I'm happy to say I absolutely disagree with your sweeping generalisation, @simone_in_wiltshire ! Everybody has a life history and a wealth of...
Agreed, @Tidemark . Plants are never judgmental... I used to feel guilt and shame at my inablility to socialise (except one to one, with a...
Thanks for the tip, @cactus_girl - might give that a try, though I suspect the door needs re-hanging, or replacing. Unscrewing the middle hinge...
Love that pattern, @Obelix-Vendée . I'm quite tempted to buy it myself... I guess @Tui34 hasn't seen your message yet, since she posted more or...
Thank you, @pete and @Tidemark . I'll give it a try later this afternoon... though probably not the curtain. Difficult to attach a lock...
This is on a completely different topic.Help please!Our bathroom door has developed an appalling squeal, which we can't improve by squirting...
It's a problem."First past the post" only works if there are just two parties to vote for. As it is, in the UK, the majority of people who...
Good morning from western Ireland. Winds are dying down here, and we've had no significant damage, and I'm hoping that the same will soon be true...
I don't see why the size of the electorate should have a bearing on whether or not a coalition government will succeed. But there are plenty of...
Good afternoon friends!That must have been a horrible shock, @Goldenlily26 . Fingers crossed that Rob's blood test shows he's improving, at...
It seems to me that coalition governments are frequently more stable than single-party ones. There's an inevitable tendency for the new party in...
Ireland has had proportional representation since 1920. They seem to be doing ok... it makes political parties less extreme, on the whole, since...
Good morning all.Today looks like a good day to get to grips with the Christmas cards and letters. Yesterday's sofa day was definitely...
Good morning all.That's infuriating, @Goldenlily26 . So hard to wait when you're in pain. It's great that you have Rob to keep you company on...
Meant to say yesterday, thinking of @fairygirl . Re next door's cows here - it would be rude not to talk to them, when they stick their heads...
Afternoon everyone.I'm nursing a sore throat, and trying to persuade myself to write Christmas cards. Not really in the mood, to be honest......
Pruned a low-hanging branch on the birch tree so the shady bed below gets a bit more light. Then pruned out several branches on the beech trees...
Today appears to be sunny, with little wind. Hooray! I shall prune some things...
Hello everyone!Constant rain here since I left church, so I'm concentrating on transcribing more of my dad's wartime letters. His writing was...
A great day! During the rain this morning a large cardboard box was delivered, containing some really well-packaged plants I wasn't expecting...
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