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Re: Old Style Daily Tuesday 29 April 2025

TravellingAbuela

29 April at 7:08AM

Morning folks and thanks GERS. The sun has his hat on here too with temps up to 23 deg forecast! Hope they are right as yesterday was a letdown, the sun never got out all day. All being well I am mee…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

QueenJess

28 April at 7:22PM

Still in operation "kitchen use up" over here and it's spilled into using up fridge and freezer stuff although it wasn't on my list right now. For dinner I used up all of the following: the…

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Re: 2025 Frugal Living Challenge

startin_again

28 April at 9:23PM

@sams247 sorry to hear about your car. Definitely better to pay the £20 to get home safely. Like you @frugaldom I’m trying to hold myself accountable. I’m determined to get a small bit done in my hou…

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28 April at 11:44PM

https://competition.umusic.com/everything-jazz-blue-note-bundle Featuring exclusive Blue Note merchandise and five of our favourite albums from Blue Note history including John Coltrane, Wayne Shorte…

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Re: Old Style Daily Tuesday 29 April 2025

camelot1001

29 April at 6:50AM

Morning All Dry and bright this morning with the promise of 20 degrees too! Washing on the line and the greenhouse opened, the poor little plants would fry if it was closed! Busy work day yesterday b…

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29 April at 7:12AM

https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/competitions/win/win-pound1000-to-spend-at-tk-maxx-2/ HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £1,000 TO SPEND AT TK MAXX. Enter now and a TK Maxx mega shopping spree could be you…

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Re: Old Style Daily Tuesday 29 April 2025

ScarletRibbons

29 April at 6:26AM

Thanks for starting Gers, good morning. 20° !! I think it's going to be similar here. I've got a routine hospital check up this morning, I'm never there long, then the day is my own. There's a few th…

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Re: April 2025 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

27 April at 12:11PM

I went in Ald! again last night, but can't find the previous receipt 😔!! I booked a TGTG box and they waited until I was in the store, and I'd asked for it to cancel it. I wouldn't mind but the stor…

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Re: April 2025 Grocery Challenge

diminua

27 April at 12:37PM

Went over budget Friday lunchtime - lunch out with someone I used to work with. Very nice tomato and cucumber sandwiches and wodge of Victoria sponge and darjeeling tea, but then as I broke the budge…

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Old Style Daily Tuesday 29 April 2025

Gers

29 April at 6:08AM

Morning all. We have been forecasted a temperature of 20° today. 🎉

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