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Bit of fun: describe your dream house
Mine would be a really old cottage, not massive, maybe 2-3 bedrooms. Wooden beams in the ceilings and wooden pillars in the downstairs rooms. A bit "rickety", the sort of place you bang your head if you are not careful, not that I like banging my head just thats how I can describe it. :D Outside...a little bit of…
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What do you call this?
I was reading recently about how people living together sometimes develop their own 'language' at home, by using different names for things, or certain phrases no one else can make sense of! It got me thinking, what do you call one of these: [Image shows a TV remote control] My family and I call it a hoofer doofer :smiley:
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The quest for 23!
For the tennis fans amongst you, you'll know today is day where history is on the line. It's men's semi-finals day at the French Open, also know as Roland Garros. The second Grand Slam of the year takes place on the clay courts in Paris, France. What’s happening? Perhaps the
biggest match of the day is Djokovic vs
Alcaraz,…
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A poem called Meadow
A poem called Meadow The meadow had a beautiful was looking dry. As bundles of hay stacks up on the ground. As baby tweeting birds were sat the hay, what a beautiful lovely day it was as the warm sunshine shined through by a farmer called Ray who was busy staking his other meadows had a glorious little river was flowing…
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Wi-Fi boosters/extenders
Has anyone had one? We struggle with getting Wi-Fi signal at the far end of the house, which is where my bedroom is, which is where I spend a lot of time on the computer. The signal is there and works, but there is a lot of high latency which I notice when playing games. We are with EE and they want £10 a month for a…
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A fresh look at history
The National Trust has teamed up with University of Leicester Research Centre for Museums and Galleries to produce a
film exploring the lives of disabled people in history. ‘Elsewhere and Nowhere’ tells
the stories of 10 historic people with connections to Trust places and delves
into why disability was downplayed in the…
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Train drivers....
Train drivers are going on strike on Saturday to hit the FACup final etc They are paid an average of £55k and want more!! They do nothing in their job, that your average school leaver couldn't do, they press a button to move the train What should be done about the situation?
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Poem inner strength
Poem inner strength We are determined individuals who will go to any length to succeed. It leads to many doors and time to explore the possibilities. We all have glorious inner abilities, we need to come out and let it shine our talent should let define us we are all like uncut gems that need work on ourselves before we…
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Reaction to Strictly Come Dancing's first wheelchair user contestant?
It was reported yesterday that Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) producers were set to announce a wheelchair user as a contestant in this year's series. Off the back off of Rose Ayling-Ellis' success there was much to celebrate, so how did people react? Scrolling through my twitter feed for my usual celeb gossip fix yesterday, I…
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Well
@SueHeath Hi Sue I am just wondering how you are? Margaret
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Thank you and update
I just wanted to say thank you for all the messages they have moved my husband to proper ward tonight
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Poem called heart skips beat
Poem called heart skips beat My heart skipped a beat when I saw my true love for the first time. My heart pines for you my sweet boo that you. I shower you with gifts with express how you mean to me but I love seeing your smile every morning and kissing your sweet beautiful lips which allows us to express our love for each…
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Charities
What are your favourite charities, which charities do you support, and why? Obviously I want to support them all but money is a factor so I have to select a few. I support... Scope - obviously! Legion (the Poppy people) - I think soldiers give so much and don’t get enough help from the state in return. Air Ambulance - I…
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Achievement
Sorry for not being here yesterday, just wanted to share I drove 150 miles yesterday on the motorways and dual carriageways, still had some obsessive thoughts of crashing but not nearly as bad as before my new medicine. I had my parents in the car and am still frightened of the prospect of doing it on my own. Even if I…
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Cost of living my by @SurvivorEmpowered POEM
COST OF LIVING Oh no the cost of living been raised againIs legislation putting a forced noose over our headDamned as we do Damned as we don’tBlooming hell bellsI don’t know what to do…Come on government give us a clue? Government you have duty of care to all citizens No matter their colour, culture, gender, seen or unseen…
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Cats or dogs?
Today is International Cat Day! But are you a dog or cat person? Let us know in the comments below and feel free to share pictures to support your argument!
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Poem called sunshine
Poem called sunshine Today is a gorgeous day with the sunshine shining. Time to dugout sunshades to stop the sun from shining into our eyes. Some people may enjoy surf on the waves of the on their surfboards at the beach. The seagulls synchronised in the blue skies which made a sublime summer day. As the children were…
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Good Morning
Hello 👋 everyone I do hope you are all well :) and that yous all slept OK 👌 I was up at 5.15am but fell asleep at 10.30pm so I had a good sleep must be my meds lol If anyone speaks to my adopted mummy sue heath please can you tell her I'm asking after her thanks well guys and gals I hope yous all have a calm blessed day…
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Can't sleep
Hi everyone I can't sleep because I have woken up from nightmares and my husband is still in hospital He is responding to treatment
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Accessible but not "disabled" holidays?
I have a relative who is immobile but is also extremely stubborn and refuses to use things like a walking stick or wheelchair as she doesn't want to "look old". They can just about walk, more like shuffle forward, maybe 100 feet before needing a rest or someone's arm to hold on to. They can't do steps or slopes. My…
