I'm not saying we should change it, more pointing out it's equally interesting for both genders, so why the woman tag!! Some men may not switch on because they think it's flower arranging, knitting and presented by the WI Who else listens to it if they are able? Richard Menopause why not womenopaus...

I love biographies though must admit I never seem to have any free time to read these days. I love reading the old stars books and really enjoyed Lauren Bacalls and Bette Davis but I will def try and make time for Paul OGradys Hi Sandy, You'll be pleased you did, One bits about when he left home an...

Hi Manda, Thats the way to use a freezer, Why i asked the question was because i find a lot of people dont buy in bulk dont bake infact they use the freezer as a "from of supermarket freezer collection point and then a stop off freezer in their home, I feel if only peopel would only see the har...

Evening all, Have you ever been to someones house and in the garden you see something that really takes your fancy, something you dont see around every corner? Well "Bunny Guinness's book "garden workshop" has lots of good "simple to do garden projects. One project i did in my la...

Well ask yourself this question, Why change something thats worked well for all these years, We did once have a program called "Letter from america" it was a very interesting program, the series was a 15min weekly radio 4 program and the voice was that of alister cook, He died in 2004 and ...

Hello, We've come a long way from the 50's in as much if we like it or not we're all using a lot more machines, car's household machines etc And these are now excepted as "must have & cant live without them" For the price of some of these machines ie the washing machine they are very g...

Well your really being spoilt tonight "two book's to think about". Now this man is really close to my heart in as much that he was born in Birkenhead (across the river from me) But we had a very similar childhood, He rose to fame and fortune and has really done a lot for dogs thanks to his...

Evening all, Now not all gardening is done in ones own garden but the allotments are yet another field in the gardeners world of places to garden, And because gardening is enjoyed by people in all walks of life and talking in all sorts of accents, some people talk the queens english well and some ta...

I thoroughly enjoyed the TV series and the book sounds interesting enough to search it out and have a look My sort of book! You'll be pleased you did and after reading the hours those kitchen staff worked and the jobs that had to be done in the early hours of the morning "Well" it makes y...

Hi, Wendy has given good advice here, To win the respect from any dog and to train it the old bribe works every time, But once again, you dont know whats happend before you got him And as i always say try putting yourself in the dogs shoes (paw's then) He's been shaved "why"? And if you'd ...

Well ladies,
Thanks for all your comments ref this strange summer we've had here in france, But it's nice to know our uk members have seemed to have a better growing summer than us,

This is another point ref gardening "you can grow friendships as well as veg

The opening thread was very well put, and i agree we waste so much of the animals we kill to eat or should i say chuck away, ref gurgers / sauages these are the easiest way for manufacturer's to fill this section of food with anything you the customer cannot see, how much bread is used in sauage mak...

September's here and from now on the weather changes and for me it's the time of year i start to bring down the hanging baskets and save the geraniums, Ive a large workshop that never falls below 55 deg in the winter and so i tend to re-pot the geraniums and these are stored all around the workshop ...

Evening all, If your thinking of getting away from the tv this winter and you fancy reading about what the victorian's lived like and worked in the kitchens then this book is a must, The book is off the tv series the victorian gardeners, Im sure if you did see this series you'll remember the head ga...

Ive just read on the bbc news about a young girl who died because of her pet dog attacking her, The dog had come from a rescue centre and been rehomed only a few weeks before it attacked the young child, This came about because the little girl was off school sick and tried to cuddle the dog, A lot o...