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Christmas Day Present Giving Problem! Please help?
I'd be grateful to know what you wise MSE'ers think about this one! My partner & I have a very small family so to save us being on our own at Christmas my lovely friend of 25 years has invited us to stay over at Christmas with her and her husband for the second time. She's so kind, lovely, warm & giving and we love her.…
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A beautiful thoughtful gift
My DD came home from school today with gifts from friends. They are in the final year of sixth form so all 17/18 and the one friend who made my DD a Christmas gift that was home made apologised! She said she hadn't very much money so had bought those that wouldn't appreciate home made a bought gift but 3 friends she knew…
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White Buttercream help!
My lovely OH has offered for me to make some cupcakes for his work. One of which is a snowman cake. Does anyone have any tips to lovely white buttercream? Mine always tends to be a yellow / cream kind of colour. x
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Quick question.....
Can I just add Brandy to double cream and stir for taste or will it curdle???? Thanks
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Am I being to tight??? - Christmas Pressie help
Hello all, I'm just really looking to see what everyone else does. Me and my sister were nattering yesterday and well the price of presents came up and I said I only spend £20 per person (this is the same for birthdays) well the look I got!! I felt well awful apparently if I don't spend something in the margin of £100 per…
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The Great 'MoneySaving New Year resolutions' Hunt
Great 'MoneySaving New Year resolutions' Hunt The new year's a great time for a financial fresh start. Whether you want to ditch your debt, curb your spending or bag better bargains, we want to hear it. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, watch…
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Interflora style Chocolate deliveries
I want to send some customers some good quality yet reasonably priced choccies for Xmas. Anyone know of a good delivery supplier that would do this? I guess I could always buy them at Waitrose and pack them myself. Cheers John
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Birmingham Christmas market
We travelled to Birmingham today (from Hertfordshire) for the Christmas market. I have to say that we have really enjoyed ourselves. Much better than many others I have been to. Very well run, great choice of food and drink. OK, the stalls stock the same stuff as most other Christmas markets but the atmosphere was great.…
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£1 christmas tree homebase
Just bought a violet tree from homebase for a quid no joke. It is 5ft looks good when decorated. They do have some others for £3 - £5. Good luck
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Christmas Donations
I dont have much family or really buy into Christmas, so this time of year is normally a quiet time to chill after a hectic year at work. After a shopping trip in my local supermarket i overheard a young girl, no older than 6 ask her mum if Santa was going to visit this year. Her mum said maybe before turning to her friend…
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Tom Kerridge cooks Christmas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b03mjzv7 Anyone watch it, I've been asked to make a cake for Sunday, I gotta try Toms orange cake. I made his chocolate cake from his last series, it was fab!!! I'm trying to only buy cook books I really really need/want, I think I've got to buy his!!! Disapointed that only 3 recipe's…
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Transformers pencil Case and pen set - what age is it suitable for??
Need your input please. In my stash in the pressies box i have found an absolutely gorgeous Transformers pencil case with three compartments, a trigonometry set in the first compartment, 24 beautiful felt pens in the 2nd, and pencil crayons (again, at least 24 of them) They are branded and very lovely quality. They had…
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Last minute speciality marmalade MSE Style?
Folks, I have been planning to make some cointreau marmalade but time has got away from me. There are a few friends who I always give a home made preserve to as part of their present. When I make my own I add the alcohol when the marmalade is cooling so it doesn't evaporate. Could I heat a jar of shop bought plain…
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Elf & Bad Santa
Hello! I had no idea where to post this so please move and accept my apologies if I have put it in the wrong section. Would any of you smart people know if Bad Santa and Elf are being shown on TV this year? I have looked everywhere and can't find them apart from Sky Movies and we don't and definitely won't have the movies…
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baby first christmas dinner sets
Hi Everyone I was wondering if anyone has sen any good baby first christmas dinner sets around? I did like the look of the one on the disney website but they seem to be continously ran out Any idea or suggestions would be most welcome thanks
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Trip to Lapland
Apologies if this is in the wrong section but I thought it's as good a place as any to start. I want to book a trip for my husband and my two young sons to go to Lapland this time next year. I did a quick google but like everything, it's a minefield and I don't even know where to start. Just a one night stay would suffice…
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Cumbria Off Licence
Hi All, I'm looking for an Off Licence in Cumbria where I can buy a bottle of whiskey online, have it gift wrapped and sent to someone within the area. I've done a Google search and can't find anywhere suitable, can someone help? Thanks
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Book for a petrolhead
Hi there, my 7 year old son who is absolutely car daft, a self confessed petrolhead, has just decided that he would like a book for Christmas which shows the statistics (top speed, BHP, MPG etc.) of all cars ever made?! Does anybody know if such a book exists? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers :)
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Great British Sewing Bee Xmas special
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mk8kb The Great British Sewing Bee Xmas special is on tonight 7.40 on BBC2 in most places or 8pm up here in Scotland. The Great British Sewing Bee returns for a Christmas reunion with the judges, Savile Row's Patrick Grant and sewing teacher, May Martin and 2013's semi-finalists - Stuart,…
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Ely Cathedral Carol Service
We were thinking of going to the one on the 22nd, next Sunday. Has anyone ever been before? Any advice on where to park/what time we should arrive? Is Ely itself worth a wander around if we get there early? Thanks :)
