job of a standard accountant, or a solicitor, or just phoning HMRC to ask? Or does someone else specialise in this?
Barry is now 88 and still performing with a UK tour this year & continuing to work hard for the dissemination of Australian culture. This is vintage stuff ( not for the 'woke')...