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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd August 2011
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! There are levels 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very…
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jars and bits and bob's
http://www.jamjarshop.com/makingjam/index.asp Don't know if this link will help anyone, looks good PS I haven't any connection at all
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Cheap Kilner jars
Just started jam & chutney making Been hunting jars In Morrisons found a deal 500ml old style screw top jars for £1.29 Cleared the shelf Just made plum chutney & ruhbarb soaking in sugar for tommorow
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Removing red stains from cricket whites, help!
Hubby is a cricketer and has always washed his whites himself. But as he's away today I thought I'd help out. So I used vanish pre treatment and then chucked in the wash. It hasn't touched it!! Any simple tips guys? Hubby is not going to be happy.... (It's the cricket ball stain thats the issues all over his knees)
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Pegs!
Hi there Can any of you lovely peeps tell me where to get some pegs that last and dont crumble (all over the garden) when been used a couple of times. Its driving me crazy:mad: as i try to peg and they snap into bits! Thank you:D
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A question for those in/near Blackpool/Fylde/Lancs
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breadmaker quantity help!
hi, ive tried searching, and also had a trawl through the indexed sections, but couldnt find anything to help. i want to make a smaller hot cross bun loaf in my breadmaker, but it only goes down to the medium size loaf for quantities. the medium loaf is ok, except its so light and risen it hits the breadmaker lid!! we get…
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drinking chocolate powder
Does anyone know the proportions of cocoa powder to sugar in drinking chocolate powders (not the instant kind with milk powder). I buy a tin a week, and wondered if it would be cheaper to make my own.
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OS Daily Saturday 27th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 27th August. 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.…
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Too much glaze!
I have lots of honey glaze left over from a small ham this morning. Is there anything I can do with it, or do I need to buy another ham to glaze?! I often lurk but rarely post, and I know there must be someone on here with some excellent ideas! Thanks Rachel
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how do i stretch kids shoes?
My DD2 is being a pain she is 6 and refuses to wear the new shoes i got her instead she wants to wear her very very worn black boots that zip up. i got her a lovely little pair of shoes ready for summer but even though they are the correct size she says they are too small and hurt her toes and heel. I have tried to explain…
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Cleaning Question
I want to start cleaning with bicarb and vinegar etc, but am not sure the best way to do it. Should I mix it up and put in a bottle or will that fizz everywhere?! Sorry, I realise I sound rather stoopid :o
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adventures with fish...
I guess I am what they call an pescatarian - have been veggie since age 15 but for the last few years have been eating fish.... and I have to say I find it a bit intimidating to cook anything other than a filet from the supermarket. I was working up to trying a trip to the fishmonger but then I always have a dilemma (maybe…
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Advice on red colour run on best jeans :(
I'm hoping that you lovely lot might be able to help me. My dad has washed his jeans & red dye from the insoles of his trainers has gone all over them :( Is there any way of getting it out? He washed them straight away again but it's not made a great deal of difference. Are them colour run sachets any good? Or do you know…
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Dairy free, soya free baking
Hi everyone, I need to bake something to take tomorrow to a picnic, but I want to make it dairy free as there are a couple of people who can't tolerate dairy (one who can't tolerate soya either). I was thinking either cookies/biscuits or muffins. I have an almost full tub of Flora White in my fridge (my MIL gave it to me)…
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Underactive Thyroid Recipe Help..
Hi there. Sorry if this is on the wrong board.. I have an underactive thryoid, have had it since birth so have been on medication for all of my life - and although my levels are ok, I still suffer from some of the symptoms & can also not lose weight to save my life!!! I admit that sometimes my diet is apalling, when I fall…
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O/S Daily Friday 26th Aug
off to get sticky Where is everyone.....can't find another ? Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 25th August. 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…
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What's your grocery shop timetable?
Hello All :hello: Trying very hard to be a bit more OS in my ways and have already started meal plans and shopping lists, sticking to weekly budget etc. Just wondering if you shop around for offers/fresh veg/other what your shopping timetable is like? Unfortunately I have to rely on DH to take me shopping as I don't drive,…
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Help OH is ruining everything
Hi just have to tell someone because I am fuming having done so well just a week ago by spending only £115.00 at Asda for months shopping sent OH out for some potatoes and fresh salad this morning and when he came back with 4 carrier bags of food costing nearly £46.00 I hit the roof he said that he had looked in the…
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Home made carpet cleaner ?
Can you make your own carpet cleaner ? We have moved into a house with a cream carpet that has many marks on it and with my 3 small rugrats this is only going to get worse ! We are eventually going to put laminate down but that' a long way off on our list of work to do ! I borrowed a Bissell today and it's maken a big…