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I've been looking for this holy grail without success all my life. I am now 82

What she said!

Only goes to show that you can't be self sufficient on your own! Hope her recovery is as quick as possible. Following your progress with interest and concern.

I had the same problem. Only way I could think of solving it was to buy an inflatable. It's a compromise with short comings but at least I can get on the water.

I asked the travel agent, "Can you telephone from an aeroplane?" She said, "Yes. A 'phone is a small thing you talk into and an aeroplane is a big thing with wings you fly in."

The £30 difference in price appeals to me.

Have a good roam round Rome. The age of the buildings will make you feel young- which you are! Only 21 years to go before you can draw your old age pennsion.

During the second world war it was common for service men to "liberate" parachute silk and send it to their wives to make underwear from. My mum was not best pleased when my dad sent her some: it was camouflage pattern! I've found it useful over the years for various bushcraft purposes and sti!l...

Welcome, neighbour.

Good to see that the Talking Pictures channel is showing old Out of Town programmes starting on 7th February at 6.30pm. Worth a look: some skills don't date. A blast from the past for some of us.

We have not only snowdrops but primroses out in our garden in Oxfordshire.

Enjoy. I have one the same but in .177. It's given me years of fun.

I suppose that one advantage of having been born during the second world war is that we've seen it all before and have lead our who!e lives prepared for emergencies. Didn't really expect to see it again, though.

A bird sitting in a tree is not afraid that the branch may break because its confidence is not in the branch.but in its own wings.

Christmas decorations all taken down today and packed away ready for next year. That will ensure that the crops will grow this year. If proof of this old belief were needed, snowdrops are out and plenty of bulbs show signs of life, And attendance yesterday at the funeral of a friend we've known...

We had snowdrops out before Christmas.

Broken any resolutions yet?