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Oh dear, poor Paddy. I hope that broken arm heals ok.

I have a guilty secret that caused me to miss chat (again).
I've been binge watching this and I'm totally hooked.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2193021/

Dr. Epstein was a renowned physician who earned his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees in his home town and then left for Manhattan, where he quickly rose to the top of his field. Soon he was invited to deliver a significant paper, at a conference, coincidentally held in his home town. He ...

WD Mr Merry for venturing out alone to his bowling club. It's a shame Furby can't easily get out for fresh air. I feel very fortunate that I chose the spot where I live when I moved into my home in 1989. I'm fifteen minutes walk to the nearest supermarket and the same for the post office, and five m...

A word to Mr Merry, the NHS is now offering a Spring Covid booster for those over 75. I had mine, the Moderna Spikevax XBB 1.5 yesterday. After-effects were minimal, the usual stiff upper arm and a slight headache first thing this morning. There are drop-in centres and you can also book online.

One crisp winter morning in Sweden, a cute little girl named Greta woke up to a perfect world, one where there were no petroleum products ruining the earth. She tossed aside her cotton sheet and wool blanket and stepped out onto a dirt floor covered with willow bark that had been pulverized with roc...

3 Zener cards are used in tests for what ability?
ESP?

130/80 isn't bad for blood pressure and good news that you can achieve it without the beta blockers, OC. Hopefully that has done the trick for the dizzy spells. Good luck with your appointment. Because I am over 75 I have been offered a Spring covid booster which I booked yesterday for next Monday a...

Only a small drop in inflation to 3.2%. I was expecting below 3%. I've given up on Clover. As you say, Furby, it's ridiculously expensive and the taste is nothing special any more since they cut the buttermilk content. I now buy supermarket brand spreadable butter which is a Lurpac copy with identic...

Lovely rainbow Merry. Does Juliet know you posted a photo of her backside on the board?

I added to my comment so it's a bit more than one sentence. Sorry I didn't see your reply OC.

There seems to be a human tendency to view mishaps with horror but secretly think that we're glad that they didn't happen to us. Next time you take a tumble perhaps you could exaggerate things a little, maybe get a fake plaster cast. This will achieve two objectives; overt sympathy from Merry and gl...

Yesterday's visit to the WWT Slimbridge didn't yield many good results but these two found in the reserve grounds were ok. Right click and open in a new window for bigger images. Greylag gosling https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53650093682_4726d837fb_k.jpg Robin https://live.staticflickr.com/6553...

I had a nice day out at Slimbridge yesterday in the sunshine with my brother. Unfortunately most of my photos were quite distant and badly affected by heat haze. I did get a robin and a cute little greylag gosling which I'll post later. It was worth the trip if only for the hedges and reed beds whic...

Great travelogue, OC. You're doing a lot of audits.

Thanks for the tips Merry. I hadn't thought of toasted cheese sandwiches. I'll probably be off out tomorrow so will need to take a packed lunch but maybe I'll try that on Saturday. I've tried fish fingers and battered fish but didn't need oil.

I wonder if OC will holiday there in 2026? There was an error in the weather forecast yesterday. The weather lady said today's tides would be high because it was a full moon. Everyone knows that you cannot have a full moon and a solar eclipse (transit) at the same time. The moon is currently not vis...

The USA has been lucky with several eclipses in the last few years. I suppose it's inevitable; because the country is so big there's more chance of it occurring somewhere there.
Scientifically it isn't an eclipse but a transit. A lunar eclipse is a true eclipse.

I'm not Islamophobic.

I know there are irreconcilable differences between Sunni and Shia, but I think “I Got You Babe” was a classic.

2 Where in the UK is the world’s only rotating boat lift?
Falkirk.

3 Which ubiquitous tune was written by Mildred and Patty Hill?
Happy Birthday?

6 What is the lowest staff rank in the British army?
2nd Lieutenant?

Any day now, Merry.