Off-Topic Discussion

I really do wish we were all out there: grafting cuttings, planting up Forestero rootstock seedlings, making composted soil to put in those little black growbags. Turning the fermenting beans in vats and those out in the sun. Many hummingbirds and butterflies around the nursery and at night ,...

The wife and I will be having an early night tonight........ ....because I have to be up at silly o'clock in order to pick the lads up and head across to the wrong side of the country by 9AM.

I'm astonished on two counts: 1) taking a 4yr old shopping, is not a part of any curriculum I am familiar with 2) are you certain the school website doesn't have a list of "diary dates"? (Seems a bit antiquated if they don't? ) I was under the impression that they are obliged to set out their...

Recycling credits????????????????????????????

Same here scrungee, but it could of led to a bigger job later in the year in the from of an orangery or similar. But they never think like that...........

I can only recall finding coal close to the West Somerset Railway rather than on any BC beaches (and good stuff it was too - made me wonder how it got from the train to the field beside the track where we were picking blackberries). I've picked coal off the beach at Lyme Regis some years ago....

Lovely Shiney...i enjoyed that Black is one of my favorite colours....alot of people think it as dowdy but you only have to see how majestic the horse looks and i couldn't tell you the last time i saw a black swan......the people were beautifull....Ooo and the Panther was amazing......i could go on

Hi all,Had the urge to be creative today and wanted to play with the features of my htc one x and photoshop.Hope you like it.

Nope. The van is used in NOMA's outreach programs. I think it's primarily about bringing some aspect of the museum to kids, but they probably take it to senior centers and community groups.

I can't recommend Vit D strongly enough, it really has got me through the last couple of years. I think the government were planning to do a health awareness about this before all the cuts, but there is plenty of information on the net if you want to know more.

Has anyone had much experience in this? Looking to DIY - not hire someone to do this. Not looking to fully convert either, just damp proof for storage (drumkit etc.) and pop tumble dryer in etc.etc. It's not a hugely damp cellar, has two brick-vents and one coal shoot. Never had actual...

True, it is all a question of perspective. As for "rights" being established via the sword, knife in the back and spilling of blood, as a metaphor, that still holds true today in a number of areas of life. I say: let the guy finally rest and let him have a bit of dignity; if not for his...

Love them! The wee toddler at the end, giggling like mad at the dog catching the bubbles - who could possibly resist laughing at that one? Brilliant - thanks for posting

This thread should be on prescription: what a tonic!!

Awesome! There is something about the creaking noise just before it breaks! Heard something similar when i visited the Columbia ice field in the Rockies, but on a lot smaller scale

That is a problem with varifocals shiney the vision window is not wide at all as yo have to look straight through them pretty much as if you look sideways things take on a curve... It was a nightmare to start with but now happy with them but one has no periferal vision any more which can be a...

I'm not a massive fan of graffiti, but that is impressive - at least they are having a positive effect on the ship! Reading the article and comments, it seems that the local council keep standing in the way of any plans to bring the ship back into some sort of use, yet are happy to see it...

If purchase stuff going via www.quidco.co.uk you can get cashback (either lump sums or a percentage of spend) paid into your Quidco account that gets periodically paid into your bank account and although it can take months for some payments to get into your account, if you always compare against...

fc, a nice friendly chat with a local reporter can sometimes work wonders. Particularly if the chat is over a pint down the pub.