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2024 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
Welcome to the village hall of Much Mending on the Borrow, where it is perpetually 1942. We’ve just finished the village Fun Run and the runners are discussing their times. There’s a fire in the wood-stove, tea brewing in the pot and cakes to share. Don’t mind Scruffy-dog on the hearth rug, or Jess, the cat, on the…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 30 October 2025
Morning all. No hotel breakfast so still in bed. BRB
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 29 October 2025
Morning. Just going down for second hotel breakfast.
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Is there an app for daily tasks?
I'm looking for a (free) app that might be useful to me to list daily and weekly tasks. Some for self care and others for housework etc. I really need to get myself motivated and this just might help!
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 28 October 2025
Morning all. Hotel breakfast coming up. 😁
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Pheasant
Calling country folk! I’ve been given a pheasant. I think it was killed yesterday. I need to pluck it and prepare for cooking. Do I pluck, then hang it or hang first? And how long should it hang? I’m a city person, never dealt with one that didn’t come from a supermarket…
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Old Style Daily Monday 27 October 2025
It's been a noisy windy night. Good morning.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 20 October 2025
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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Old Style Sunday 26 October 2025
Morning all. This clock moving thing is very discombobulating!
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Old Style Daily Saturday 25 October 2025
Morning all.
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Joint present suggestions for kids
Was just speaking with my daughter who's absolutely dreading xmas. She's three kids 4B, 9G, 11G and her partner has three also 7B, 10B, 11B. It's their Xmas for everyone christmas morning, which also apparently includes being in charge of stockings all round, plus gifts. Eeek. Her partner may be between jobs at that time,…
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O/S Daily Friday October 25 2025
Good morning folks.
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Old Style Daily Thursday 23 October 2025
Good morning all.
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O/S Daily Wednesday October 22 2025
Good morning folks.
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How to stretch a £2.67 Sainsbury’s chicken - your best tips please
Sainsbury’s is doing a 1.6kg whole chicken for £2.67 for Nectar members, normally £5.35. You’ll need to be logged in with your Nectar card and choose a delivery or collection slot between Wed 22 Oct and Tue 28 Oct to see the deal in your basket - full details in the Supermarket Savings guide. The offer's UK-wide online and…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 21 October 2025
Good morning all.
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Straining fruit for cordials, jelly's etc.
Hello all, I'm looking for some advice, I'm wondering what everyone uses to strain their fruits to make cordials, jellys and the likes. I have an old KitchenCraft jam strainer but have managed to lose the bag and it's a specific one which hooks in (it's plastic but I absolutely love it, it's worked perfect for years, think…
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O/S Daily Monday 20 October 2025
Morning folks.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2025
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 19 October 2025
No…not yet!