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My Daffodils are now out in full bloom in the garden and my local co-op is selling cream eggs.

I've had problems with slow page refresh and also having to 'Post Reply' several times before it's accepted. It's been like that for a few days. I actually gave up waiting earlier this morning as it was taking so long to open the box to post a reply! No problem with any other site. The same...

Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all

Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at all. It needs to be read by those with the power to do something about it before it is too late. ...

Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations

Chicken. I always buy a whole one. First I roast it, and stuff it with day old bread, celery, onion, one egg, spices. We have dinner with it. Next day, plenty left for sandwiches, or day after that. Then there is chicken pot pie from scraps left over that might be in 4 days, or might...

I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.

Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.

Do you have a printer @Retired ? You could then enlarge and print out your own. Mind you, the cost of ink is ridiculous so might end up not being as cost effective as one might hope. It would save you the hassle though of going somewhere to get them enlarged. Or how about your local library( if...

20th December 2025The cookie cutters got a test on Saturday. The hedgehog cutter needed the detail pieces reducing in depth, as they were cutting too far through the shortbread. I didn't create the 3D files, just downloaded them, but I've since modified the fox file as we were struggling to...