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O/S Daily Wednesday 1 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 Tuesday 31 January 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 30 January 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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Daily Mail subscription
I have the Mail delivered 6 days a week but not Sunday Every day this month they are urging me to take out a subscription at (allegedly) 63% discount The deal is for 7 days papers for 6 months then the cost goes up My calculation suggests I can get 7 days of papers for about half what I am currently paying and I can ditch…
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Slow cooker easy chicken casserole
Hi, i started a slow cook this morning in my 4L slow cooker. 500g baby potatoes went in first, then two bags of 300g mixed veg & herbs, then the 600g of chicken breast fillets chopped on top and finally a Colman's chicken casserole mix, chicken stockpot, tablespoon of flour and two tablespoons of tomato puree' all mixed up…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd January 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 29 January 2023
Good morning - I'll be back.
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Old Style Daily Saturday 28 January 2023
Good morning folks.
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How to cook for others?
Probably totally the wrong place to post as its neither "old style" nor "moneysaving" but its the closest I can find. Like cooking... like trying new things with cooking... its hard to do that when its just the Mrs and yourself especially as you then are having to deal with dietary requirements etc. So a while back looked…
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O/S Daily Friday 27 January 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 26 January 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 and 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…
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Eggs
This is to remind everyone that eggs can be pickled. You just need an airtight jar, eggs and vinegar. Most people like to pickle with Malt. I use Cider Vinegar as I suffer from osteoarthritis. I find that brand Cider Vinegar works best.; your eggs will keep up to 3 months. Hard cooked eggs will keep up to 7 days in the…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 25 January 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 and frosty 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…
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The Easy Way to Make Your Cutlery shiny
Place your cutlery in bowl, covering with cold/warm water (you decide) taking care not to add too much vinegar plus small amount of washing up liquid, preferably cheap(!). Using a cloth, mix all ingredients well and wash. You might want to wear gloves, if you have any cuts on your fingers/hands. After washing, either leave…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 24 January 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 and very frosty 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…
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2022 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
Welcome to the village hall of Much Mending on the Borrow, where it is perpetually 1942. We’ve just finished the village Fun Run and the runners are discussing their times. There’s a fire in the wood-stove, tea brewing in the pot and cakes to share. Don’t mind Scruffy-dog on the hearth rug, or Jess, the cat, on the…
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O/S Daily Monday 23 January 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 and very frosty 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…
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Seville Oranges ??
Has anybody seen any Seville Oranges about yet ? December 2022.
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How many years should we keep paperwork?work
I'm not a hoarder as such but, how long do you all keep historic paperwork for bills, old cars, house repairs, etc. I'm not talking about legal paperwork such as insurance, house purchase & solicitors and current documents. I'm talking more about previous gas and electricity companies, Virgin media, and insurance documents…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 22 January 2023
Morning folks. I'll BRB.
