Good morning all! I'm sorry I've been absent for a few days, but our Internet vanished completely on Thursday afternoon and has only just...
Thanks @Ladybird4 . The plumber has been here for nearly an hour, but thinks the problem is a sensor, which they don't carry as spares. It's...
Good morning all. I'm typing in wrist warmers and multiple layers of clothing, because our heat pump developed a fault in the middle of last...
Good afternoon everyone!After all the visitors (and my husband) had left, on Thursday afternoon I went into hibernation for the weekend. I...
Your plant app might know more than I do...
It's great to see spring bulbs appearing - promise of things to come @ArmyAirForce . The ones in your photos are daffodils, I think. Time will...
Good evening all.I'm still catering for 10 each day - the grandsons from York get on so well with their cousins from Galway that the families...
My husband used to teach English as a foreign language in Russia, some time ago. He found he sometimes felt he was walking on eggshells, trying...
Indeed, @Obelix-Vendée . Still a nightmare for foreigners to learn, though...
English is so full of irregularities and inconsistencies, @NigelJ ... it must be well nigh impossible for foreigners to learn. Slink, slunk;...
Good evening all!Our visitors should arrive by 5.45 (driving a hired car from Dublin airport), and the sausage casserole is timed to be cooked...
True, @Obelix-Vendée, but the cake would have ended up very thin... and it's intended to feed 10 people, though the 4-year-old might find it a...
Evening everyone!I remember reading about your son's battle with Covid, @floralies . That's lovely news - thank you for sharing it!...
Happy birthday @Ladybird4 ! And sending wishes for a peaceful Christmas to you all. :star:
Good afternoon everyone! Still raining here, and everything is very soggy, but we are promised some better weather for the next three days....
Hello folks. I believe we had hail and very strong winds last night, but must confess I slept through it all... I'm not usually a heavy sleeper...
Afternoon all. Well, yes, maybe evening is more appropriate, since it's been dark for a little while. It's been a busy couple of days, but now...
Those are seriously bass recorders on the right hand end, @ClematisDbee . Lovely!
It makes me happy that although we've not yet quite reached the shortest day, the evenings are getting lighter, even if I can't appreciate it yet....
Morning all. Off to clean the church in a few minutes; it'll be very cold, since we only use it once a month. The other Sundays the service is...
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