Felix1

Idris Elba

Health reasons

Make sure you have a hobby.

I was put off air travel before the pandemic. My last trip was horrendous. Lazy, inconsiderate travellers have put me off.

Waiting staff should not have to depend on tips.

What misery prompted this?

Are thank you cards for acknowledging presents from givers who did not give the gift personally?

The finches and robins love these.

My cat, at the time, climbed my christmas tree. It kept falling over. I put a large screw into the wall and tied it to that. Visitors always asked, " why have you a big screw in yor wall"?

No snow. Hate the cold. Had too many falls.

I think the government has its priorities wrong. The list should be reversed. We need our younger people to work, get the economy going.

Brilliant gift for the man who has everything

What do you do if vitamin k is banned? In fact doctors nurse advised "well, warfarin does not like vitamins". She could not suggest anything.

You cannot go wrong with shin beef stew or homemade chicken soup. Warming and it has been scientifically proved that homemade chicken soup has much to benefit invalids.

The best mince pies for me were from Kwiksave. Do Kwiksave still exist?

How can he be 80, he is dead.?

I have a wood adjoining my house. Waking up in a morning to the sight of beautiful trees and the various birds and squirrels always put me in a good mood. Unfortunately my neighbours thought differently. They chopped down those overhanging their garden, god knows why, apart from mowing they do not do any gardening at all. They have killed some and it makes me sad to see the bare branches of a tree which would sport the most glorious red leaves in autumn. Pure vandalism.

Air and sea travel too much of a risk.

I,ve given in. My husband reckons its here to stay. I need to see an eye specialist for glaucoma and cataracts .... when? I need to see my dentist .... when? I need to see a surgeon re Barretts disease ... when? At this rate it will be too late!

Wow

When visiting relatives in Middlesex I always looked forward to the icecream mans van. They sold a cornet with strawberry sauce, it was called a Saucy Tanner. They did not sell this in Yorkshire. It was delicious.

I remember my grandma donkey stoning her top step. Could never understand why. It was considered very lazy not to do it.

I passed my 11 plus.

We did not have “cookery classes” we had Domestic science. We were taught basic household skills, sewing, cookery, basic hygiene. Might be a good idea to bring that back for all. One thing I do remember is to tie or cover your hair when cooking. Use utensils in cooking not fingers. I cringe when I watch cheffy programmes, ladies with long hair swinging around above food, chefs mauling their food like it is playdoh. Ugh.

Getting fed up with all different opinions etc. I am thoroughly depressed with it all. Do this do that, Oh no perhaps you had better do the other! What is right what is wrong, who knows any more. I feel like I am just sitting here waiting for the axe to fall.

Its the younger generation who are partying, boozing , destroying the countryside. They should be locked in, not us.

I,m not a silver streamer, whatever that is, but my husband has the tv on from 10.a.m. until 01.a.m. I am sick of american crime. Sick of adverts. At the moment we are barraged by insurance and funeral plans during the day and , if evening advertising is anything to go by, women are incontinent, constipated, need help finding menstrual aids, and whirl around like dervishes. If I was a bloke all this would put me off women completely. Is nothing private anymore. I see now they are advertising underwear to stop chafing at top of blokes legs. A very well endowed man strutting around showing his crown jewels. Bleurgh.

People are too fond of labels these days.

Much as I love them, i am afraid for my cat. We think he had a “run in” with a fox and it was many months to recovery.

Finding clothes for mature bigger ladies made in U.K. is difficult. I want to support our own industries. Marks and Spencer used to be the place to go but I understand the younger customers complained they were unfashionable and expensive. I am sick of everything I touch being chinese made. Rant over!

My hair has grown so long I have become used to it. Last cut in January, short cut round the ears. Now it has developed waves I quite like it so shall not be running off to hairdressers anytime soon.

Yes, I play with my great nephew. Many years ago I played with my sister, she was about seven I was five years older. After my winning a few games she threw the board in the air shouting “you are cheating, you are older than me”. Sixty years later I am still chuckling. I try to ensure my young player wins a few games.

I used to go swimming after work. Then one day I am swimming along and a gentleman came swimming towards me. The chlorine was evidently irritating his nose, the result was not pretty! Next time I saw a young boy standing on the side of the bath, peeing into the water. That was it for me, never swam again.

Red Kites are flourishing in Yorkshire too. Harewood House have bred and released red kites a good few years ago. There are a pair nesting in the woods opposite my house. Beautiful birds.

I am sick of being corrected. I am sick of people changing words and phrases because it might upset someone. What about me? Nobody cares if I am upset at being continually corrected by the younger generation. In fact, I never gave racism or special needs a thought until it was continually brought to my notice. Fed up of it all..

I do not go in shops, in fact I do not go out. I tell my husband to wear one but ...... He loves shopping. I hate it.

I had to put my mum into care, she had dementia. I could put up with her disappearing to the bus stop to go home to her mum and dad most days, but leaving gas fire and hob unlit became dangerous for us all. Her sister and two daughters ensured she had a visitor every other day. The care home was like a five star hotel. Whenever she was asked what she had done that day she would say “nothing, I dont talk to them, i sit here by myself everyday. Big fibs! We stopped announcing our visit, would sneak up to her floor. Dancing, singing, laughing! As soon as she saw us her face would drop. “Look what they make me do, look at that silly old bugger over there, I dont like him”. Total personality change. She was always so kind, never spoke ill of anyone! Hopefully your mum improves.

I gave up buying newspapers years ago. My husband still buys his daily ‘comic’, page three girls and football. Full of doom and gloom otherwise. I watch daily news on tv. Its enough for me.

Controversial? To who? Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.

So much death this year, I am not even pulling my weeds. Nice to see new life. Most are from the birdseed from the bird feeder. I do not use weedkiller for fear of killing the birds, cats, squirrels etc. I cut them down.