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O/S Daily Monday 30th September 2024
Good morning, it seems fine here as far as I can tell. Yesterday was a ok day, Ds and family visited. It's hairdo day today, then I'm going to Ice*and - I've got a gift card with £11 left on it which expires today, so I'll. spend it there. Hope everyone has a good day, take care folks.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd September 2024
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. 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…
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O/S Daily Sunday 29th September 2024
Good morning, seems fine but still dark. Hope everyone is ok, we had a fairly good day yesterday. I shopped at Lidl for a change. There's one at a shopping centre nearby. Had a quiet day after that, not much planned for today. Thinking of our sad and poorly people, take care folks.
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O/S Daily Saturday 28th September 2024
Good morning - it's fine here but cold. Yesterday was brrr as well. I went out to our little high street, looked in a chazzer or two, but didn't buy anything. I saw a nice leather handbag in one of them, and was tempted, but really, I need a handbag like I need a smack in the face, so stepped away. A friend came round last…
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O/S Daily Friday 27th September 2024
Good morning, it's raining here. Yesterday was a terrible day, non stop rain, so I didn't go out. Might risk it today though. Spent the day doing housework and a bit of sewing. I don't know what's happening today, probably not much! Hope everyone is ok and has a good day, take care folks.
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O/S Daily Thursday 26th September 2024
Good morning, it's raining here, cold as well. New fire now installed , it looks lovely, worth every penny. There were a few minor problems and it took a bit longer than anticipated, but it's done. TA, sorry to hear about your SIL, and your friends Dh, how sad. Understandably it brings back unhappy memories for you. Like…
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Cheapest white sauce for lasagne?
I need to make 8-10 people's worth of lasagne - in the past I've used fresh milk, uht milk and jarred sauce (L1dl) and would need at least a pint's worth - more likely pint and a half - what's the cheapest way you've found to make (or buy) white sauce?
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Strangest item you've seen in a charity shop
Many of us love a charity shop bargain - or just the thrill of poking around for something unusual or eye-catching - as the enduring popularity of the Shop Charity Store in 24 thread shows. I was in a charity shop on Saturday that had a selection of unopened squeezy bottles of condiments, including Lidl tomato ketchup,…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 25th September 2024
Morning - I'll be back soon
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Removing odour from storage barrel
I've bought a second hand plastic barrel to keep a bulk order of flour in. The barrel came clean but with a residual odour of whatever it held in its first use (smells like lime pickle to me). So far I've tried airing the barrel, scrubbing with hot water and washing up liquid, bicarbonate of soda dry left overnight, then…
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What do you do with paper instructions manuals?
Afternoon all. I am in the process of trying to go paperless in my home, at the moment, and have a scanner that I try to use for everything before adding to a hard drive before destroying the original. One thing, however, is a huge box of instruction manuals that I have in my loft. Whenever I buy anything at all, the…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 24th September 2024
Morning, I'm just starting, be back soon.
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Foraging in '23 and beyond...
I've just been out after blackberries for the freezer today, and came home with 3 take-away boxes full, plus a big bag of sloes and another of elderberries. We're lucky enough to live close to the countryside, and over the next few weeks I'd expect to be able to find crab apples, hazelnuts, rose hips & walnuts as well as…
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Old Style Daily Monday 23 September 2024
Morning all. I'll be back.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 16th September 2024
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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Old Style Daily Sunday 22 September 2024
Morning folks. BRB
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Old Style Daily Saturday 21 September 2O24
Morning all. More later.
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O/S Daily Friday 20th September 2024
Good morning, it's a dry start here, still dark of course. I'll pop back later to see what everyone is up to.
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O/S Daily Thursday 19th September 2024
Morning all, just starting, I'll be back soon.
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O/S Daily.Wednesday 18th September 2024
Good morning, it's a fine dry start here. Over halfway through September, how the days slip away. Yesterday was an ok day, boiler was serviced and was ok, though so it should be it's only 3 years old. We were talking to the boiler man about getting rid of our old living flame gas fire in the sitting room, it's 30 years old…
