SafeGardening is all about keeping safe when gardening. The site offers information and practical advice about gardening. There are the obvious topics such as power tools safety, poisons and toxins, garden chemicals as well as advice for the gardener's health with features about back care and skin care.

The site offers useful articles and features on just about every aspect of gardening safely in the UK.

If you never learned how to cook, this website is just what you need:

Start Cooking is all about learning the absolute basics of cooking, with short cooking videos and step-by-step photo tutorials.

There is an impressive tips and techniques section too.

Garden Geek is the name of a lovely blog about a garden in Ontario, Canada. The photos are gorgeous and the blog is fun to read.

Are you keen about birds, particularly owls? If you are fascinated by owls and want to learn more about them, The Owl Pages is the site for you. Deane P. Lewis in Australia, created and maintains the comprehensive site. It really is a very impressive site with information about owl species, owl physiology, owl galleries, articles about owls, owls in art and mythology, and forums to discuss owls.

City Zeum is a free Paris travel guide. There is a CityZeum in English too - which is handy for those of us who don't speak/read French!

The guide provides loads of information about Paris, with features about Paris streets, museums, monuments, gardens, restaurants, shopping, activities, bars/cabarets, details about transport, and guided tours.

Great British Gardens is a useful guide. The site provides information about gardens to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus places to stay nearby.

If you are a logophile (a lover of words) like I am, then you will love reading and listening to the fascinating Podictionary, written and recorded by Charles Hodgson.

The tagline of Podictionary explains what it is about:

Listen to the surprising histories of words you thought you knew

You can subscribe for free by simply choosing your favorite subscription method.

Man with two dogs is a charming blog/diary. It's a countryside diary by Angus Whitson. The diary appears each Saturday in the Courier & Advertiser newspaper,published in Dundee, Scotland. Mr. Whitson writes about his dogs (Macbeth, the West Highland terrier, and Inka, the black Labrador retriever) and his walks through the Scottish countryside. It's a delightful read!

Pocket Farm is the name of a fascinating blog about living a sustainable way of life on a "farm". This is one of the first posts about Pocket Farm:

Well, it’s not exactly a farm now, but it will be someday. Currently PF consists of a 150 year old farmhouse, 50 acres of fields, woods, and a farm pond, a big vegetable garden that grows all the veggies and roots that two people can eat for a year (and then some), and six laying ducks. The plan is to add some rabbits and some sheep in a few years. I would love to make cheese and yogurt, plus sheep have all that lovely fleece. It is an experiment is sustainability…just how much can we depend on ourselves?

Liz writes about her interesting life on the homestead and slso shares recipes, tips and stories about her lifestyle.

WorldCat.org "lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world."

WorldCat is a very handy resource and easy to use. To find an item in a library near you, enter a postal code, state, province, or country.

The Foody is "...one of the most comprehensive food websites in the UK, with nearly 2,000 pages packed full of useful information..."

The Foody, edited by Ken Howells from Birmingham, England, is a fantastic resource with lots of recipes, interesting articles and food industry news.

The Simple Life of the SuperMom is an interesting blog with lots of practical tips, recipes, and useful information. The blog is written by Tracy, "...a work-at-home mom who is trying hard to balance kids, work and home."

I Need More Time is the name of a useful site created by Barbara Myers, a Professional Organizer. On the website, she shares lots of practical time management tips and provides articles about organizing your home, office and business.

There are montly motivators available on the site too. You can slso get a FREE "50 Ways to Manage Your Time" tips booklet via e-mail when you sign up for the e-mail newsletter.

If you love going to the theatre in London, Theatremonkey is a website you will use again and again. The site provides:

London Theatre Listings, Discounts, Where the Best Value Seats Are, Unique Seating Plans, Maps, and Insider advice for your London Theatre Visit!

I think the latest special offers and the insider tips and hints for theatregoers are particularly worth noting.

The site also provides a theatre dicitonary that explains words and terms used in London theatre.

Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is a useful site - and it's FREE! The site provides a handy customisable holiday checklist service.

(link via MoneySavingExpert)

"The KryssTal Web Site is a United Kingdom based educational and information web site."

There is a lot on the site including a useful guide for tourists in London with "amusing and useful tips for visitors to London", an interesting and informative section about the origin of London's place names and a feature about language and liguistics including a very useful section about English Usage in the UK and USA.

Do you like to enter competitions? If you do, Prize Magic is the website for you! Prize Magic provides regularly updated lists of UK Skill Competitions and UK Writing Competitions.

There are also handy tips and useful links on the site.

If you plan to visit London, The London Tourism Guide is a very useful site! On the site, you will find a free comprehensive guidebook to London.

The London Tourism Guide offers a huge amount of information - see the index to see how much it offers - and is packed with lots of special features such as what to do if you only have one day in London , a weekend in London, or a week in London.

Another useful feature is the suggested walks, routes, and itineraries.Families should check out the special children's section on the site.

There is also a section suggesting trips outside of London.

The London Tourism Guide is one of the best websites about London! You would be well-advised to bookmark it for future reference.

Simply Parking is a very useful website that will help you find the best parking deals at UK airports. There are also features about airport hotels, airport lounges, and car hire as well as reviews from previous customers.

Art Guide is "the comprehensive Internet guide to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland."

If you like drawing and want to learn more, Drawspace, is the site for you. There are different levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced - with a variety of drawing lessons:

Drawspace is the largest and fastest growing recreational art education website in the world.

There is also a drop-down menu so you can choose which skill you want to focus on and as well as a huge variety of drawing lessons, the site offers a forum too.

The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer's Resource is a very useful blog written by freelance writer,Anne Wayman.

If you are keen on outdoor sports and activities, or you are thinking about starting a new outdoor sport, timeoutdoors is the website for you!

timeoutdoors offers free access to 1,000+ pages of events, clubs & expert advice on outdoor sports & activities.

You need to register (simply provide your name, email address, choose a username and password) for free site access. I strongly suggest you do register and discover all the useful information and advice available to you on this huge site.

Bed and Breakfast Inns Online is a directory of B&Bs and Country Inns worldwide. It also provides over 2,000 "Innkeeper Tested and Guest Approved Recipes" .

The Amateur Gourmet is a fun food blog that offers lots of recipes, cooking tips and (New York) restaurant reviews.

In his first post - dated Jan 14, 2004 - Adam Roberts described himself thus:

"I'm The Amateur Gourmet: a completely untrained, unaccomplished culinary lout with absolutely no expertise in anything having to do with food. I have an immature palate, an understocked pantry and a penchant for purchasing food that's already been prepared. In my defense, I watch Martha Stewart religiously."

"The Amateur Gourmet" may be untrained but that doesn't matter. Mr. Roberts has a very interesting food blog which he writes with flair.

If you are a keen gardener or want to learn more about gardening, you will appreciate PlantforLife which offers lots of useful gardening advice and information.

"PlantforLife is an initiative spearheaded by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) aimed at raising the awareness of plants and the role that they can play in enhancing people's quality of life."

The site offers lots of inspiring ideas for your garden, gardening hints and tips, a plant of the month feature, and a exclusive online database of Garden Centres, Nurseries and other horticultural service providers to locate your nearest retailer or garden landscaper.

Ideal Bite is a fun and useful site for anyone interested in a green lifestyle:

"Ideal Bite offers bite-sized ideas for light green living."

You can sign up for a free daily tip via email and there is a tip library where you can find all the previous tips. There is also an Ideal Bite Blog.

The site is American but they are planning to create international versions of the tips.

prairie mouse is the cute name of a lovely blog written by a very talented lady in Auckland, New Zealand. If you like to make things and enjoy reading about crafts, you will definitely like this delightful craft blog.

Agent Query is an excellent resource for aspiring writers:

It's an impressive site because in addition to "..the searchable database of over 900 reputable literary agents — for 100% free.", Agent Query also offers other useful information and help such as How to Write a Query, and what to do When Agents Offer Representation, and lots of useful links to websites for writers, Literary Organizations, and Grants and Foundations.

If you want to know more about various sports, SportsKnowHow.com is the site for you:

"We are the premier site offering Field and Court Dimensions, History, Rules and How To Information for a variety of sports right here in one place."