Doc Barbara

Easy to be hygienic, 28 April 2013

I bought this product to sanitise my hards before applying eye-drops 4 times a day for someone who has had a cataract operation. I felt that it was more hygienic than washing and drying my hands on a towel and it has turned out to be so much quicker and easier also. A quick press of the pump, a rub all over the hands and fingers and the odour evaporates instantly leaving me ready for action. The whole process is over in seconds. This 350 ml pot lasts a long time and I shall always have one in future for normal cleansing in the kitchen and toilet.

Thrills and comedy on every page, 2 Mar 2013

This novel is a crackingly good mixture of excitement and humour as we have come to expect from Bill James. It is one of the Harpur and Iles series and portrays their relationship in more detail than some of the others which is fascinating in itself and also explains the bizarre injury Harpur inflicts on Iles, which becomes a leitmotif in the book. The main narrative concerns a murder in a previous undercover scenario but there are new characters and highly comic scenes such as that where Iles goes to the theatre and becomes over-responsive. Descriptions of sleeping rough add atmosphere and different registers in discussions of literature have a subtle humour. Altogether one to buy for… Read more

A must for organising your life, 1 Feb 2013

These magnetic clips come in four bright pearlised metallic colours: magenta, gold, green and blue and are sturdy and sensibly sized. I bought two packs to save on postage and use them to clip lists of chores and shopping onto the fridge to help me plan each day of the week. Now I only have to glance up to see what needs to be done as green means go for the urgent task and blue means wait a while! I feel more in control of my life with impending tasks written down and I no longer have bits of paper floating off the table to get lost. They are cheap, strong and arrived very quickly.