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Old Style Daily Saturday 18 March 2023
Morning folks. Off for a coffee before anything else.
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O/S Daily Friday 17 March 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 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 happy.…
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O/S Daily Thursday 16 March 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 damp blowy 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 15 March 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 chilly 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…
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Ox kidney
Advice please. The internet variously tells me to soak it in milk, soak it in salt water, or not soak it at all. Is the taste any stronger than pig kidney - I’ve often cooked that before and wouldn’t bother soaking one. I plan to cook the ox kidney in a tomato chili sauce, which is the way I do pig kidney. Not sure whether…
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I've a soggy bottom!
I'm trying to sort my double crusted apple pie. The problem - soggy bottom ! There are two question I would like to ask: how to apply an egg wash and how to keep the top from burning? Regarding the egg wash, I know the principle behind it and I've used it successfully in single crusted pies. Remembering that this is a…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 14 March 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 damp blowy and 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…
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O/S Daily Monday 13 March 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 damp blowy and 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…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6th March 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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Sunday 12th March 2023
Good morning, I'll be back in a minute
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Old Style Saturday 11 March 2023
Good morning folks. I'm back from my adventures. 😀 I had a very long drive yesterday, seven hours which included a couple of brief comfort stops and going the long way round. Once I got to my village I picked up a Chinese takeaway, ate half of it and went to bed. Now I realise that I haven't put the remainder away! At…
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O/S Daily Friday 10 March 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 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…
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Boiling wooden spoons?
A viral TikTok video recommended people boil their wooden spoons to deep-clean them. I'd love your thoughts, especially if you've tried it. 🥄🥄🥄 Worth trying? Load of rubbish? Or potentially damaging?
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O/S Daily Thursday 9 March 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 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…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 8 March 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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O/S Daily Tuesday 7 March 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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Champagne Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget - 2021
Happy New Year Everyone 🥂💃. How exciting - a brand new year, so I thought we'd have a brand new shiney thread to celebrate. Hope you all had a lovely NYE and that you will celebrate today too. Even if those celebrations are muted. I had a quiet evening, recovering from my dental trauma earlier in the day. Joined my son and…
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O/S Daily Monday 6 March 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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Old Style Daily Sunday 05 March 2023
Good morning all.
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WeeklyFlylady Thread 27th February 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…
