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Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
Walnut tart with brandy icing. Courtesy of Keith Floyd. My OH has made this in the past and it is so good. Pleased to see that someone else liked it enough to put it on the interweb so I don't have …7 -
Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
From the Sue Ryder shop, a bnwt lambswool scarf for £3.99. Label said Edinburgh so I thought it was Edinburgh Woollen Mill but on looking it up it is the .Edinburgh Lambswool Co and the scarf was sel…11 -
Re: Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2025
I'm late to the party but can you please add me with a target loss of 17 pounds from 11 stone 2 lbs to 9 stone 13 lbs. Thanks @Brambling5 -
Re: Moving on
In the end, I got a fair amount done, including a job that's been a 'frog' for years: sending a cheque to the lady who used to clean for Mum. My sister and I agreed to give her a gift as a bit of a '…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I'd like to think MrS welcomes all customers Baileys_Babe, but my trolley always seems suspiciously 'light' compared to customers around me - although often MrS actually gets the lion's share of my g…10 -
Re: 2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
I'll stop there. 😀 My favourite wool is Toft wool - 100% British wool.5 -
Re: Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2025
Welcome Bogstandardbob 👋 1/2lb gain for me this week 🙄 will update chart tomorrow when I'm more awake6 -
Re: Can you run an all electric house for free?
And there's also the tax side to consider, which hit the news a few days ago. Over 18,000 UK solar panel owners could face £100 HMRC fine this Friday Of course, not applicable to the majority with sm…5 -
Re: Can you run an all electric house for free?
We also have had negative energy bills since installing solar panels and batteries, despite charging an EV that does about 7k miles a year. Since Feb 2022, the totals are:Electricity cost - £1,011Gas…5 -
Re: Learning to walk before I run
@Suffolk_lass - not unless a medical miracle occurs! 🤣 It's a lightweight buggy, will be bartered or sold for a fair price come milder months, was just taking up space where it was. I was up early do…10
