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I've got a pair of nubuck walking boots. They are in good condition but, originally black, they have seem to have absorbed dust or whatever over time and are now a bit dusty grey/rust and not smart, they also I think could do with some conditioning. I know there are special sprays etc, quite expensive and probably a…

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…

Morning allWell England managed to scrape through yet again!The gales and rain seem to have given us a break at the moment. Hope everything is calm where you are.Stir fry for dinner and then some Wimbledon and F1 I think. Another sporty day here. Apart from that nothing going on here.Have a good day all x

It's such a lovely start to the day, perhaps it'll stay that way.

Good morning all. I'm up with the birds after an early trip to the loo. My pathetic injury is still sore in bed despite the ibuprofen gel. The sky is wishy-washy blue which is welcome after heavy overnight rain. Yesterday the weather was really wild, perhaps we've been transported back to December. After a wee rummage in…

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Morning allPinch, punch first day of the monthA bit dull here. Will make a second attempt to get my photo done for my new passport today as forgot on Friday!Well, weren't England lucky last night!Ironing to do laterHave a good day all x

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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Just wondering if anyone else does this? I grow my own soft fruit so 6 bottles of wine are the cost of one bag of sugar and a teaspoon of yeast - less than 30p a bottle. Plus you have the excitement of opening the first bottle...will it be OK? Will it be fabulous? Will it be only fit for cooking with? I also harvest…

Hey everyone, We're about to hit family birthday season which sees us have about 10 birthdays from mid July to start of September.. Which often means we'll do some kind of buffet type thingy. We've been doing similar sfuff for ages and I think it's time go switch it up! Sort of things we'd usually do * Side of salmon -…

Good morning, it's a grey start here, don't know if it's going to rain. I've got a few jobs to do round the house today, and I want to go down to the High Street. Hope everyone is ok.I'll pop back later.

I was recently given a Nigel Slater kitchen diaries cookbook and enjoyed it so much that I wanted to order the others in the series but I've had a look online and I'm completely confused as to how many books are in the series and what the correct covers are. I looked on Amazon and it's still confusing. I ordered KD1 with a…

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I saw on Facebook recently a post where someone suggested buying three bottles of washing up liquid at a time (green, yellow and red) and always using them in that order, so you knew you needed to restock when you were on the red bottle. I can't find the FB version now but here's the same idea on TikTok: Source:…

Hi, I live on my own and have done for twenty years now, I work full time, generally don't have the time or motivation to spend a lot of time cooking. I also suffer with depression and anxiety so when I have bad days I often end up just eating toast for my tea. I used to virtually live on ready meals but I have stopped…

Welcome to the fifth Grocery Challenge of 2024! ******** Please post your budget in BOLD and HEADING 2 ******** 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…

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