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🌷🌸🌷Gardening Corner🌷🌸🌷
Hey everyone! Since “How does your garden grow” was so popular I wanted to start my own post for the gardeners of the community! Would be great to share advice and tips with others or even just post what new plants you have purchased Today I bought 6 young rhododendron which I know are a bit controversial but couldn’t…
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Lammas – Celebration of the First Harvest 🚜
Lammas is a Pagan festival taking place annually on the 1st August. It falls between Summer Solstice in June and Fall Equinox in September in celebration of the traditional first harvest of the season. 🚜 Lammas derives from the Celts, who had great respect for the 4 seasons, naming them: Imbolc (1st February), Beltane (1st…
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Love Parks Week 2025 - Do you have any accessible green spaces near you?
Love Parks is a week-long celebration highlighting the vital role green spaces play in boosting the health and wellbeing of residents and communities. Spending time in nature is well known to be good for your wellbeing. So having access to green spaces where you can relax and enjoy the views can be really important.…
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Need a break?
Heya folks. I know things are a bit much in the real world right now, so I just wanted to remind everyone that we have the super duper Games Den available, with loads of fun and easy games to play to keep your mind on other things. Don't be shy, they can really be a big help to your mental health. 😁 If you have any ideas…
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KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.
Many of us find refuge and relaxation in creativity. My hope is that this will be a space where members can share photographs of things that are important to them - of paintings, models, knitting, embroidery, crochet, lego models, calligraphy, photographs or whatever you can put a name to. It is here for us to share and to…
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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Tell us some boring news.
There's intrigue in the mundane and so today we're asking you to share: what is something boring you've done lately? Emptied the kitchen bin? Run out of teabags? Bought a clothes airer? Cleaned the oven? Tell us. I'll go: I walked to the shop to post a parcel, but I'd accidentally deleted the digital label they needed to…
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Guess, who knows what this picture going to be ? Myy new painting, I'm feeling loads better go my m
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No holiday for 24 years
Just realised that I have not had a holiday since 2001 (Barbados - before my health deteriorated) !! Its about time that I went somewhere - but where ? It has to be Wheelchair accessible and English speaking but apart from that I am open to suggestions…
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International Friendship Day
Happy International Friendship Day to you all! 😊 International Friendship Day started in 2011, upon official recognition by the United Nations General Assembly. Although it has roots dating back to 1958 and the World Friendship Crusade. The day is all about cherishing your friends; and letting them know how special they…
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Share your wisdom with the community.
So here's a fun question for you all, which could end up helping people. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received? For me I think it was "Never be in a rush. If you rush things, not only will you make mistakes, but you might miss an amazing moment in life. Like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon, or finding…
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Craig hi
Hi all hope your all well and looking forward to the weekend. Sorry I haven't posted for a but life has been really busy. I have a new girlfriend 😊
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Smells & memories
I've heard that smell out of all of our senses it the one that triggers most nostalgia I went into a church hall this week and had to walk past the summer holiday camp thing and, above everything else, remember it smelling the same as it did when I used to go 20 years ago I mentioned it at the group thinking they'd laugh…
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whats everyone having for breakfast and lunch?
Since im not the only one obsessed with food and liking to get ideas thought would start this thread Im having brunch of bacon and eggs, anybody else having anything nice? ill have dinner later but no third meal
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What's your favourite song at the moment?
Mine is currently Leave the Door Open by Bruno Mars. What's Yours?
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Would like to meet people
Would like to meet people in online chats here?
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'MANDY' at the job centre on BBC2 now!
Episodes 2 and 3 if you're in need of a laugh. I am! Diane Morgan stars.
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A look inside my world
I've been really struggling for months now and was coming out the other side, but instead of being gentle with myself I did the opposite, as I always do, and threw myself in the deep end! Jumped in with both feet! Cleaned EVERYTHING. Dealt with everything I'd left waiting. Walked. Cleaned. Arranged. Just did everything. I…
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Advice
Hi all, Not done this before but I need my front garden adapted but I am in a catch 22. No one seems to want to help my. I cannot get it done until I have a wheelchair. But if I get a mobility scooter I cannot get it in my garden. I cannot afford to pay for it on my benefits. Anyone else had this problem?. I have had the…
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Brighten your day!
hi everyone, I’ve written another poem, this time from imagination and memories, hoping to brighten everyone’s day….
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What's for tea tonight!
I have jacket potatoes in the oven, cant wait im starving.
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A quick hello and a little update
Hello everyone, It's been a while since I've posted or even been on the community. When I first took the break I didn't plan or expect to be away for quite so long but my health was worse than I ever thought it was. As you're all very aware that I've always put my heart and soul into helping so many people and have always…
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Tell a joke...
I saw the other day a joke on here and at the time it set me up for the day, so in return, its not to tongue in cheek, but then the truth is always the brunt of everything. So………
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Craziest foods you've ever tried
After @Biblioklept What's the craziest individual foods/meals you've had? I've eaten a French cheese called Mimolette or "cannonball cheese". It's very hard and round (hence the nickname) When it's maturing it's covered with thousands of tiny mites which eat holes into the cheese and benefit the aging They are brushed off…
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Food combinations that others might think are weird
I haven't had one in years but I used to love mash potato sandwiches 🤭 Do you have any 'different' food combos??
