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Went to my great aunt's place this afternoon
Went to my great Aunt Paulina's place.She has been cleaning her house.She is 97 years old and gets around well.Went over,got her 4 vintage dresses,knew I always liked them.I was happy to get them,did get to borrow a green one at age 14.All from the 1940s and I am into the vintage women's clothing.My mom was glad I got them…
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Poem called lipstick on the coffee mug
Poem called lipstick on the coffee mug You red lipstick marks were left on your coffee mug You lips stick makes are going to take many washes of your coffee mug before your mug will sparkle and glow and be able to see our faces from the reflect the shiney clean coffee will have it looking pristine once again
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HOW TO CONVERT CAMCORDER TAPES
Hi Folks I have some HI 8 camcorder tapes which I would like to put on another storage medium. Can you kindly suggest anything? Thanks in advance
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medicines
hi everyone, just wondering if anyons has problems getting their medicines? I am diabetic and struggle to get needles and insuln. Hope you all are making the best of the sun where possible
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Reform UK to increase tax threshold to £20000 to help those on benefits. Confused.
Hey all There's something that's been bothering me. Nigel Farage claims that people who work more than 16 hours a week are worse off and staying on benefits is better which is true in some circumstances. But how is increasing the tax threshold to £20000 going to help them? The most I've been taxed a week is £50 and that…
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Zoo Café Prices
After more than a decade me and my Son (he's 27) decided that we visit our local Zoo yesterday with it being a nice day. We got there early only to find there was about 500 school kids aged about 7-10 years old queuing up so that took time getting in, Anyway after a few hours we went and had our dinner in the Zoo café I…
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National Upcycling Day 2024
It's National Upcycling Day! Upcycling means making something new and valuable out of something that might have otherwise been thrown away. It's a way to give new life to old stuff to reduce the waste that we put into the world and create new beautiful things from stuff we don't want anymore. It can be as simple as using…
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What’s the last thing you bought online?
Just a light-hearted thread, a random question that is of no consequence What’s the most recent thing you purchased on the internet? Mine was a Barbour T-shirt (a Christmas present)
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Concerned
So just reading kier starmer saying people on benefits lack dignity looks like he's agreeing with disabled going back to work and that's fine if you can what if you can't? They will tarnish everyone with same brush tell ne if you think I'm over reacting pls or has anyone heard any different
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Abuse in special needs school
I thought this would be interesting to share, in case anyone hasn't heard of it or seen it To try to be impartial here is an article with the school's response I found it interesting personally after going to school with autism and other issues and my experience of the special needs department; sadly I didn't find the…
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Hands free hobbies
Hello, I am desperately on the hunt for hobbies you can do without your hands. I am massively under stimulated and it is seriously impacting my mental health. I used to love arts and crafts but it causes me too much pain now. Has anyone used any adaptive equipment for art that has worked? Or any hobbies that require…
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Learning Disabilities Week Big Issue Special
"Welcome to this very special edition of Big Issue. It is unlike any other we have ever produced. This magazine has been created, in association with Mencap, by people with learning disabilities to help illustrate what they go through, to celebrate their vital place in society and present an edition from their perspective…
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Anyone as confused as me on who to vote for
Lets be honest, in this country there is no real choice when it comes to the General election. There are only two parties that could win which is very sad. I have been watching the debates and although i don't want the current Government to stay in power, I watched Keir Starmer looking lost. We all need to vote, but how…
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Covid
I've managed to avoid covid totally up to now as has my wife But she's coughing extremely hard now I am assuming the worst and have ordered a test kit!!
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NHS Constitution Deadline 25th June
DHSC has published its consultation on the NHS Constitution and it’s important for people to respond.The consultation closes at 11:59pm on 25 June 2024. The NHS Constitution, last updated in 2015, has to be updated at least every 10 years by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The consultation will run for 8…
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Summer Solstice and June's Strawberry Full Moon visible from tonight!
This Strawberry Full Moon coincides with the 2024 Summer Solstice but I can't find exact times for the UK - online sources vary so I hope someone know more about when it peaks tomorrow night.
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8pm tonight - Question Time LEADERS' SPECIAL
The two hour special will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm on Thursday 20 June. Who's taking part in the Question Time Leaders' Special? The participants in the Question Time Leaders’ Special on 20 June are: Rishi Sunak – Conservative Party Sir Keir Starmer – Labour Party John Swinney – Scottish National…
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Poem called river of tears
Poem called river of tears The tears flow like a river One moment in time it could be tears of sadness and then could be tears of happiness a sense of mixed emotions our tears have run dry
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Poem called calling
Poem called calling My heart is calling you I hope your heart picks my heart calling My heart is strings a gorgeous song to your heart, this is the beautiful art of love.
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Scopes m9nthly figure
Hello everyone...does someone have a link or breakdown please of Scopes figure of extra monthly costs of £975 for a disabled person to have a similar standard of living as any other person...I need it to persuade my dreadful relatives in an I heritance argument to show disability and its costs...they don't believe me…
