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fresh flowers From malakeas ^Pro in Hello! And welcome! Mostly... (6 hours old)

There is something to be said for fresh flowers. Every second week, Mr and I pickup a bouquet of fresh flowers that are plonked into several vases around the house. I pass them a gazillion t… more

Lights, camera, action. From LandersUK in Best viewed at www.iamlanders.com (9 hours old)

There was a time, back in the day, when... read more!… more

Blasphemy From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (10 hours old)

I see that a group of 56 Islamic countries want the international community to implement laws making blasphemy a crime. This won't do. While I can respect people having belief they must not be allo… more

Pudsey Police From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (11 hours old)

They were round this morning going from desk to desk with their little bucket. Look I have nothing against charity but it pisses me off when people are coerced into it by exerting peer pressure at… more

Grace In Small Things 2 of 52 From GilraenH ^Pro in Musings From The Chair (11 hours old)

1. Home-made mushroom and basil pesto. 2. Pootling about the map library and having a look at this amazing book. 3. Fleecy socks. 4. Slightly underdone garlic bread. 5. The 'new' crew of the S… more

Obscene trade From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (13 hours old)

Hi to everybody...when some in the world have sunk to this level, something is seriously wrong with us...and the buyers are as guilty as the perpetrators!...the police believe as many as 60 people hav… more

I assume... From ajnspencer ^Pro in Welcome to AJ's... (17 hours old)

...Juzzzy will have seen this, lol Birthday card anger… more

A roof over your head From miramaze in miramiramazing (17 hours old)

Switched on the TV this morning and learned that ; There are about 17,000 homeless people in Sweden, the exact number is not known as people refuse to take advantage of shelters as there are too m… more

Coming out fully From jenray ^Pro in (18 hours old)

Hi to everybody...my amaryllis are coming out fully now and the perfume each night is very powerful...quite beautiful but knocks you out when you open the door first thing in the morning...LOL...still… more

Good morning and LOL From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (19 hours old)

Hi to everybody...had a very good night indeed, and got up around 10 as it was dull and very grey outside...now it's trying to brighten up and give us the promised sun...still in my dressing gown beca… more

Update on Twilight From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (19 hours old)

Hi to everybody...found out why Twilight was such a pile of dog doo...written by a woman who doesn't believe in sex before marriage and there are fifteen damned books about these characters...The bloo… more

the sweary Mala From malakeas ^Pro in Hello! And welcome! Mostly... (19 hours old)

I am trying verrrrrrrrrrrrry hard not to swear on my blog but in real life my mouth is a naughty one. Surely there are other words in the English language that would make my point and yet I default… more

easy cable knit hat From malakeas ^Pro in Knitting & Crochet (1 day old)

I saw this on the Canadian Living site... ....and thought I would love to knit it for the upcoming winter. Here are the directions: You need: • 2 balls (50 g) Patons Rumor 84 per c… more

the typer From malakeas ^Pro in Hello! And welcome! Mostly... (1 day old)

I am a fast typer. No doubt. But.....I do not type 'properly' as I taught myself how to type and my fingers go wonky every now and again so my spelling is crap but I get the job done. I look … more

Great discovery From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (1 day old)

Hi to everybody...here's another really interesting discovery... http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/prehistoric-masterpieces-the-swimmers-and-the-beast-1823637.html… more

Smartest Rat around From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (1 day old)

Hi to everybody...here's a little bit of news you might find interesting... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/meet-hobbiej-the-smartest-rat-in-the-world-1823651.html… more

Twilight From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (1 day old)

Hi to everybody...there wasn't much at all on the TV last night, so thought I'd give 'Twilight' a go...it's being raved about...the story of a teenager who falls for a vampire, who goes to her school … more

I'm a Celebrity Get me in Here From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (1 day old)

where the expenses will be brill. Call me Dave's latest idea is to put Carol Vorderman in the Lords so that she could be Minister of education in a Tory cabinet. Is he having a laugh, at this ra… more

the group saga From malakeas ^Pro in Respectful Blogging (1 day old)

I respect a group owner's decision to delete a post or a comment as that is their prerogative. After all it is their group. I have the choice to join the group or leave if I do not like their … more

Down River From soyunperdedor ^Pro in There's no accounting for taste... (1 day old)

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Email notifications gone. From menhir in Bugs (1 day old)

Roughly, since the tags were re-developed, my email notifications of replies and comments to posts has been disrupted - I do not get any! I have checked my profile several times, even re-entered the … more

CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE. From menhir in MY Word (1 day old)

Can anybody help with a problem I do not seem to be able to resolve, p.l.e.a.s.e. I used to receive email notifications of comments and replies to posts. This stopped working or happening, about t… more

Social phobias From ajnspencer ^Pro in Welcome to AJ's... (1 day old)

It's interesting how things work out sometimes. I've been thinking a lot about social phobias lately (not least mine) and then see THIS about school phobia on the BBC. Personally I'm pretty sure… more

Very, very blowy today From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (1 day old)

Hi to everybody...had a slightly disturbed night but slept well otherwise and got up at 9.30...lovely day but a real gale blowing...had breakfast then went round to Lidl's...was OK going but coming ba… more

Transformers - Robots on the Dole? From ajnspencer ^Pro in Welcome to AJ's... (1 day old)

This is a quite specific job posting I've just seen: Maybe they hope there's a Transformer looking for work between movies... although I have a feeling a 20 foot high death dealing robot probab… more

the silly Santa request From malakeas ^Pro in Hello! And welcome! Mostly... (1 day old)

The stoooopidest, silliest giftee I asked Santa for was a pony! The look on Santa's face when my request reached his ears was priceless. Even as a young child, I knew that I had asked for something… more

The radon man cometh From miramaze in miramiramazing (1 day old)

*yawn* in case you are wondering why am the early hour of this post - it is because the Radon man cometh ;) : In July 2004 the Swedish government set new detection limits of 200Bq/m3 for private re… more

The Storm From faffajane ^Pro in Spread your wings and fly away (1 day old)

The Storm... They were together in the House. Just the two of them. It was a cold, dark, stormy night. The storm had come quickly and each time the thunder boomed he watched her j… more

IT NEVER RAINS...BUT IT POURS. From menhir in MY Word (2 days old)

Since the end of October, we have experienced a continuing roll of medical issues. We've just returned from a horrible journey to visit one sick relative, who was a dire emergency. Once, stabil… more

Thoughts? From malakeas ^Pro in Hello! And welcome! Mostly... (2 days old)

What.... ....is going through this fellow's wee brain? Or is it just a big, old vacuous place? Thoughts? Does he have them? Surely he must...… more