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Old Style Daily Sunday 19 November 2023
The sun may have risen here but it's still under under thick grey cloud.
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O/S Daily Sunday 19th November 2023
Good morning, raining again here in the South Lakes, but as Izzy said yesterday that's why it's so green! We just strolled round the local area yesterday, thinking of going to Hawes today. We went to a church Christmas fair when we were out and I bought a few little things for the young grandchildren. It was packed, it was…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 18 November 2023
Still dark, still raining, still in bed.
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Tiny bottles in wine making
I have recently returned to winemaking after about three decades. As it is just me now, I had a go at a micro batch. I was given some homegrown grapes, which I fermented in a bowl, then a two litre milk container. I have racked it off into a one litre plastic drinks bottle and a pickle jar with pickle pipe. So basically I…
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Washing pillows
I've always thrown my pillows in the washing machine every now and again. I bought some new ones a while ago and it's just occured to me it's about time they had a wash. Looking at the label it says not to wash, but to just sponge clean them with a damp cloth. But that won't kill bacteria and wash out the perspiration,…
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O/S Daily Friday 17 November 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, showers forecast for the day. Dinner last night was herbed cicken with pasta in a carbonara sauce. Lots to do today. Keep safe and well x nmlc x
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O/S Daily Thursday 16 November 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, showers forecast, air feels cool too. Dinner last night was pork pie, ham, boiled egg, salad and jacket potato. Last working day for me then off until…
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Make do, Mend and Minimise in 2021
Welcome to the new MMM thread for 2021 :smiley: Hope you'll all join me again and share your tales of making do, mending and minimising.
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O/S Daily Wednesday 15 November 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, showers forecast for the day. It's turned cold also. Dinner last night was fish, chips and beans. Half day at work today. Keep safe and well x nmlc x
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Batch Cooking 1.8kg Stewing Beef
Hi, I have 1.8kg of stewing beef (Costco) in the freezer. Rookie mistake instead of portioning the meat I froze the whole tray. So I'm going to defrost it and have a batch cooking session on Thursday. I've got an online shop coming tomorrow so can add any ingredients I need. Looking for idea's of what I should make and how…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 14 November 2023
Yep, still snug.
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How many cupcakes to make the shape of the number 40
It's my son's 40th birthday next month and I'm making him a birthday cake with cupcakes in the shape of the number 40. Has anyone done something similar and can tell me how big a cake board I would need and how many cupcakes I should make to make the shape of the number 40 please? Thanks in advance
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Old Style Daily Monday 13th November 2023
Good morning, seems to be dry here for a change, though so was yesterday until the evening. Everyone seems to be cracking on with their Christmas shopping, the days slip away so quickly the big day will soon be here. Had a quiet day yesterday, Dh went through all of our Australia documents, all seems to be in order. Wicked…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6 November 2023
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 Daily Sunday 12th November 2023
Good morning, dark and quiet outside, no rain! and not windy. It doesn't seem as cold as yesterday. We go to Australia in a few weeks, mid December, and we're now starting to prepare as much as we can. I'm only buying Christmas presents for the two youngest grandchildren, the rest of the family can have money. That's all…
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O/S Daily Saturday 11th November 2023
Good morning, I'm just starting off, be back soon.
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O/S Daily Friday 10th November 2023
Good morning, still dark , not raining though. I wasn't out yesterday apart from collecting dg s from school, just did housework. Going out today for shopping, I might go to Sains for a change, there's a large one not far away. You'll never guess, the cystocopy I had to see why I had so many hard to get rid of bladder…
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50s question
Firstly apologies for posting here as it is not on topic (delete if necessary), but thought it might be a good place and I've no knowledge of this type of thing at all. I'm doing some research for a friend abroad, I'll try to be brief. I realize people here are not of such an age but there seems a wealth of knowledge from…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 09 November 2023
Another lazy start from me. I'll be back.
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Rescuing a 100% wool sweater, has anyone tried it?
I bought a 100% wool jumper off vinted, online it looked amazing but when it arrived it seems like it's been washed in hot water or on wrong cycle. It's not completely shrunk and felted, just stiff and scratchy. Has anyone tried following goggle'd instructions to revive badly handled wool?
