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awkward.jpg A few years ago, kiddo took me to Heidelberg Zoo. We’ve both mixed feelings about zoos. My biggest joy was the Otters that I’ve never seen close before. We were there close to closing time….no one else around. The otters were so thrilled with stones we gave them to play with. Such lovel...

Get a cat :-) But it should one of a line of proven mousers, i.e. one from a farm. I had 6 cats for a while until a few years ago. Now just 2 old ladies that have retired from mousing. All were soft and just brought mice home unharmed. Thankfully, never birds. My trusty humane catch traps are great...

All creatures welcome in my garden .

I don’t know how good they are, though for wall art, there are some strips that can be removed without damaging the wall. Probably something like the Tesa brand? I wouldn’t hang anything heavy or valuable though.

I’m still clearing my mum’s house after she died. This made me smile today that she’d kept the toilet roll holder with toilet roll over 30 years after she’d had the outbuilding toilet removed. Looks like modern art! Feel like it needs a caption! My Oma told me that before WW2, this was the only toil...

Always makes me laugh how, when any of my family rifle through the junk drawer looking for a pen, several are tried, don’t work….then chucked back into the junk drawer

We are watching "The Big C". It's pretty good. We had been watching "House", then it jumped the shark, and I had to bail. I am also catching up on the new "Futurama" and as much "The Great North" and "Bob's Burgers" as I can without irritating my wi...

I’ve a small garden and despite needing to cut costs as much s possible just now,…….wild bird food has stayed essential. Especially at this time of year. I’ve fed them all year for many years, not quitting now at such an important time of year. So many BABIES! Such a delight to see….from sparrows, b...

I‘m very sceptical about eco settings on appliances. I always had the notion that something running, sometimes more than twice as long, surely wears out expensive components quicker? Our elderly neighbours are still using 30+ years old appliances. A repair man once told me that new designs often mak...

No offence chaps….must have hit a menopause/divorce algorithm

Reminds me of way back in the early nineties, when I worked for a computer company. Most customers were burgled, only memory was stolen.

This is the loveliest film I’ve seen in ages……

Netflix: Remarkably Bright Creatures

No offence chaps……

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My ginger used to be just like that. Neighbours called him ‘2 dinner Sid’ in England. After moving to Germany, little kids would ask me what they are allowed to give him. I saw my neighbour’s kid sharing a hot dog with him in their garden

Maybe it is different with a DHH. Our neighbours attached a terrace glass roof directly at the boundary line between our gardens. Then later added glazed walls to make a full conservatory. Might be worth asking at your local Bauamt to be sure.

If your current UK pension forecast is less than £230.25 then you don't have and cannot not generate a protected payment. Thanks so much Gary. I just got my latest UK state pension forecast by post. The forecast is £230.04 per week. I think the slightly less than £230.25 relates to having had opted...

I’m very boring….no sky diving for me 😊. I feel like I’ve hibernated all winter faffing with divorce stuff etc. Spring makes everything better though. I go forest walking and chat with dog walkers. Or, go and do front garden tidying. Nice neighbours always stop for a gossip. I get the sympathy head ...

Thank you GaryC. I reach UK state pension age in 7.5 years. My last forecast 2 years ago was no more than ca.£210 per week. I’m waiting for a reply to my latest forecast request. I can only guess that the 5.5 years I topped up since marriage wouldn’t be much of a split if my husband has an entitleme...

I’d really appreciate some advice on how pensions are allocated when divorcing. I only have future UK state pension. No DE pension. I have been advised that I could receive a share of my husband’s future DRV points for the time we were married. At the time of marriage, I had 29.5 years of UK State P...