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Hey diddle diddle, the cat had a piddle behind the kitchen door the little dog laughed to see such fun so the cat did a little bit more!

Birthdays are good for your health - the more you have, the longer you live!

I made myself a snowman as perfect as could be I thought I'd keep him as a pet and let him sleep with me I made him some pyjamas and a pillow for his head Then last night he ran away ... but first he wet my bed!

Remember - use BORAGE in the wine ... and COMFREY for the ointment! Best not to get them mixed-up!!!!!!

Maria - I can personally attest to dandelion relieving the pain of gall-bladder problems: once, after having a nagging, and occasionally sharp pain for a few days, it developed into an UNBEARABLE pain, and I was whisked away by ambulance to hospital. Once x-rayed and diagnosed, as having an...

I would NOT recommend you take comfrey internally; the jury is still out, on that one!

I am sure it is not harmful....but now you have me worried! Perhaps I should offer a disclaimer for anything you might do to poison yourself! It would be just my luck to get sued (don't bother, I'm a pauper!) ... but I can honestly say, none of the above has ever harmed me, my relatives, my...

Hi, I've tried several proprietary products containing comfrey, but they are significantly less efficacious (in my opinion) than making your own. Certainly, proprietary comfrey ointment is simply not a patch on what you can make yourself. My mother wasn't a 'professional' herbalist, but she...

Borage - not quite the 'wonder-plant' as is comfrey, but it has one very valuable quality ... add two or three LIGHTLY bruised, fresh borage leaves to a bottle of wine, and re-seal for a couple of days, before serving - best used in a punch, as it imparts quite a 'cucumber' flavour. I prefer to...

A 'rub' variation: mix the rendered comfrey 'sludge' with olive-oil, low-simmer for an hour, cool and bottle. Within a couple of weeks you can use the oil as a 'rub' for aches, strains, and sprains, or even for broken bones - ideal for those cases where the break is not bound, or cast etc. I...

If anyone fancies making a very useful ointment (or a 'soap' variation, or as a 'rub') I have my mother's receipt/recipe using COMFREY (Knit-bone) ... it is by far the best cure for deep bruises; sprained ankles and, believe it or not - for speeding the healing of broken-bones by up to 25% ...

If I recall correctly; a 'scruple' is an apothecaries measure/weight: 20 grains = one scruple. 3 scruples = one dram. I was reminded of this recently by someone's posting of a pic, of the back-cover of a school excercise book, containing lots of interesting tables.

Smelling Salts : Sal Volatile, or 'salt of hartshorn' (whatever that is?) - I recall the first time I took a sniff ... a BIG sniff ... it felt has if my nose had been drilled-out and dynamited! Sometimes a freshly burnt feather was used in its stead ... but who would carry a few feathers...

Mohawk ... one doesn't normally approve of riotous behaviour; but I'm inclined to agree, I'd 'take to the streets' in its defence right enough! I'm SO glad it still exists ... even though I no longer get to hear it, I'm strangely comforted just knowing that it still alive and kicking. Ditto...

Rupert, I think you might well be right; something along the lines of 'nonpareil' ... Henry VIII built a magnificent Palace called 'Nonsuch'.

I once saw a photograph of a Lancaster with two prop' engines and two jet engines! I have no idea if it was ever put into production; or whether it was a one-off experiment perhaps? Does anyone know?

I must have been rather anti-social as a child as I hated having to go to any sort of children's party; and if I did, I wanted to leave as soon as I'd had my jelly and blancmange. I loathed most party games (and still do!) with an absolute passion; although I was quite fond of 'musical chairs'...

I loved ''Sailing-by'' which followed the shipping forecast & possibly still does?

Lovely pics; I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them - thank you!

karro - that's easier to answer! Adventure, opportunity, a fresh start, the chance to make one's fortune etc. Canada was booming and probably didn't have quite so many jewllery workers; so an opportunity to 'better' themselves etc. From the time of the American 'Gold Rush' of 1848, migration...