Recent content by Catherines

I am mortally afraid of birds but that was an awful and cruel act. Poor bird, doing no one any harm. Shoot the three of them, just one shot each in the foot, and see how they suffer, never mind just hitting them. Cruel bas***ds! I don’t often swear, not even at home, but this is absolutely...

Heard of and seen the product displayed but have never bought this. Stay safe and don’t consume it if you have an allergy to any ingredient mentioned. Come on, Veggie - what’s your beef with our State of Origin team?!!! We came to the party with a 2 point lead & counting on/hoping for one more win.

Absolutely agree - there are very qualified people in this country to take on these jobs. The wages paid to residents of Asian countries (in their own countries) is a pittance compared to wages here as are the living conditions. That is how and where these big companies are making their huge...

A couple of lovely options but the rub-on-the-sink one with just water & sometimes a drop of detergent, which I use, is without cost & no wastage of lemon, vinegar etc. in my opinion.

When first married & for a number of years after, I too wouldn’t touch chicken necks & wings. That phobia has long since gone but my fear of birds still stays with me after more than 60 years. I also don’t like chewing through the fatty parts on lamb chops and hate getting chicken gristle in my...

I’ve been doing that for many years now to get onion smell off my fingers after I’ve chopped some. I use the dividing section between both sinks so my fingers all get done in one short operation. I don’t use fresh garlic, just the bottled minced variety and that goes for bottled ginger paste but...

Goodbye & thanks.

It is amazing how one can take offence when comments, sometimes general in nature, are taken to heart. Take it or leave it, as I quite often do, especially if I am wrong and can be corrected.

That’s a good one!

Near my first home there was a Bi Lo as well as a Barry & Roberts shop close to us. We were able, in those days, to ‘shop around’ for the specials at many of the supermarkets - not now as 3 or 4 of the big supermarkets dominate.