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I like to carry enough for an unplanned taxi journey or a meal. Several times after a mishap it has come in handy. For example, we once had medical emergency when walking in France; the emergency services took us to a hospital and after an overnight stay, Madame was discharged on a Sunday and...

Portsmouth; birthplace of Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, my grandparents, parents and elder son. Would have been mine too if not for Mr Hitler. Left at the age of 25 to seek my fortune: still looking. Welcome!

I have a 400 litre water butt on my vegetable patch which I replenish from time to time with tap water using a hose from the house. Its main function is to provide a reserve supply of water for the plants in times of hose pipe bans, but it's a comfort to have it there for drinking water should...

Solution

I wait until it rains and stand outside with soap and a sponge.

In our twenties we travelled all round Europe living and sleeping in a minivan. When our two boys were little we used tents and car, in which the boys slept in bear country and bad weather in the States during a ten week road trip. Then we bought our first vw campervan. After the boys grew up...

Ambition

Good thing he lives in landlocked Switzerland. I wouldn't fancy his chances of crossing the Channel in it.

Drain

Toes

Thanks for that and "Good Dog" to Finn.

Bracket

Horses: view from my vegetable patch

Mutton

Baskets

Bright

Gulf

Me too. I got a lot of *sound* advice to my similar question. (Mice in the van again). Toddy's mint essential oil idea worked well in both van and studio attic. The bats that i suspect are in the main house attic don't disturb us so we don't disturb them.

Hangover

Just one vote could cause a justified tied tie break!