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Have to say that I am with the others who get someone in. Worth every penny - honestly. The Ovenmate is the next best thing. I did get the soaking trays from Lakeland but, since getting a chap in to clean the oven, I have used those for soaking the nesting bars of the eglu!

First of all - hello again - not been on here for a long while! Sorry Mothers Day was a walk with OH and Paddy in the morning. Nice cup of coffee whilst the children got out of bed and then to the pub where DS works for a pub meal with OH, DD and my mum. My son paid for the wine that we drank with the meal - he knows me too well!

I have not been on here for months but just logged on and seen this. So sorry to hear about Rosie's injuries. Along with everyone else, sending positive thoughts and hugs across the Internet. Hope she feels better soon. Look after yourself as well DM! xxxx

So sorry to hear your news. Cancer is just such an awful disease. A friend of mine recently lost his fight. Nothing can be said to make it better for you or for your friend's family but thinking of you all. xx

My son did one earlier this year. He is really interested in maths and wants to study it at uni. He has one more year to go at college. He had a great time at Royal Holloway College and met some good people. He thought that they would all be geeks but they weren't! How useful it will be when it comes to applying to university remains to be seen but he would certainly recommend it.

It sounds as though it went well. Hope the result is a good one!

I don't come on here as often as I should and just saw the news on Facebook. What a dreadful shock. Thinking of her family. xx

I do agree with you and am aware that zoos do a lot of great conservation work. However, for me, the original clip typifies the negative side of zoos.

I have to say that I found this quite disturbing. I am not mad keen on zoos anyway and just felt really sorry for the lioness!

Love the caption - so true! Hope you don't mind if I steal the pic??

I only watched a couple of episodes. I go to a quiz on a Monday night and the quizmaster there was on it until last week. His name was John James Newman. He has a really good voice but I kind of know why he didn't go through. I just don't have the inclination to sit through it all - although I agree that it seems to be better than the X-Factor!

If it is any consolation - in my 23 years of working in a magistrates' court, I have never seen a prosecution for feeding waste s"Ooops, word censored!"s to hens!

Just to say that Esme was taken after we got our dog and we have frequently seen foxes since then!

Valkyrie - remind me to avoid cows if we go on another walk!

I have never let them out whilst I am out. I used to let them in the garden if I was at home. Then we lost Esme to a fox so now they only get let out if I am in the garden and our dog is on a walk with another member of the family. They have a largish (6m x 6m) secure area where I am certain they are safe as I have seen foxes quite regularly in the garden but they haven't managed to invade the run.