The Shining. Have you read it??

No just the film and that scared the bejeezus out of me.

Is there one film that scares you silly ??

Audition, an Japanese horror film

Are you worried about the antibiotic apocalypse??

Yes I am. People misuse antibiotics and also they are fed to animals which means they get into the food chain. Antibiotic resistance will only get worse.

Are you fed up with being used as a guinea pig with forum format changes? I can't understand why the changes aren't tested in advance and , preferably, by volunteer forum users!

Yes chins, WE'RE ALL FED UP with logging on to find yet another fiasco. If it's not black blinking borders it's gingham tablecloths, and now another dose of let's go back to the 90s

Are DS going broke?

Maybe they cannot afford to support the forum side of things.

Will you buy the book 'The Shining' or borrow it from the library? I found the book is actually better than the film and has a satisfactory ending as opposed to all the chaos at the end of the film!!!

I loved the film!!! Jack Nicholson's finest hour I did read the book many years ago, maybe I should have another read....

Should I join my local library....which is an old bus that trundles round the villages?

It is always a good idea to join the library. I remember the van used to come round in Billericay when I was young and I got a lot of pleasure from reading the books. Why not read it again? Well worth a second visit!


Do you like bright sunny, but chilly winter days?

Yes, those crisp fresh mornings!! Dragon breath.....however it's still mild as anything here in the sticks and cloudy

Do you believe the lurid talk of SNOW this weekend?

No, I know someone with an interest in meteorology who finds this suggestion amusing

Should you not be more worried about flood warnings??

I live on a hill remember Although the local village often floods due to being on a river.

Are you good at catching things or are you a clumsy klutz?

I'm generally a klutz but good at catching, all that cricket practice as a kid I would guess

What sports did you play as a child??

Netball mostly, and lacrosse. Footy and cricket in the street with the boys but at school girls got herded into the more "feminine" sports

My rear tyre is almost flat Will I be able to hobble to the petrol station and stick more air in?

Attach it to DS and it will soon fill up with loads of hot air.

Did you know drinking coffee is now good for you.

Apparently so!! Yesterdays poison is todays superfood *rolleyes*

I just scoff what I want in moderation, don't you??

Well, I have to admit to being a bit of a pig. It's chocolate that is my downfall and also going out for meals.

I used to read all the early Stephen King books and loved them, but at the time Salam's Lot really frightened me. I went to bed thinking that zombies would be scratching at the window and trying to get in!

How is Mini Twass now? Glandular fever is horrible. I had it in 1980 and thought I was never going to get better. It was about six months before I felt any good again. It needs nursing carefully because it is a thing that can lead to things like Epstein Barr Syndrome or M.E. in the long term.

It's as dark as night here and has been all day. Do you think it will snow before the weekend?

I hope not!

Mini twass has just been dropped off my her dad, and is getting in her PJs ready to be cosseted by moi. Gluten free ginger cake is in the oven and stir fry prawns with chilli and garlic for laters. That will sort her out!!!

When did you last bleach your sinks?

They're done nearly daily when I disinfect the outdoor cat bowls.

Do you wash up in the sink or a bowlie?

(Some ginger cake with custard would be just the ticket, ta )

i wash up in a ancient dishwasher............has the grey hair to prove it


Any of that ginger cake going begging?

I think twass has scarpered with it tbh

Will a ginger nut biscuit do??

yus..ta muchly

can you spare two?

Of course

Do you want them on a separate plate or on the side of the saucer??

on the side of the saucer..

I has class hasn`t I?


Might be good to insert the beloved Rollseyes at this point, but since the PTB have decided in their infinite wisdom,,,,time for another Rollseyes, I can`t.

Er yes hoots, you are one classy bird...harrrumph

There's ginger cake aplenty folks, I'm not sure any will be left by Saturday tbh....good job I'm doing lemon drizzles and loads of coffee and walnut cupcakes tomorrow innit!!

Have you ever visited Edinburgh?

Nope, my Da lived there though

Thinking of visiting??