Good Old Fashioned ????? and Moneysaving - bedspreads

Eenymeeny

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

What I think I really want is one of those metal thingys (I always thought it was called a trivet but now I'm not so sure) it sits on the burner on top of the stove so you can put things on a really slow simmer without burning the contents of the pan. Could someone put me out of my misery and tell what this is called so I can try and find one, please?
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I think that it's called a simmer plate. I actually brought one back from Holland as I couldn't find one here. (They have great cook shops) I'm sure that I've seen them since in Lakeland though, probably your best bet is one of those little old-fashioned hardware shops. HTH

BitterAndTwisted

Old-fashioned hardware shops are what we're very short of in this neck of the woods. I've just had a look on ebay and looking at the prices on there I reckon I don't need one that badly.

Eenymeeny

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Old-fashioned hardware shops are what we're very short of in this neck of the woods. I've just had a look on ebay and looking at the prices on there I reckon I don't need one that badly.

I know that the cook shops can be expensive. Do you have Boyes or Wilsons near you? I think that they are local to us unfortunately. I'll keep an eye out for you:eek: Why do we say that?

bertiebots

Carolyntia wrote: »

Has anyone else got a feather duster? I inherited mine from my dad and it's great for getting cobwebs and dusting light fittings.

Yep....as a person with shorter than average legs;) I find my feather duster invaluable for doing tops of all the things I cant reach! The problem is I dont usually notice anything above my eye level so the cobwebs can get pretty big before I see them:eek::rotfl:

BitterAndTwisted

Yep, I'm a feather-duster owner. Trouble is, I don't use it as often as I should and it's only when the weather gets bright and sunny, like today that I realise I should have made use if it some time ago.

ubamother

Originally Posted by BitterAndTwisted
What I think I really want is one of those metal thingys (I always thought it was called a trivet but now I'm not so sure) it sits on the burner on top of the stove so you can put things on a really slow simmer without burning the contents of the pan. Could someone put me out of my misery and tell what this is called so I can try and find one, please?
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They might also be known as a heat diffuser - in the bad old days the ones we used in the school lab were made of asbestos and old and crumbly round the edges!

jinny

Olliebeak wrote: »

We can still get Coty L'Aimant bodyspray in HomeBargains (and maybe in Wilkies) where I live - still love that fragrance. Also check out this.

For anybody interested in two tier cake-stands, there's on in the current clearance leaflet from Avon (March 2010) - http://avonshop.co.uk/product/homeware/home-accessories/country-rose-cake-stand.html.

Subject of 'chamber pots' - they were always known as 'guzundas' in our house - because it 'guzunda' the bed.

loving the perfume memories here are mine
evening in paris
calefornia poppy
avon topaz
avon occur
avon chilrens perfume cant remember the name
gingham that was like brut
tabu
charlie
max factor gemminesse
youth dew
all body shop forgot names
and all the ones mentioned here

nuttybabe

jinny wrote: »

loving the perfume memories here are mine
evening in paris
calefornia poppy
avon topaz
avon occur
avon chilrens perfume cant remember the name
gingham that was like brut
tabu
charlie
max factor gemminesse
youth dew
all body shop forgot names
and all the ones mentioned here

body shop - dewsbury and white musk.

champys

Carolyntia wrote: »

Has anyone else got a feather duster? I inherited mine from my dad and it's great for getting cobwebs and dusting light fittings.

Yes - a real ostrich one, and I use it all the time! I've tried to get one for a friend as a Christmas present last December, with mixed results. But I have seen they now have them at Lakeland, so maybe they are coming back into fashion! I find my feather duster especially useful for the many bookshelves with books we have, and stairs, balustrades etc. Makes dusting much more fun.

BitterAndTwisted

jinny wrote: »

loving the perfume memories here are mine:

avon chilrens perfume cant remember the name

The childrens/teenagers one I remember from my childhood (before the Flood) was Pretty Peach.