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Greyhound Gap, an independant rescue with no links to the racing industry. Do an amazing job and rehabilitate and rehome the dogs others give up on

I'd do the same, with a very clear message why, her actions are despicable and totally inexcusable

chips and brown sauce here, HP or daddies the wind blowing off the sea is gale force here, huge waves hitting the snow on the beach and now its started to snow as well, it is sooo cold Dogs don't want to go out, I think Vena would turn onto a kite on her lead drove to Thetford today to but 30 sacks of steam coal, any one else use it, huge great lumps, burn for 24 hours, I don't think our stoves have gone out since mid Oct

That photo is poignant Alex, what a lovely expression. I am off work again tommorow woo hooo

travelodge are having their £9 room sale

I love the North of Scotland but have an appaling reaction to midge bites, is the East Coast any better than the west?

a line of cuties

Bright Solstice blessings I'll be out tonight having a bonfire with mulled cider and wine. Anyone else celebrate?

It's a wonderful life is my favourite

So very very sorry Alex, sleep tight special Milly, you passed knowing you were very much loved

No snow, but school is shut(because the roads are so icy) so my Christmas has started woo hoo.hohoho

Lots of snow, trudging around Ipswich with teenagers, and then to the cinema to watch a really boring film about vampires, then we ate in a restaurant together, where the lovely restauranteur had given us half price. Most of my kids hadn't been in a restaurant before, and I was very worried that they would kick off as they were anxious, but they were brilliant.and to the car park who let us park for free all day. There is a lot of goodwill about, it's lovely and my kids really appreciate it.Makes me happier about there future

There is a very nice lady on Sighthounds on line forum, called Toni (Borzoilady) I think , she makes lovely coats in any size. Laura

I work with really difficult teenagers, (excluded etc) one day a week we do Personal and social development. This is a broad ranging qualification which teaches social skills etc. We are doing our community award one of the challenges is to raise some money for a charity. We went to visit the local RSPCA for the afternoon and came back were upon my group came up with brilliant ideas to make money for them, their behaviour was perfect, they were polite and helpful. Today I had 10 15 year olds making dog collars with me, they were thoughtful, inspired commited, wanted to stay after school, made collars to take home. These kids have been written off by so many, and the empathy they felt for abandoned animals was overwhelming. I couldn't post a picture due to confidentiality, but watching these kids would have given everyone hope for the future. It was extrordinary. Next wednesday we go to drop off the collars phone charms etc that we made off. I fully expect to cry. I think this was the first time that these kids had been succesful and confident. I know it's not totally dog related but it's showing what the connexion can do.

this is where ours came from http://www.naturalheating.co.uk/

how is she doing? poor girl, get better quickly thoughts

Our solid fuel Rayburn in the kitchen has a twin wall flue that goes up through the roof, because of no chimney. A good stove should go all night and be able to be opened up in the morning and more fuel added to get it going. If you are lucky enough to be able to get peat blocks, they can smoulder for days and give off a lovely smell. Clearance around the stove is the issue, can't remember the regs. Ours are form a local supplier who imports from eastern europe, so much cheaper, but I've had a Trolla, MOrso, charnwood etc, really cheap one like from machine mart, just burn through though. I don't make toast, but do have a rack to put the teapot on and have put spuds wrapped in foil in the embers, lovely.

We have two multifuel. Enamel is easier to clean than cast Iron. get a cheap rug in front as we often burn it. biggest you can safely fit in, bigger logs burn for longer etc, smaller stoves burn out quicker and you need to chop wood smaller the heavier it is the longer it stays warm. burn with the top air holes open every day to clear the front glass get one you can put a teapot on top, forgot to say that enamel chips easily. the last stove I bought didn't have fire bricks, I have found it much warmer than the old one with bricks, but I don't think it will last as long

I made our dogs house collars which have a strong elastic insert which if the collar got caught, it would stretch and pull off. This is because one of our old dogs got a collar caught on a pot hook and dragged a huge cooking pot around the house smashing one of is toes when he paniced

no nothing i wonder why you can't pm me? i deleted loads a few new ones

Not yet, I don't know why I can't get pm's from you ?

So very sorry Alicia

all I've got are holly leaves on black or mistletoe on black, I'm not making that many anymore, only really on GAP as a raffle and a big box to go off to ZEP the Dep. I got fed up with being mucked about and my stalker (hello ) who sends me little treasures in the post now and again, got wind of my regular world cruises funded by my collar making. It seems there are always sick feckers who want to drag everyone down into their little cesspool world

Cause me loads of grief being so naughty, but I turned round and saw this and as usual I'd forgive them anything

got it, will post today Lx