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crazyH Sun 03-Apr-22 20:17:17

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

nanna8 Fri 07-Oct-22 06:13:00

Panadol
A lot of wine
Green lipped muscles from New Zealand
Turmeric
Heatpads

5 favourite animal species

Bellanonna Fri 07-Oct-22 08:25:12

Dogs
Chimpanzees
Polar bears
Birds
Butterflies

5 ways that help you get to sleep

crazyH Fri 07-Oct-22 10:59:49

Read a book
Warm bath
Lavender spray
Rainforest sounds (on Alexa)
Sleeping tablet

5 things that prevent you from sleeping

biglouis Fri 07-Oct-22 12:54:35

Overactive mind/worry
Bedroom being too warm
Bedfellow/partner snoring
Unexpected external noise
Too much coffee

5 home remedies for cold/flu

GoldenLady Fri 07-Oct-22 13:26:44

Stay in bed
Hot tea
Hot soup
Zinc tablets
Pain relievers

5 good things about old age

SachaMac Fri 07-Oct-22 14:45:08

Being able to retire
More time to do the things you want to do.
Having grandchildren/great grandchildren. Having the benefit of your life experience.
You get a bus pass!

Five nice things to do on a miserable wet Friday afternoon

HowVeryDareYou Fri 07-Oct-22 23:11:42

chat to a friend on the 'phone
watch an old film
read a good book
have a glass of wine
bake a cake

HowVeryDareYou Fri 07-Oct-22 23:12:08

5 types of dance

biglouis Sat 08-Oct-22 00:33:05

Waltz
Cha cha
Rockn roll
Tango
Foxtrot

5 things to do while waiting for friends outside

SachaMac Sat 08-Oct-22 11:22:12

Look in a shop window
Catch up on messages or emails on your phone
Chat to a stranger
Go and get a take out coffee
Have a little walk up and down till you spot them

Five jobs you really need to do around the house or garden but just haven’t got round to.

biglouis Sat 08-Oct-22 14:56:21

Sorting out the kitchen cupboards
Ditto the freezer
Cleaning behind the fridge
Washing a pile of teatowels
Cutting up boxes to go in recycling

biglouis Sat 08-Oct-22 14:57:20

5 gifts you already bought (or planned) for the holiday

nanna8 Sun 09-Oct-22 03:35:37

Christmas I assume.
3 x soft baby blankets complete with large stuffed toys
Fancy bottles of hand soap for Kris Kringle
Woollen throw
Wine - to be bought
Craft items -to be bought

5 different sorts of clocks (sorry if we’ve had it before !)

Wyllow3 Sun 09-Oct-22 05:00:25

Watch
Mobile
Grandfather
fob
pinned (like a nurse used to)

5 substantial foodie dishes prepared in 15 mins (no ready meals, but microwaving allowed)

HowVeryDareYou Sun 09-Oct-22 13:05:33

jacket potato (microwave)
omelette
stir-fry
bacon sandwich
scrambled eggs

HowVeryDareYou Sun 09-Oct-22 13:07:22

5 breeds of domestic cat

SachaMac Sun 09-Oct-22 13:22:23

Russian Blue
Rag Doll
Siamese
Cornish Rex
Persian

Five different songs with a place name in the title

HowVeryDareYou Sun 09-Oct-22 14:25:33

Penny Lane (The Beatles)
Budapest (George Ezra)
Kashmir (Led Zeppellin)
Trap Paris (Machine Gun Kelly)
Woman from Tokyo (Deep Purple)

5 garden tools

Crocus5 Sun 09-Oct-22 15:01:35

Spade
Hoe
Rake
Fork
Shears

5 plants beginning with “C”

Wyllow3 Sun 09-Oct-22 15:49:15

Crocus
Crocosmia
Carnation
Clematis
Chrysanthemum

5 Cathedral Towns, England, Wales Scotland NI.

biglouis Sun 09-Oct-22 16:22:08

Canterbury
Winchester
Salisbury
Exeter
Ely

5 Spa towns in the UK

Wyllow3 Sun 09-Oct-22 18:44:30

Cheltenham
Bath
Harrogate
Buxton

(now had to google)
of course, Tunbridge Wells

5 types of snake

crazyH Sun 09-Oct-22 18:49:39

Adder
Cobra
Rattle snake
Water snake
Python

5 of the most venomous creatures

SachaMac Sun 09-Oct-22 21:19:55

Funnel Web Spider
Box Jelly Fish
Greenings frog
Cobra
Stingray

Name five items of clothing in your wardrobe you wouldn’t want to part with if you were having a sort out.

biglouis Sun 09-Oct-22 21:36:49

Cashmere sweaters
Saris (could always cut them up for projects)
Kaftans
Thermal underwear
A lace scarf my grandmother gave me

What age were you when you left home for good?

I was 22 - wanted to go earlier but I was on a student grant and couldnt afford it.

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