Deny thy burger and refuse thy bacon, and if thou wilt not, be but corn my lovage and I will no longer be a cabbage head - 10/10 thread. All welcome!

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For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

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Avi, I hope it stops hurting soon and that you don't have to use the ABs.

Franny, I had quite a horrific birth experience with dd1 and much better ones with the other three. I think it's the unexpectedness of everything with your first that adds to the confusion.

i find it interesting

the shamanic thing or witch doctor

i was profoundly im[ressed by the famished road

i have asked for a ban so bye for now take care all of you

Zippi, we'll miss you . You always speak a lot of sense and make me smile. I'm sorry you are having a difficult time and I hope things settle down soon.

Please come back very soon.

And I have a complaint. All the talk on this thread about boats has given me wild ideas about spending the rest of my days on a narrowboat. To the point where I've researched residential moorings, criteria for being a continuous cruiser and boats for sale

You ladies have a LOT to answer for

And another thing... the boat talk has reminded me about the Levellers and I now have 2 of their songs stuck in my tiny little head and it's driving me nuts

zippi flipping heck what brought that on?

darn it you are my voice of reason
and we shall fret about you
and I want to hear what you are doing and everything about the climber

new thread here at last

sorry if I have bodged the title