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How to whiten vintage bedsheets
These are from approx 1950 and are lovely cotton but they’re a horrible cream colour and I like bright white. I’ve tried a hot wash with vanish but that made little difference. Should I try pouring a bottle of bleach in and letting it sit for a while? I was also wondering about laying them out on the lawn in the sun, like…
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Fill a flask….
Boil the kettle once, use what you need at the time and fill a thermos flask for the next cuppa!
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O/S Daily Monday 22 May 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 Dry underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. Got a line of washing to peg out shortly. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th May 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 21st May 2023
Good morning - just starting off, I'll come back.
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Old Style Daily Saturday 20 May 2023
Good morning folks - it's been a while since I started the thread. Yesterday I noticed that my beautiful rose bush at my front door had not only lots of buds but huge numbers of green fly 😱 so I buzzed into town to buy a spray bottle. Once I'd filled it with soapy water I used it everywhere on my precious roses. The bottle…
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O/S Daily Friday 19 May 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 Dry underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. Got a line of washing to peg out shortly. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first…
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O/S Daily Thursday 18 May 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 Dry underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. Got a line of washing to peg out shortly. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 17 May 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 Dry underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. Got a line of washing to peg out shortly. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 16 May 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 Damp underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. Got a line of towels dry outside. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa…
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Carpet indentations from office chair
I've just kitted out my 'computer room' with new carpet and underlay... and it doesn't seem to like the chair I use. This is a standard office roller/swivel chair with five starfish points. Can anyone suggest anything short of the weight-spreading mdf board which OH uses under his exercise bike in a different bedroom? I'm…
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Looking a new cloth horse
I've had a cloth horse for a number of years, think I got it out of a skip but it has now fallen apart! So I'm looking recommendations for a new one. The only post I can find re recommendations dates back quite a few years. What's required? It's for a senior citizen living alone with an inside utility room, also with…
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O/S Daily Monday 15 May 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 Damp underfoot, forecast is for mainly dry day. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on here. DS2…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th May 2022
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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OS Daily Sunday 14th May
Good morning all its a bit dull,and overcast here but the sun is due out later and it’s meant to be quite warm. We had another decorator round Friday night to quote for the same job, £1500 😃 so much more affordable and he seems a really nice chap, Taff the other quote was from a lady decorator who has a chap working for…
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My Frugal Year 2023
I want to be as frugal as possible in 2023. Spent a lot on clothes last year-weight gain/weight loss. I shall use different methods to gain offers if I need to buy anything.
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O/S Daily Saturday 13 May 2023
Morning! Not sunny but not raining..Need to find a roofer for a quote now too...funny how when you do one thing , there's a whole list of follow on or pre to do jobs that are involved. We need new fascia boards because ours are wooden and the roof is now seventy year old concrete tiles, they're not so bad but the ridge…
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The Big Help Out
I do countless hours of voluntary work every month, but was keen to download the App this morning and get going! Locally I was disappointed - I won't go into why, but did note there are ongoing opportunities so its worth finding something that suits you.
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Dried beans in Pressure Cooker
Is it necessary to precook dried beans that are going in a pressure cooked meal? I’ve had a pressure cooker for quite a while now and I’m not really getting the most out of it. If I’m cooking a casserole, chilli etc I’ve been cooking the beans first and then adding the rest of the ingredients and cooking again but the…
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O/S Daily Friday 12 May 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 Drying up under foot, but rain forecast on and off again today. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge…
