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When writing a post at the bottom you have "Format"
That gives you size options, bold, font sizes etc - I just clicked on "Large"

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Well, my hair is still falling out slowly and my younger daughter was coming over to see us for the weekend but said she had a sniffy nose. Asked her to do a covid test and it's turned out positive.
Lucky escape there but no lovely visitor this weekend
Gill, if you think that the Yorkshire definition of bone idleness is to maintain a gruelling care regime and survive on random 2hr cat naps plus chocolate eclairs, travel further South to witness real bone idleness. My 'to do' lists run into volumes, motivation to walk is evaporating and if anyone had a secret camera videoing my activity in the front room, they'd examine a week's footage and think they'd accidentally set it to take a 'still' every 4 hours. When my daughter visits, she gives me a prod to see if I'm alive. xxxx
That sucks but better safe than sorry. Hope she recovers soon.
Hmmm makes me wonder how often the virus now goes undetected, assumed to be something else.
Take care

Hi Gill
We have Ryder's mate Mercury (my daughter's grey) this week as she's on holiday.
Kind regards - Brian.

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For no eye leaks. No I can't find a big button either.
Cheers
Hello Gill H and ShimmeringUnicorn
I will check what's different on the mobile but will leave it 'till next week after the site update as I know quite a lot is changing and I don't want to give you duff information. It's there on my laptop!
We are away from Monday for a week in The Kingdom of Fife doing some walking and The Military Tattoo in Edinburgh - Ryder is on his hollybobs for a week at my daughters.
Kind regards - Brian.

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