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DigForVictory

We acquired babygrows that were less than lovely & promptly dyed them British Racing Green so all Dig offspring were promptly recognisable. That some relatives were shocked rigid by comments like "hand me that froglet" (as I took the cherub off for a nappy change) was only to be expected, but really, white for babies has to be a soap vendors dream...! I was a devout adherent of the Libby Purves' school of parenting which says so long as the child is warm & clean, that the garment is at least fourthhand & possibly for another gender is utterly immaterial.
That may have stuck slightly deeper than we realised - in primary school when someone Had Not Mentioned he had PE, his friends rummaged in their bags & rather than do circuits of the school hall in his underpants, he was nattily attired in Hannah Montana pink with rhinestones. His teacher tried not to laugh, his sweeties thought it suited his brown hair - everybody happy... We were very lucky that in having 3 under 5, every garment got a solid wearing & if all the poppers etc worked, would eventually be dropped off at the baby clinic.

itsthelittlethings

Floss said:

DigForVictory said:

There was an outgrown clothes box at the baby clinic, which had a couple of pairs of dungarees in corduroy & the receptionist nodded me to go have a look as she said my lads would look stunning - she was right, deep jewel tone purple & green, solid blocks of colour, worn over t shirts and when the youngest outgrew them, I washed them & put them back in the box, as they still had life left - corduroy is an amazing fabric! 

When I was expecting eldest, a friend whose son was then almost 12m old, gave me 2 bin bags of baby clothes. Both boys wore those things - flannelette nighties (ideal for changing nappies in those early weeks!), jewel coloured BabyGros, cotton rompers, dungarees, pram suits and vests. With the knits provided by my mum & MiL, they were well set up and it saved me a fortune.

Again, when youngest outgrew things, I passed them onto my health visitor at the baby clinic for her to pass on to families in need (late 1980s, so HVs still existed then).

Health visitors still exist now but not up to very old I don’t think.

cbsexec

Stellar crepe pan, brand new in box.  £4.  Rrp around £99 😱 tho you can buy it cheaper 

Miró

cbsexec said:

Stellar crepe pan, brand new in box.  £4.  Rrp around £99 😱 tho you can buy it cheaper 

Ooooh, you lucky thing!😊  I love my Stellar pans!

Rosa_Damascena

Miró said:

cbsexec said:

Stellar crepe pan, brand new in box.  £4.  Rrp around £99 😱 tho you can buy it cheaper 

Ooooh, you lucky thing!😊  I love my Stellar pans!

The pans are a premium range and certainly look fabulous when they are spick and span - but does the food catch when cooking? We now know non-stick comes with its risks, but the thought of going back to scouring pans...uugh!

Interesting article @goldfinches . Antiquite Brocante Vintage in Lectoure looks amazing - but I would be very wary of importing termites from French flea markets!

I found a beautiful silver-grey Jacques Verte dress yesterday that was in perfect condition and screamed out "wedding" to me for all of £3.50. Also 3 books for £1 including this one - 20 years old but still highly relevant!:

Miró

Rosa_Damascena said:

Miró said:

cbsexec said:

Stellar crepe pan, brand new in box.  £4.  Rrp around £99 😱 tho you can buy it cheaper 

Ooooh, you lucky thing!😊  I love my Stellar pans!

The pans are a premium range and certainly look fabulous when they are spick and span - but does the food catch when cooking? We now know non-stick comes with its risks, but the thought of going back to scouring pans...uugh!

Interesting article @goldfinches . Antiquite Brocante Vintage in Lectoure looks amazing - but I would be very wary of importing termites from French flea markets!

I found a beautiful silver-grey Jacques Verte dress yesterday that was in perfect condition and screamed out "wedding" to me for all of £3.50. Also 3 books for £1 including this one - 20 years old but still highly relevant!:

Re the Stellar pans…..I’ve had mine for going on for 15 years now and they still look good as new.  Not had many probs with food catching and on the odd occasion they clean up easily with a bit of Barkeeper’s Friend.

Would love to see the Jacques Vert dress if you can manage a pic?

@Brie

Made the walnut tart with brandy icing….yum but soooooo rich!!  No soggy bottom either….*proud*.

From Carole’s Stuff

Mine…mebbe made the icing too thick?

goldfinches

@Miró I think yours looks much more appetising because you've made a far better job of the pastry and I much prefer the icing to be spread out rather than in a puddle in the middle. That's not to say that the original won't taste good but I do really appreciate a presentation that makes my mouth water.

Watty1

A stellar pan for £4  what a find!!   I've had mine for maybe 35 years and they are still looking fabulous and if food ever catches a quick scrape and it comes up easily.   They are the easiest pans to live with and have outlived the odd more "modern" pan.    

you have best bargain there!  

Rosa_Damascena

goldfinches said:

@Miró I think yours looks much more appetising because you've made a far better job of the pastry and I much prefer the icing to be spread out rather than in a puddle in the middle. That's not to say that the original won't taste good but I do really appreciate a presentation that makes my mouth water.

I have to agree - its like novice vs GBBO!

cbsexec

Re stellar pan.  I couldn’t leave it behind at that price 😀.   My buys are few and far between as I don’t seem to find many bargains but you just have to keep hunting don’t you because when you do it’s worth it