Fun on the weekend

Some days celebrites go out without make up. No, REALLY! Her's Jennifer Garner! When they do ( and we are very lucky) they get a pic taken of them, to show us, what they really look like under all those skillfull make up artist's hands - see here It's worth every envious moment...... So when you sit at home playing bingo in your pyjamas, don't worry, some of them do that at home too! They may even look worse than you do! Oh, there is some justice in the world...... Read Full Story

Instead of trying to miss the weekend crush, I decided to go and try have a look in all the shops on the weekend. I didn’t do this expressly, but because I was looking for charcoal for a summer barbecue. This necessitated the need for me to go to 9 shops in total, but it gave me the chance to look at the 4 big ones on the same day. This is not ordinarily the type of thing I’d do unless I was being paid for this research mind you. I learnt a few new interesting things. Lidl is very cheap, but the racks ... Read Full Story

I don’t know how many of you love reading, but it’s my third favourite thing to do. I won’t tell you the first and second, you’ll have to guess. As for reading, I recently found some lovely free resources on the web. Books you can download, or have sent to you, but there’s usually a cost attached to them writing it to CD or DVD then. ReadItSwapIt or Bookmooch are both sites that offer a facility for you to get new-ish books and get rid of your old ones. Which reminds me – what happened to the old ‘leaving you book on the tube’ ... Read Full Story

This from the lovely lady that works with her husband.... __________________________________________ Normally a day of ours looks like this, we get up early in the morning as we have most of the mornings off, we do our shopping & housework and other things that need to be done before we start at 12pm. During the shifts we are practically absorbed by the rooms we are in, as players and customers require attention and help so we make sure we are there for them if they need us :) Then, when we finish, some days at 6pm, some at 8pm or even at 12am we ... Read Full Story

Events which occurred on this day. 1666 The Great Fire of London broke out, claiming thousands of homes but only a few lives. 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was established. 1864 Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta during the Civil War. 1901 Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, ”Speak softly and carry a big stick,” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. 1935 A hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming 423 lives. 1945 Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic. 1945 Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. 1963 Alabama Gov. George ... Read Full Story