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Old Style Daily Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Good morning, it's raining here, as usual. Not a lot going on here, I'm meeting a friend for coffee, just in our little town so not far to go. I have washing to do but it'll have to dry inside today. Hope everyone has a good day, take care folks.
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Custard powder?
I don’t eat custard very often but do like to keep a tin in for the occasional pudding. I’ve got Asda own brand at the moment and it’s got quite an artificial taste to it. Wondering what anyone can recommend as having a half decent test, and whether this is one of the times when a decent brand is actually worth the money?
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Microwave oven - opinions and recommendations?
Morning all, my microwave is on its last legs and I'm considering replacing it with a microwave oven (this is the one that caught my eye) I occasionally need a little extra oven space when cooking for a crowd and until now I've had a remoska, but the quality of the new remoskas aren't what they were and my last couple have…
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O//S Daily Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Morning, be back in a minute
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Old Style Daily April Fools Day, Monday 1st April
Morning! I guess that change in clocks has caught up with everyone. Hope you all gave a good day & that @dp1 and her family enjoy their London break.
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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 1st Quarter 2024
Hi All Welcome to the Old Style Weight Loss thread for quarter one 2024 - where did 2023 go! Please feel free to start posting your weight loss goals for the next challenge which will run from the 1st January until the 31st March. You do not have to submit a loss or gain for the first week as it's our starting week, you…
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O/S Daily Sunday 31 March 2024
Morning all. Everyone up bright and early because of the clock change, right?!! We have a bit of fog here but I'm hoping it's a heat haze as I'm out walking at 11am and would appreciate some decent weather. Managed to pick up my newish car yesterday and drove it back up the M1. Newer cars seem to have smaller engines these…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 25th March 2024
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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Peg Bag knitting pattern
Anyone have a simple pattern to share with me, please? Much appreciated!
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Old Style Daily Saturday 30th March
It's a long time since I started the Daily thread! I'm off to visit a friend on her smallholding later, after pegging the last bits of holiday laundry out to dry in the sun. Hope you all have a good day x
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O/S Daily Saturday 30 March 2024
Morning all. Am I the first one up today? I'm up early as I'm awaiting a phone call from the Dealership in St Albans to say the car I paid a deposit on is ready for collection. They wanted to rush it through so that it counts as one of their March sales so had somebody service it yesterday and tidy up a couple of bits on…
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No Buy Year
I’m planning a no buy year. My disdain for consumerism has been building for a long time, but this year has been the final nail in the coffin. I don’t need anymore stuff. The environment needs me to stop adding to the rubbish tip. I watched my nieces and nephews, with playrooms filled with toys receive more and more, with…
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Old Style Daily Good Friday 29 March 2024
Good morning all. Coffee time first.
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O/S Daily Thursday 28th March 2024
Morning, just off to make coffee, back soon.
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OS Daily Tuesday 26th March 2024
Good morning, would you believe it, it's raining here, as it did yesterday. So depressing, all this rain. Glad you managed the bereavement café Silver Oldie, I hope it helps a bit. Yesterday was ok, visited my elderly friend, did some shopping, tidied up Same old same old really. I need to go to a nearby shopping centre…
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 27 March 2024
Good morning folks. Yes, it's unfeasibly early for me to be actually dressed, I'm about to head down the road to Glasgow for an optician's appointment this morning. It's a combined eye test and contact lense check so takes a bit longer. No doubt I'll need new something or other. I hope that everyone is doing well.
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Can we start using the oven for Sunday baking again?
Hi, as its been so long since I used my gas oven because it's been so expensive and I've got no idea how much it costs - so I've decided that when the gas (and electricity) prices go down in April I'm going to start using my oven again on a Sunday. I'll fill it up as I always used to, with a small joint of meat and…
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Old Style Daily Monday 25 March 2024
Good morning.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 18th March 2024
Welcome to the weekly
Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to
housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to
do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you
might start to enjoy it! What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US…
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O/S Daily Sunday 24th March 2024
Good morning, back in a minute