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Christmas
its starting to look a lot like Christmas
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Memories Not Money
At This time of year there seems to be this pressure to buy an incredible amount of presents for your children or grand children.Ive seen lots of posts on Tik tok with ridiculous amounts of presents.Of course it is their perogative completely what they do and how they wish to spend their money.But I personally think it's…
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St Andrews Day
Today marks St Andrews Day, which is celebrated by Scottish people on 30th November every year. St Andrew became the official patron saint of Scotland in 1320. According to Christianity, he was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ. The day is generally celebrated with Scottish culture, traditional food, clothing,…
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Happy birthday Catherine21!
I know it's a little late in the day, but a little birdy just told me it's @Catherine21 birthday today. So let's all take a moment to wish her a very happy birthday! ❤️
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Hi to all
Hi there Since I had my Operation I have lost quite a bit of Weight approx 1 kg which I am really pleased about and continuing to loose more weight as this is what I would like to do. Hospital phoned today about my Catheter Change and I was Passed from pillor to post about me having a larger catheter I don't think one…
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Share a RED photo
I don't know if it will help motivate any of you that might be feeling a bit isolated, low, bored, fed up etc etc. I have done this theme on another forum and it was fun to do as well as having people looking forward to seeing photos. Share a photo that is RED, without sharing your location. After it's be left for about a…
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Is Scope a pan disability charity, & if it is, shouldn't this be reflected in this community?
I thought Scope was a charity that welcomed people whatever their disability; I thought it was for everyone. From Scope's main page it says, the principles for colleagues to follow in everything they do at Scope are: Made for all or none at all No assumptions, just inclusion Nothing about us without us Diversity not…
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Unsolved mysteries...
Just thought this might be fun as I thought about it earlier… Why is the correct spelling humour, but humorous? Next question…
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The films /movies that you can watch again thread
I love watching films and have a small selection. I also have Prime and have added a few things to that as well. For me it's the following, but will add as I recall more from a memory jog with other replies. Pretty Woman, Officer and a Gentleman, Terminator but sure I Hadden seen all of them. I watched the second one last…
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Last thing you baked... and tip..
Hello, I don't know if this is technically a game, but I wasn't sure where else to put this. What was the last thing you baked/cooked that you thought "oohhh that was nice" or that it was worth the effort? And do you have a tip on how to do it. I'll start… Yesterday, I decided to bake bread, I wasn't sure about the proving…
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The poem called Glowing Smiles
The poem called Glowing Smiles A glowing smile on your face has a positive impact on putting glowing smiles on other people's faces too. A glowing smile can change how a person is feeling. The unbelievable comfort and warmth that glowing smile brings to my heart too. A glowing smile sets you up for an increasable day by…
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losing your child
I hope this is not too upsetting for other people but I want to ask if anyone else here has lost a child? My daughter Felicity is 4 and I've been trying tomake the most of every day with her but is there anything particlar you wish you had done before saying goodbye? Or even wish yuo hadn't done?
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poem called Life With You
poem called Life With You My beautiful love a life with you my roaring love with our hearts connected. Life with you is so special and sweet. As our hearts miss a beat. Please take a seat next as I have a life with you my beautiful love.
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Winter season poem
Winter season poem We are definitely in the midst of the wintery weather. There is a cold chill in the air As snowfalls, we try to keep ourselves warm and cosy during these winter months.
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Good Grief! Celebrating Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts
Charles M. Schulz created the wonderful comic strip, Peanuts, in 1950. It's become one of my favourite cartoons and I love Schroeder's amazing music - it's amazing how he plays so beautifully on that toy piano! Charlie Brown The main character is a sensitive boy who takes his role as baseball manager seriously. Schulz…
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WHICH SPORT SHALL I TAKE UP ?
Hi Folks I am a male in my mid 50s and have right hemiplegia from birth. My right side is severely weaker than my left. I feel lonely and isolated at times. I was thinking of taking up some type of sport where I could meet people and increase my social circle. Can you kindly recommend any type of sport that I could take…
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It's World Television Day 2024!
Yes folks, rejoice! It's World Television Day! The annual celebration of that magical glowing rectangle that keeps us entertained, informed, and in my case, mostly sane. Whether you call it a telly, TV, gogglebox, or the all-knowing oracle, November 21st is the day we honour its unrivalled role in our lives. And if you’re…
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Do you think charities advertising is overkill?
So I get why charities need to advertise alittle bit, but some are really overdoing it. For example in my town where the shops are there is a new charity standing outside the shops each week, they constantly approach you and try to get you to chat with them, standing infront of you and blocking your path to the shops. For…
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Explain something to me in simple terms - sending money abroad/our black hole
My thinking is, yes the welfare system does need sorting out, as does a lot of things. But, why can't we actually send less money overseas this coming year so we don't have this black hole debt and need to cut money off our most vulnerable in society. Then we can go forward and make decisions without debt and a clean…
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A wintry weekend
How are we all today? It's cold here in Yorkshire after snow overnight and now freezing rain ❄️ How are you keeping warm? I've got a cup of green tea, a big fluffy hoodie and a blanket!
