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Re: Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)

Cherryfudge

2 May at 11:17PM

Thanks @Sarahspangles, that looks like something for me to try! DH gets through a great many oranges so there's no shortage of peel especially when L1dl has their grapefruit discount! P.S. The time i…

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Re: Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)

Sarahspangles

2 May at 9:16PM

I’m using the Jamie Oliver recipe, and if there’s any syrup left at the end it’s nice dripped over yoghurt! https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit/homemade-candied-peel/ I have restocked the baki…

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redfox5

3 May at 3:23PM

https://www.theglobetrotter.co.uk/2025/05/win-lonely-planet-travel-books.html

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E: 27/05 Win 1 of 2 copies of "Super-Battleships of World War I" by Angus Konstam

One-Eye

3 May at 3:02PM

ALL AT SEA Super-Battleships of World War I compares the battleships being designed between 1918 and which year? answer = 1922 https://www.allatsea.co.uk/super-battleships-of-world-war-i/

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Re: Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

3 May at 1:42AM

And another one, yet again attacking a vulnerable disabled person: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hospital-visitor-fined-170-using-150925341.html As per usual it's ParkingEye at a hospital and as per usua…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Dizzycap

3 May at 3:41PM

Afternoon all folks & what a dramatic change in wether this afternoon - Well it is here anyway :D We finally managed to clutter up on 2 hours rest at 10am this morning after having to sort out an…

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Re: octopus energy 'representatives' houding me to get a smart meter

mmmmikey

3 May at 4:17PM

....or maybe just go for a long walk in the country, take in the sights, perfumes and sounds of spring and focus on life's simple pleasures instead of getting yourself worked up about something that…

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Re: Parking stories in the News/media

Nellymoser

28 April at 11:21AM

"It gets rid of the hassle" One in 20 (5%) AA members would pay up immediately if they received a PCN from a private company even if they had done nothing wrong.Will Hurley IPC says motoris…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Muddy_Walker

3 May at 3:23PM

Helloooooo! Drumrole……remortgage frog completed!!!!!!!! Will frog about halfway through probably. Bit of a moan - being under par health wise I find it hard to do difficult things (which I accept) bu…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

TC77

3 May at 3:06PM

@Liverpool_Anne you made me smile about grave goods. DD1 and me were talking a while back about all my crockery and glassware etc and she suggested that it could be buried with my pharaoh style for m…

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