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Old Style Daily Thursday 04 April 2024
Good morning all. It's bright though cold here, I'm happy for it to stay dry.
Old Style Daily Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Good morning, it's raining here, as usual. Not a lot going on here, I'm meeting a friend for coffee, just in our little town so not far to go. I have washing to do but it'll have to dry inside today. Hope everyone has a good day, take care folks.
Custard powder?
I don’t eat custard very often but do like to keep a tin in for the occasional pudding. I’ve got Asda own brand at the moment and it’s got quite an artificial taste to it. Wondering what anyone can recommend as having a half decent test, and whether this is one of the times when a decent brand is actually worth the money?
Microwave oven - opinions and recommendations?
Morning all, my microwave is on its last legs and I'm considering replacing it with a microwave oven (this is the one that caught my eye) I occasionally need a little extra oven space when cooking for a crowd and until now I've had a remoska, but the quality of the new remoskas aren't what they were and my last couple have…
O//S Daily Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Morning, be back in a minute
Old Style Daily April Fools Day, Monday 1st April
Morning! I guess that change in clocks has caught up with everyone. Hope you all gave a good day & that @dp1 and her family enjoy their London break.
O/S Daily Sunday 31 March 2024
Morning all. Everyone up bright and early because of the clock change, right?!! We have a bit of fog here but I'm hoping it's a heat haze as I'm out walking at 11am and would appreciate some decent weather. Managed to pick up my newish car yesterday and drove it back up the M1. Newer cars seem to have smaller engines these…
Weekly Flylady Thread 25th March 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…
Peg Bag knitting pattern
Anyone have a simple pattern to share with me, please? Much appreciated!
Old Style Daily Saturday 30th March
It's a long time since I started the Daily thread! I'm off to visit a friend on her smallholding later, after pegging the last bits of holiday laundry out to dry in the sun. Hope you all have a good day x
O/S Daily Saturday 30 March 2024
Morning all. Am I the first one up today? I'm up early as I'm awaiting a phone call from the Dealership in St Albans to say the car I paid a deposit on is ready for collection. They wanted to rush it through so that it counts as one of their March sales so had somebody service it yesterday and tidy up a couple of bits on…
Old Style Daily Good Friday 29 March 2024
Good morning all. Coffee time first.
O/S Daily Thursday 28th March 2024
Morning, just off to make coffee, back soon.
OS Daily Tuesday 26th March 2024
Good morning, would you believe it, it's raining here, as it did yesterday. So depressing, all this rain. Glad you managed the bereavement café Silver Oldie, I hope it helps a bit. Yesterday was ok, visited my elderly friend, did some shopping, tidied up Same old same old really. I need to go to a nearby shopping centre…
Old Style Daily Wednesday 27 March 2024
Good morning folks. Yes, it's unfeasibly early for me to be actually dressed, I'm about to head down the road to Glasgow for an optician's appointment this morning. It's a combined eye test and contact lense check so takes a bit longer. No doubt I'll need new something or other. I hope that everyone is doing well.
Can we start using the oven for Sunday baking again?
Hi, as its been so long since I used my gas oven because it's been so expensive and I've got no idea how much it costs - so I've decided that when the gas (and electricity) prices go down in April I'm going to start using my oven again on a Sunday. I'll fill it up as I always used to, with a small joint of meat and…
Old Style Daily Monday 25 March 2024
Good morning.
Weekly Flylady Thread 18th March 2024
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! What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US…
O/S Daily Sunday 24th March 2024
Good morning, back in a minute
Old Style Daily Saturday 23 March 2024
Morning all. It's been another wild and stormy night here which matches the day on Friday. My oldest nephew and family are flying off to Australia today, even though I didn't want to go too I could really do with some sunshine.

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