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Old Style Daily Wednesday 21 January 2026
Morning all.
Vegan Storecupboard Challenge Winter 25 - Winter 26
It's back for a new year!! I celebrate my New Years day on the midpoint between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice and that's today so it's time to get the new Vegan Storecupboard challenge off the ground! The aim of this challenge is to minimise grocery shopping and food waste by using up as much as possible of what you…
Instant pot is it worth it?
Instant pots are half price right now and I'm tempted but also worrying about whether it will be worth the initial outlay to save energy costs when cooking? Does anyone have one? What types of things do you cook n it?
O/S Daily Tuesday January 20 2026
Good morning all.
Old Style Daily Monday 19 January 2026
Morning all. BRB
Weekly Flylady Thread 12 January 2026
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…
Old Style Daily Sunday 18 January 2026
Morning all. Still in bed!
Kitchen knife sharpening
Hi I've never properly sharpened any of my knives but am keen to start. I could probably do with a néw chef's knife too. Have bought a twin grade whetstone from Amazon but it doesn't seem to make much difference. I have a set of old Prestige wooden handled utensils and the 20cm knife is OK. It's Vanadium stainless and have…
O/S Daily Saturday January 17 2026
Good morning all.
Lentils
I’ve used the search function but am not sure any of the threads answered my question. i usually buy dried puy lentils for stews/curries. I need to replenish but notice that the supermarkets only have one brand. They all have brown, green and speckled green which are way cheaper. So what’s the difference? Are speckled…
Is your heating ON or OFF?
hi just wonder how many of you have put the heating on yet i was going to wait untill november but my 7 year old dd woke me up at 430 this morring saying she was cold i swear i saw steam coming from her mouth so i got up and put it on the house was cold though and my ds has woken up a few time durring the night to (his…
Old Style Daily Friday 16 January 2026
Morning folks.
Old Style Daily Thursday 15 January 2026
Good morning folks.
O/S Daily Wednesday January 14 2026
Morning all.
Old Style Daily Tuesday 13 January 2026
Morning all.
The Knitters Thread
Following on from the recent thread about handknitting it is apparent that many of us OS'ers are also keen knitters. The idea of this thread is to give us a place to post comments/suggestions, to be able to chat about our current work in progress (WIP), share patterns/tips/tricks, and post pictures of our completed work…
How do you make granary bread in your bread maker?
Hi. Do you own a bread maker? and if so can you please tell me how to make a granary loaf without it coming out resembling a brick. tried 3 times now. each time there is no or very little rise and i could give the bread to next door to use as hardcore on there extension. Anyway any help appreciated. before i get shot down…
O/S Daily Monday January 12 2026
Good morning all.
La Dolce Vita 2026
Good Morning My Lovely Friends. Welcome to the new thread. Alas the budget for 2026 will be as tight as ever but I'm determined to live La Dolce Vita. What a glorious morning. Sun streaming through my bedroom window as I lounge in bed, what a lovely way to start the day. I watched the sunrise whilst drinking my coffee and…
Weekly Flylady Thread 5th January 2026
FIRST FULL THREAD OF 2026 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. Thank you, Valli,…
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