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O/S Daily Thursday 14 September 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, but dry underfoot, cloudy day forecast, temperature cooler. Dinner last night was gammon, egg, chips/salad. Lo's for dinner tonight. Slightly shorter work…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 13 September 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 Getting light, damp underfoot, but temperature feels cooler. Dinner last night was LO roast, new pots, veg, LO yorkshires and gravy. Tonight will be gammon, egg and…
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Made my own butter!!
Looking at the yellow sticker stuff in Morrisons and noticed they had several 2l cartons of whipping cream on offer for £1 each, bought one and watched a youtube video on how to make butter, made a hell of a mess but ended up with about 750g of butter which has gone in the freezer.
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Kilner Jar Gaskets?
The freezer is now about full with blackberries and apples yet the wind brings more windfalls which need dealing with. In the old days we used Kilner Jars a couple of boxes of which still haven't been thrown out. The problem is I can't use them because I can't find or buy replacement gaskets to ensure a good seal or…
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Cheap cloths drying
I hope this is in the right place , sorry if it's not. Two years ago during the winter my old tumble dryer broke down during the winter months and I was forced to dry the clothes indoors on the radiators and on a clothes horse which took a long time and left the clothes smelling awful. I discovered after trying different…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 12 September 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 Getting light but warm already - forecast is for another warm day. Still humid. Dinner was use of fridge contents. Tonight will be roast LO's. Keep safe and well x nmlc…
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O/S Daily Monday 11 September 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 Getting light but warm already - forecast is for another warm day. Had a short thunder and lightening storm with rain yesterday evening but didn't amount to much. Still…
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Batch cooking and storage containers
Hello, having several food issues I make a lot of my food from scratch and batch cook (other problems). I have been using plastic containers that are cheap to freeze the food in but even after washing they can still smell of onions etc (am veggie) and I am not very organised to keep separate for fruity things and get…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 04th September 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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O/S Daily Sunday 10th September 2023
Good morning, it's just about full daylight here, and a fine morning. No plans for today, yesterday we went to Ds's for tea, got home about 8pm. It was extremely warm, hope it doesn't get as warm today for the sake of the Great North Runners. My Ds is not doing it this year as he has had a lot of back trouble, and hasn't…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 10 September 2023
Good morning folks.
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Old Style Daily Saturday 09 September 2023
Good morning folks.
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O/S Daily Friday 8 September 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 Getting light but warm already - forecast is for another warm day. Wash load in WM hope to peg out before shopping. Dinner last night wash fish, chips, beans/veg. Busy…
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August 2023 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the eighth Grocery Challenge of 2023! ******** 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 July Budget then keep on posting in the July Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery…
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O/S Daily Thursday 7 September 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 but warm already - forecast is for another warm day. Wash load in WM hope to peg out before work. Dinner last night spag bol. Tonight I'm not sure - possibly…
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Ice Lolly Ideas
we've decided that we're going to stop eating sweets in our house except on the weekends as my 3 year old dd has become very greedy and sometimes rather agressive about sweets. we've also decided to stop buying her ice lollies which she loved, i think the colourings are affecting her. so i'm going to buy some ice lolly…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 6 September 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 but warm already - forecast is for another warm day. Wash load in WM hope to peg out before work. Misty start to the day here but warm already. Dinner last…
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What I had for free 2023
As it says on the tin really...I'm a bit of a womble and I love love love a bargain, and free is best of all. So far this year [well, the last month or so really, I can't remember the previous six months] I've had a free green bin for the garden, currently being used as a water but collecting the water off the greenhouse,…
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New blog post: 55 ways to ‘DIY it’ according to the MSE Forum
On the back of some of the do-it-yourself tips on this board and elsewhere in the Forum, we've published a blog post: 70(ish) ways to ‘DIY it’ according to the MSE Forum (It was originally '50 ways' but we've added lots more tips since its first iteration.) Many of the posts we reference go back years, but are still…
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Vinegar - 1001 uses!
If anyone is stuck for ideas for an OS Pressie then I have discovered "Vinegar - 1001 Practical Uses" :D By Margaret Briggs available from The Works Bookshops for £2.99 and its not a bad read either. I hope this helps someone
