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O/S Daily Tuesday 28 February 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 Very dark chilly start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and…
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MSE HQ held a book swap with a surprise element
Anyone tried this? We each chose a book we owned and enjoyed, wrapped it up and scribbled a description on the front. Then we met up and threw our books on the pile and each chose a new one based on the description. I got to shift one of my finished books and discover one I might not have picked up otherwise.
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Cutting dishwasher tabs in half
Does anyone else cut their dishwasher tabs in half to get more washes out of a pack? I’ve heard of this hack and thought I’d give it a go. But my OH has completely freaked out and said it’s not sensible to do it and it’s toxic etc. wondered what everybody’s thoughts on it were please?
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Clothes Drying
Hi, My wife is struggling to get our clothes dry in Winter. She refuses to use the dryer. I wonder what my best option is as the weather isn't great in the North West. 1. Run the radiator in the room where the clothes are for longer each day (has a Tado smart system) 2. Use a fan to move the air around 3. Buy a small…
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O/S Daily Monday 27 February 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 Very dark chilly start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and…
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Sourdough Starter advice
Hello! I have found a bag of Canadian extra strong wholemeal bread flour in the back of the freezer. I have other flour but I wondered if this would be better flour to use to make a new sourdough starter please? I have tried to Google it but can't figure out if it's just OK or beneficial to use it? 😄 Many thanks! ❤
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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th February 2023
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 26 February 2023
Morning folks. Yesterday I took myself off into the gloriously sunny, though very chilly, day. I ended up on the Isle of Skye. What a spectacular drive it was. Now I’m in a wee country hotel half an hour north of Fort William. Very comfortable and old fashioned. 😀 I told my closet friends down south who phoned up the owner…
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Yeast
A question for all the bakers, how do you test that “easy bake” dried yeast is still viable? I used to bake bread regularly in the bread maker, but hadn’t done it for months, when I decided to bake some last weekend. It didn’t rise as much as I’d expected, so I am wondering about the yeast. I used yeast from a small tub of…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 25 February 2023
Good morning, so far it's chilly though promising.
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O/S Daily Friday 24 February 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 Very dark start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and happy.…
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O/S Daily Thursday 23 February 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 Very dark wet start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 22 February 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 Very dark start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and happy.…
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May 2022 Grocery Challenge
Hi everyone, Welcome to the fifth Grocery Challenge of 2022! If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your April Budget then keep on posting in the April Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 21 February 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 Very dark start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and happy.…
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O/S Daily Monday 20 February 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 Very dark start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and happy.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th February 2023
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 February 2023
Morning folks. I'll be back.
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Old Style Daily Saturday 18 February 2023
Good morning folks.
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O/S Daily Thursday 16 February 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 Very dark damp start to the day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2 settled and…