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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, air is feeling cooler, but forecast for a drier day. Dinner last night was fish, hot new potatoes and veg. Tonight I'm not sure, but food shopping this…

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, air is feeling cooler, but forecast for a drier day. Dinner last night was chicken goujons, jacket potato, cheese and beans and salad. Keep safe and well x…

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, air is feeling cooler, rain forecast and hopefully wind has died down it was very windy yesterday. Dinner last night was braised pork steaks, with LO…

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, damp underfoot after several heavy downpours yesterday. Dinner last night was omelette, chips and beans/salad. Tonight will be pork steaks cooked in slow…

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, wet underfoot after heavy rain showers on and off during the night. Lunch yesterday was roast chicken, so LO's that will form part of a meal over the coming…

 I have to admit I have a sweet tooth, as my dentist will confirm. Now when I walk into a bakery quite a lot of the goods seem to be made with what I will describe as artificial cream. A quick search of the internet throws up several formulas: your basic buttercream (revolting!), a German and Swish based recipe,I haven't…

ive heard these are bad for your guts and notice its in a lot of breads and many other things. i wish to try and avoid them and wondered if anyone else does the same? if you do then what breads can i buy which dont have them? and are emulsifiers always listed on ingredients or can they be hidden from view or labelled as…

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…

Off for coffee. 

Good morning, still dark and it's wet here. I'm not sleeping well at the moment, and have been awake for quite a while, so I thought I might as well get up. Don't know what fate has in store for me today, we'll see. Hope everyone is ok, have a good day folks, take care.

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. Dinner last night was a cheeky pizza takeaway. Tonight use up from the fridge. I have several things to do so will work my way through…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…