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A Singer Sewing Machine that is white ? Whatever is the world coming to? Going to the dogs, I tell you. Going to the dogs. Looks like a nice little machine. Does it have a decent carry case? My mum's singer from the 50's had a pretty heavy plywood hood that went over the top. Was sturdy, but it made...

Ozzie is a terror for chewing tinsel. One year, when aged 2 or 3, he got hold of streamers of magenta tinsel, 8-10" long. They mostly passed right through, but with a couple the last couple of inches remained inside and we ended up chasing him round the house with a lump of tissue in our hands....

Boots

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Richard

Lining paper

(On the last house I had with Lath & Plaster walls, the plaster was 100 years old and needed lining paper to hold it together and reduce the chance of it falling off.)

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Richard

Lathe

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Richard

Oh dear. Silly creatures. Really amusing though. Reminds me of a couple of stories my parents told me. They had been posted to Kuala Lumpur in 1960 and had army quarters. They also had a dog, and agreed to look after a cat for a pilot from the flight who was visiting the UK for a few weeks. On the f...

Yesterday our 18.5 year old cat 'Squeaky' had a repeat of an unpleasant problem. He passed a horrible blood -feces slurry, and it was obviously agony, to the point he screamed in pain. He also has three lumps and his body. His kidneys are failing, and he is very arthritic when it's cold. We got an a...

Our MP has spoken 4 times in Parliament since 2019, and has 8 references in the official House of Commons transcript Hansard (I searched Hansard for his name and constituency name so as not to miss anything). He seems to have spoken about 3 sentences a year. So his 'work' is costing us all about £30...

A 'Shaun the Sheep' wearing camouflage to make him look like a hedge prior to organising an escape...

Never knew they existed.

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Richard

Or lots of hair glue for keeping the tresses in order...

Wisteria is one of the wonders of gardening. It's such a shame the flowers are out for such a short time, and the plant is pretty uninteresting when in leaf.

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Richard

Mabel Figworthy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:37 am What a great idea!

I couldn't agree more!

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Richard

Looks 'Just Right'. Can't say better than that.

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Richard

Mandolin

(For some reason I always associate them with Greece, even though it'd not an exclusively Greek instrument.)

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Richard

It's getting to that time of year when Wisteria comes out. While it's lovely over the front of houses, it's mind blowingly spectacular growing over hoops in a Wisteria walk. I think there's one at RHS Wisley, but I've never been when it's in bloom. I imagine it must be a bit like this: https://www.d...

I would just love to know how enthusiastic the kitten's eating was to make that much mess... Must have been hilarious to watch.

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Richard

Salamis

(where the Greeks won against Xerxes 1 of Persia after the defeat of Thermopylae)

(Serinde asked

If you don't have cheerleaders, who is the high school quarterback going to marry?

Going to be a bit catty here for a laugh: Their reflection in the mirror.)

Couldn't help but laugh at this one:

https://cheezburger.com/9893055744/that-dirty-dog

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Richard

Your painting with a needle is so fine & so expressive. Remarkable.

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Richard.

Santa looks really good with the heavier outline. Agree that a single thread would have been lost.

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Richard

The last thing MIL said that caused concern , was that she'd run out of her blood pressure, anti-dizziness and heart drugs (and the four needed to counteract side-effects of the first three). Instant panic on behalf of the carers who phoned Tracy. No. MIL hasn't run out. MIL just 'forgot' the pile o...