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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…

Welcome to the 4th Grocery Challenge of 2026! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's…

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Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. We often see new flyers (gents welcome!) around this time of year so please don't worry if you feel you cannot keep up. Similarly if your house has been neglected it won't be turned around in a day - but if you stay you will get into some good habits which do help! Happy flying. What…

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Good morning.

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Morning all.

Good morning all.

Good morning- pinch, punch, first of the month.

I need a hot water bottle for health problems but they leak sooner or later and are a pain - what alternatives can people suggest?

Im looking for advice on frying pans please, which is the best bang for buck, not wanting to spend much, no more than £100. Thanks for your advice.

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It's a lovely, if a tad cold, morning.

I'm an experienced jam maker but with jams made with citrus peel (I like jams with tang) either fine shred or sliced the peel is invariably tough and unpleasant though the taste is good. I've tried a bit of overnight soaking but seems to make little difference. Anyone got a good method to make the peel intact but softish I…

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