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Weekly Flylady Thread 11th June 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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what's the traditional thing to serve with dhal?
I've made some tonight and was preparing to have it for tea; but don't want anything too carby with it. I've had salad last night and not got much veg in. Would it go with steamed cauliflower and sweetcorn?
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Tomato Sauce
Hello, Has anyone got a recipe for a tomato sauce? I'm making meatballs. Something not too tomato-y if possible. I've tried a couple from the web but they're really sharp. Thanks. :)
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Old Style Daily Sunday 10th June 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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Golden syrup and the sticky mess
I do a bit of baking and that calls for golden syrup, but what a mess it makes. I have resorted to buying it in a squeezy plastic bottle, but that's expensive and I'm not keen on keep buying plastic packaging. But it's hard to get it out of the tin, a faff having to heat up spoons, it slides down the sides of the tin and…
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Cake recipes for halogen oven
I've been given a little halogen oven and have been trying to make sponge cakes in it to save turning on my normal large oven. I'm getting burned tops to cakes and uncooked middles. Please does anyone have any tips/recipes they have found really work? Googling hasn't helped that much. I make both cupcakes and Victoria…
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Tips to save money to pay debt off quicker
Hi all, I’m currently £11k in debt, enough is enough, I need to get rid once and for all. I’m not in dire straits, still managing to pay my rent, bills, minimum payments but it’s tight and there’s no real ‘spare money’ at the end of the month. I’m after tips and ideas on how to cut back/save money/make money to clear the…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 9th June 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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Using Compost As Cat Litter?
Hi, I was wondering whether using shop-bought compost would be a suitable replacement for cat litter & whether it would be safe? Anyone have any insight into this? Cheers.
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Magic money tree revisited
Six months ago I posted here that I was really struggling with our finances and that there wasn't a magic money tree (sadly) anyway I wanted to give you an update!! I've kept up my spendy spread sheet religiously logging every penny I've spent, and every month I've had a good look at the results and reached the following…
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What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Sometimes it all feels like an uphill struggle: some of us live with not so good health, others are coping with not enough time, caring for family and sometimes elderly parents, stressful jobs, relationship or housing issues and often combinations of many things, but every so often we achieve something, maybe only a small…
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Old Style Daily Friday 8th June 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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Easiyo HELP .... Out of date help!!! Please
Hello can you please help - I have about £60 worth of the Easiyo sachets and I have let them go out of date!!! (2005) - I know i am recovering hoarder ... trying to not spend and trying to use up all the stuff i bought!! - anyway I made one up yesterday as per instructions and it was really runny this morning so I threw it…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 7th June 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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Full wash with a few items or quick wash and do full wash at weekend?
Ok I live alone and tend to wear a pair of jeans for up to a week, t shirt I used to wear one for 2 days max then use another but each time for past week I just handwashed it in washing up liquid when I feel it has a hint of smell, apart from that I only have 2 or 3 pairs of clean underwear left (and some handwashed ones…
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Being chased for a debt which was paid off and then sold - Help please
Hi I am being chased for a debt and they want to take me to court. Situation is his had a credit card and paid off in 2012 but continued making payments as money not applied to account. 2014 ceased to pay then debt sold on. They stared court proceedings in 2016 In Jan 2018 original owner of it came and said had money and…
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Loose tea
After being off the stuff for years, The Lady Wife announced last week that she fancied a cup of "proper" tea again, so I dutifully returned home from the shops with a box of PG Tips Loose Tea. Which to our surprise is sort of crumbs, or granules, as opposed to tea leaves. Is it supposed to be like that, and if it is,…
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 6th June 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 Tuesday 5th June 2018
O/S Daily Tuesday 5th June 2018 This is an !!!8220;over the garden fence!!!8221; type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It!!!8217;s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we!!!8217;re going to do today or what we!!!8217;ve…
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Need a cooking apron with wider bib part
Hello, I am hoping someone can help me find a new apron. The current one I own (blue, butcher style) is too narrow in the top bib part. I have once again ruined a top. The issue is too much boob and not enough bib to cover them when cooking. :rotfl: Like many people on the Old Style part of the forum I cook more, or less…
