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Old Style Daily Thursday 25th January
This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Octopuses for premature babies
I only heard about this a few days ago & being an avid crafter have bought the materials, can't wait to get going. http://octopusforapreemie.com/
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Burns night inspired dinner?
I have friends coming for dinner on Friday. Last time they came we had a cold sea food starter, duck legs in red wine and lemon pudding. I’m trying to think of a menu with a nod to Scotland that’s stylish and reasonably easy. I’ll do cranachan or Scots flummery for pudding. I’m thinking salmon (Scottish) for main, but…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 24 January 2018
O/S Daily Wednesday 24 January 2018 This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s…
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Prescriptions.
If you pay for your prescriptions, and suddenly find yourself with a prescription for more than 3 items, nip to Boots Chemist, where you can apply for a Prepayment Certificate, which you can then use immediately, saving you at least £5-30.
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O/S Daily Tuesday 23rd January 2018
This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Is this still safe to use?
Just unearthed an unopened bottle of Waitrose Easential Sunflower oil at the back of my cupboard. It has a date of December 2015 on it but cant see whether this is Use By or Best Before. Am aware of dangers of botulism in oil. Is it safe to use? If not, how do I dispose of it? Pouring oil down the sink isnt a good idea.
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Old Style Daily Monday 22nd January
This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd January 2018
What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task easier and quicker. We also…
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Induction hob - would you recommend?
Hello I need to replace my electric hob. I've been advised that an induction hob would be more fuel efficient and easier to clean. I started doing some online research and some people say they have never burned so many dinners and that they are noisy in use. Also I believe I will need to replace my saucepans if they don't…
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Curtains with thermal linings
I bought 4 sets of curtains for the large sitting room in current house before moving. They are only pretty cheap ones - ie around £200 for the 4 sets of - though floor length ones. Recently - I've noticed a sort of white powdery stuff coming up on "my" side (ie side facing into the room). I've wiped it off a couple of…
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OS Daily 21st January 2018
This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Going part time at work
Hi All 🙂 I used to be a very regular poster, then shut down my account for various reasons but I'm back!! And in need of the advice that I know only my trusted Old Stylers can offer! So, after a very stressful few years of threatened redundancy, several TUPEs, employer liquidation and my own serious health issues, I have…
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O/S Daily Saturday 20th January 2018
O/S Daily Saturday 20th January 2018 This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s…
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Sweet-n-Low?
Does anyone know of a UK Supermarket, that stocks Sweet-n-Low? Thanks in advance. :)
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Surprises at the back of the kitchen cupboard!!
I hang my head in shame at some of the things I have found. Yesterday was a tin of rice pudding from 2014 (it was lovely!). Now I have discovered a pizza base mix and batter mix from even earlier. I thought I might make toad in the hole with the batter mix. I'm not too keen on homemade pizza, as I can never roll the base…
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Skills I have learned...useful and not-so!
I was thinking recently about various skills I have learned over the years (well...decades to be accurate!)...and whilst there are probably no 'useless' skills, there are definitely those skills I have used more than others. I thought it might be fun to list those skills I found useful over the years - and would have…
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O/S Daily Friday 19th January 2018
This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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O/S Daily Friday 19 January 2018
O/S Daily Friday 19th January 2018 This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
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Trying to remember an OS blogger who used to post on GC
She may still post and i've missed it or not any longer. She would upload a full weeks shopping receipt and then a weeks meal plan. She was in her 20s, no kids and just married and it went something along the lines of lemon and something? Ring any bells...? Tried Lemon and parsley, Lemon and Thyme. Perhaps there was no…