Lady Jenkins apologises having declared that one of the principal causes of food poverty was that “poor people do not know how to cook”. Is she right or wrong about the cooking skills of the...
Quite often when I switch on my computer and try to get into my gmail or the internet a large message appears saying "You are not connected to a network". I feel like kicking it and saying "Yes I am,...
Can anyone suggest a standard high-street shop I could walk in to and buy something suitable to strain through sloe gin and blackberry brandy. Something fine enough to catch all the sediment etc and...
A poster was asking about people who are 'down to earth' on a recent thread. I've been mulling it over and have been wondering what down to earth means to me and I'm not sure I can quantify or qualify...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2862914/Lord-Mayor-walks-Islamic-charity-lunch-lady-consort-told-sit-downstairs-event.html However it makes one wonder, how did he manage to become the Lord...
Good morning everyone - we've gone back to Winter today, grey and very windy, though no rain about, darn it !! I guess it's usual for this time of the year but I could do without the humidity ... that...
Yet another black man killed by a white police officer, and who is later cleared by a Grand Jury, which has again triggered off riots. The unfortunate victim was a large powerful man, how else could...
...would their airline company be obliged to tell them the route the plane would be taking? I can't imagine many civilian aircraft are using Ukrainian airspace at the present but passengers might want...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857391/Claridge-s-staff-order-mother-cover-huge-napkin-started-breastfeeding-12-week-old-baby.html Yes it is a natural function, but there are also many other...
How the hell was the Killers Of Lee Rigby allowed to even appeal against their sentence? If it was left to me they would have been on the end of a rope ( Or is that incorrect to even say it ? )
I am astonished that it takes a Sassenach to point out that you have not hoisted the Saltire in the top left AB corner. Where are the ardent Scots on here, the likes of Anneasquith or Douglas, or even...
Wednesday. A light frost this morning. All the stars are out to play. No breeze. Tiggy still active, but if we have much more frost it will be time for him to get his head down. Not much to do today,...
The latest one has just disappeared from the latest posts :-( So here is a new one for you all to join in. Just follow as closely as you can the previous song or lyric. Keep it friendly and play nice....
I've been looking at the Premium Bond winners for December One of the £1.000.000 winner only bought the winning numbered Bond in May this year. One of the £100.000 winners bought the winning bond in...
