I've been rereading The English patient every time before bed for a whole year. The first time I read it from the beginning till the end. It was such a magical journey. Now I simply choose a random...
Green guidelines recommend disabling standby mode on various household appliances. When I think about it, my TV for example must be on standby for about 20 hours in each 24, which means 140hrs per...
I have a bathroom with a shower bath and instead of letting out a basthful of water, I leave the plug in and use a 2 litre plastic jug to flush the wc which is within reach without having to step...
Servant of the People the fictional comedy about a school teacher who becomes President of Ukraine, the tv programme in Ukraine which launched Zelensky into the media and where life mirrored At,
Queen Victoria had two half siblings when she was born, as her mother had been married before she became Duchess of Kent. They were Charles and Feodora aged 12 and 10. The boy was brought up in...
Three months after her birth in May 1819, another baby was born, this time a boy whose father was brother of the Duchess of Kent. This was his second son, named Albert, who would become Victoria's...
It’s back despite popular demand Again I apologise for no link And also for swearing at a mod in Russian (!) Possibly an AB first. It was for me at any rate The Ukraine Air Force has been active...
An aunt who used to make sure I washed properly before bedtime used to say. 'You could plant a field of cabbages in there'. (ears) Also during WWII 'Lets's put the (radio) News on to see if the...
Please Please Please - try not to put the actual answer to any recent Wordle (or even today's) in the title of a thread or in the actual question text. I was going to do yesterday's (we had a power...
