OS Daily 10th Jan 2008

Pooky

mioliere wrote: »

POOKY - what a brilliant result re your credit card! Good old Martin! He is slowly but surely saving us all a fortune and getting money back for us. Since I joined here I've had over £2000 refunded by the bank for my DH's accounts, £40 back from the building society we had our last mortgage with for over-charged exit fees, and tons of advice on making savings, a fair few freebies and - well, it goes on and on! Still yet to win a competition but I don't do them often enough - that will be changing soon! Oh, by the way - is there a link to that sewing pattern or could you post the name of the thread, please? My aprons - I like the full-size ones with the bib (I'm very messy in the kitchen!) are 28.5 inches (72cms) and they come to just above my knees. I'm 5'4" tall if that's any help. I have one half-size one which is 19.5 (49cms) inches long.

Thanks for the apron measurements - will make a note of those. The bag thread is http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=670839.

Have made 3 more bags this morning for DD's friends - made them smaller than the pattern says and will fill them with bits and bobs for birthdays/christmas pressies. Also made DD1 a pair of pj's from an old pair of my pj bottoms and a top of mine that shrunk and has been sitting in the "looks useful" pile - she's grown so none of hers are long enough in the arm or leg.....these should do her nicely (left plenty of leg length to turn down) and even trimmed the top with the bottoms fabric to make them co-ordinate!

Bathrooms been cleaned - bed's remade and I've just finished the last of this weeks batch of HM rolls - sliced and toasted with lots of butter and marmite - yum!

PP - Sorry to hear you've been feeling bad again - can't belive they got the levels so wrong

Tru - Sorry to hear about Miss Tru - hope she's feeling better soon.

Blairweech

Congrats Nix!! Well, I just ironed one leg of a pair of trousers and it has absolutely exhausted me! Have to sit down and have a cup of tea again now

HariboJunkie

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi Kippers,

I know what you mean, most of my friends work during the day, but thankfully I have a lovely 'old style' sister who lives far away but we manage to have a natter about old style stuff on the phone most days.

As mary has mentioned there is a Depression Support Thread which I think helps a lot of people on MSE.

The very best place to get help and support here on Old Style is the daily thread, where I have been lucky enough to make some really good friends. I'll add your thread to it and I'm sure you'll get lots of friendly replies.

Pink

Do you have a secret sister I don't know about? :eek:

(just thought I'd say it before someone else does.

Congratulations NIx :beer:

Rowan9

Hi Kippers
Yes, I feel lonely sometimes and do understand what you mean. I live in England (an exiled Scot ), have done for 15 years, but extended family in north Scotland (cousins), sister lives abroad, son at uni in Scotland, daughter coming home next week from Australia and then prob going back up to edinburgh. So....'my' family is scattered, although OH's are nearer and my stepsons come to stay a lot. Yes, families are smaller and more widely dispersed. Having said that I get lonely, I am also a bit of a hermit when i come in from work. I love working with people and then having quiet time at home. But I've been off work for a couple of months now, although i hope to go back soon....so I'm probably missing humans (have 2 dogs).
Hope you enjoy your time in here. It has lifted my spirits since finding it not very long ago.

W

redruby

well :rolleyes: went up to have my hot bath, put one foot in and :eek: it was luke warm, ( I remember turning the thermostat down yesterday as it was too warm ) so I had the quickest bath on record about 3 mins, and I washed my hair. Have since got out put heating on, got washing in, its raining now, and done veg and pots for tonight, everything is now done and I have my feet up on the sofa, will watch martins programme in a mo.

Odds thanks for the tip re the honey and lemon, will give it a go later. Keep taking the pills x

sparklewing welcome you will love it here x

pen pin, hugs to you, its terrible that a hospial can get is so wrong xx

well done pooky reall the sewing, I am 100% useless with a needle, my OH does all the mending in this house .

Nix143 congrats to you both xx

taplady

Hi Ellie - just noticed that you're online!:hello: :hello: :hello:

Kippers - the oldstyle board and daily thread is a lifeline to lots of us x

Must go and do something - its so addictive here and time just flies!:D

hilstep2000

Just a quick one,
Mum's had her op and came through okay. Going in to see her tonight. DD has booked the hall for her engagement, guess who's doing the food! LOL!

twink

hilstep that great your Mum got on okay

its dark and wet here, got a nice surprise today to find the girls at work got out before me and left a big bunch of flowers on my doorstep, it was so good of them

also dil is leaving the Raf and going to work in the Falklands, two months on and one off, ds1 will manage fine and they can sell one car, more money for them plus she gets a free flat and food

been to asda with Kyle and Lorenzo to pick up a few things, no bargains though, hoovered round in the morning so not doing much as i had a sore tum yesterday and not 100% yet

Nix congratulations to you and i wish you success with the winemaking
Aussie sucking lemons indeed, you trying to say i am a sourpuss
tiredmum hope all goes well with the dog, he deserves a good home
hugs to snowy, frizzel, scuzz, penny-pincher and mrsmix
mioliere we werent too bad with the wind think it had been worse for grannybroon, thanks for caring

hugs to all xx

Churchmouse

Hello all:D

Not posted for a day or so, nothing much to say. I've been sooooo tired. I'm not sleeping atm which is unusual for me. It was always said I could sleep anywhere, anytime:o For the last few days I just can't get off for hours, then come 4am or 5am I could sleep for Britain:rolleyes:

Today I decided to go up to John Lewis in Oxford Street. They used to have the most lovely fabric department along with every crafting implement you can think of. Not any more they don't! I was really disappointed with the poor excuse for a haberdashery dept they have. Hardly a fabric to be seen, very limited yarns, and hardly anything for sewing or quilting etc. I suppose it has been a few years since I last went. Goodness my small JL at Bluewater is better:rotfl: I was determined not to come home empty handed, so I've got cotton for a dishcloth, yarn and needles for some socks, and some other threads I needed. Forgot to take the fabrics I needed to match for the threads, but guessed, and I couldn't have been closer:j

Since I've been back I've made a huge vat of chili, which is bubbling away, and put the BM on:D (I've waited so long to do the BM bit like the rest of you:rotfl: Still loving my Panny!)

Congrats to Nix and OH on setting the date! You've plenty of time to refine your winemaking talents, and if you need an official taster, well I'm sure I could sacrifice myself;)

((((hugs))))) to all that want them.

Don't work too hard Haribo, and I too wondered if Pink had another sister:p

Best be off,

CMx

Meant to say, I've watched my recording of yesterday's show. Well done lillibet, and Caterina I saw you loads of times!!!!!

odds-n-sods

Mary, I broke a toe 6 months ago, and it never healed, so I ended up having it off last Friday.


I like the lemon + honey even if I dont' have a cold!

DH is making oatmeal raisin cookies right now, following a recipe in a cookbook; I just chuck ingredients into the bowl, I've made so many, but he ahs to have a recipe, bless.

Going to have him make a onion + sausage hotpot-type dish for dinner, I'll let you know how it turned out.