We went to a school meeting today as my daughter starts reception class in September (full time). She is only just 4 but they only do one intake now so she'll start very early. Anyway, at the meeting...
In a show of decisiveness that would make Greece proud the AB BOTM poll ended in a tie :+) Peter James – ‘Dead Simple’ Tess Gerritsen - ‘The Surgeon’ So I'm making an...
I had a little wander around the local Oxfam bookshop yesterday and happened upon a copy of 50 SOG. It is beyond bad, it is dreadful, it is truly, truly awful. This is not erotica. 'Lace' was...
IE explorer has updated against my will and I now have IE9. The File, Edit etc buttons are below the address bar which is very annoying; I have tried clicking and dragging which doesn't work and...
I was at a lunch today, guests were invited for 12.00 with a view to eating at 12.30. By 12.15 none of the 11 guests had arrived, they finally started to trickle in with the last arriving at about...
Another question reminded me of a conversation I had with my friends last week about simple things that some of us can't do. Mine was that I still struggle to tell the time on an analogue clock! Out...
I was very surprised to meet a 9 year old who cannot tell the time by a traditional clock face. He had no idea of 'quarter past' or 'ten to' but could tell and understand the time by his digital...
Smug couples who say 'when are you going to get a boyfriend?'. I knew there was something else I meant to get at Tesco this morning. Silly me! You'd never hear a single person say that to another...
Do you remember when, as a child, you could not understand why you had to go to bed when it was still light? Now, I love going to bed in the twilight and lying there watching the decreasing daylight....
Any general thoughts or ideas about getting fitter this summer? Getting fitter means different things to different people. Trying to lose a few pounds? Trying to join that first gym? Trying to walk...
I was about to buy some Veet to get rid of unwanted hair on my back. However I came accross these reviews:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
Would you buy some?...
Here are some signs and notices written in English that were discovered throughout the world. No offence to anyone from these countries. In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If...