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Eating some Comte cheese and I was thinking about giving the dog the rind if she wants it but don't want to if it's harmful. Anyone know? ?

OK - have just thoroughly cleaned our bathrooms, and that was a grim job. I feel like I don't really know the best way to keep on top of things (years of shared bathrooms where we emplyed a cleaner...

Hi All I was just wondering whether anybody had bought a Duvet from IKEA? Long story short, our Bed broke (ahem) and we've ordered a new one. However, we've ordered a 160cm x 200cm bed (slightly...

I'm going to a friend's house for a "Cocktail Sleepover" tommorrow and I said I'd make Bellini's. I have Prosecco but I know the proper version is made with white peach puree, which I can't get hold...

H and I viewed a house on Tuesday. It looked lovely inside on the internet (show home, almost, if you like that kind of thing) but when we saw it in reality, it was quickly clear that the work was...

Does anyone have a recipe I can use for tomato bread in a breadmaker. Just any one would be good im having trouble finding one! We have a Kenwood breadmaker but no recipes! Thanks

Since the engagement, I found out my mum wanted to go dress shopping with me and my sister only. She even said in front of my fiancée “your mum has her own daughter she can go dress shopping with”,...

I picked a design thinking I could change the colour scheme of the flowers but I can't, and now I can't see a way to change the design or start from scratch at all, can anyone help?

Hi everyone so we decided to say enough is enough it’s time settle down only down fall is none of us are the wisest and have no clue we’re to start and how much it’s going to cost ect

I know wedding season is here, so I thought I’d offer myself as free witness for anyone in London (North, West or Central areas) who are looking for a wedding witness. I’m just starting in in event...

I'm going to be a godmother to my best friends son in May and I'd like to set up some sort of savings or investment account as a surprise for him. Is this something I can do on the child's behalf or...

Usually my cat has wet food, she's been having Tesco's Premium Supermeat recently, I tried her on Whiskas but it didn't agree with her, and she turned her nose up at it after a day or so. Then...

I am umming and ahhing about signing up to an open university course in law. I currently run a business on behalf of a large company but I do not have a degree or anything and have worked my way up....

Hi we are looking to buy a new car. There was an advert on autotrader for a good price and an email address and a mobile answerphone. I made an enquiry and have had an email back saying that car is...

I'm working in a hotel cafe, and there's a bloke in here whose phone has rung twice. Ringtone one was a very loud wolf whistle. Ringtone two was the theme from the Benny Hill Show. What do you reckon?...

Being a fashion designer and a jewelry lover I have always made a point to check the cuts and designs when it came to choosing a diamond jewelry.I'm a frequent visitor to diamond trading and Jewelry...

Looking to replace our Divan but unsure whether to stick with a divan or go for a frame instead. What do you all have? Advantages? Disadvantages? Go!

I need to think of a number of events for a silly sports day- participants being 12 unfit blokes, 6 women and (where possible) about 6 toddlers/young children. So far on the list I have: three-legged...

I've just got back from what I thought was a routine hygienist appointment at the dentist where I was told that I have advanced gum disease! In complete shock about it and feel miserable and ashamed....

So i have been thinking about getting a pomeranian puppy and after seeing everyones pictures pf their pets it has made me want one even more! My question is, do they make good pets? We have only been...

We have a bay window with a metal curtain pole and metal curtain rings on it - the curtains are lined and fairly heavy. It makes a really load scraping noise when you draw the curtains. Its even...

Has anyone that has created a website added menu selections? If so how have you added it and getting guests to select their choice? Xx

? So situation is our NHS dentist decided to go private and sent us a letter saying unless I went private, he wouldn't treat my kids.... so we all left and are now on a waiting list elsewhere. I've...

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me I'm looking at hiring a minibus for my hen weekend and was just wondering if anyone has used a company before that they would recommend? We're travelling from...

Hi everyone, I was hoping someone out there would be able to give me some advice, provide recommendations, etc for my skin. I have had eczema since I was six weeks old and always suffered with my...

Just as a continuation from the weight loss thing, I just wanted to say that I find it quite useful after someone on here recommended it to me ? I force myself to be honest on it, and I find that I am...

Anyone have any experience? Earlier today Mr DB and I went to look at a house being built on the edge of a very well-to-do-village close to wear we work. Due to it's location it costs more than the...

Just lusting over some new knives and found this on John Lewis' website - Jamie Oliver's flavour shaker in limited edition gold. Are they really a total waste of time? [we have a pestle and mortar]. I...

I want to order a digital phootframe online to send to my brother in Italy. can anyone recommend something like Amazon that will deliver there? Or even if Amazon will deliver there if I order through...

Hi, we have sent links to our website to our guests, but some are having trouble accessing it. The links we sent don't work for some people and it says 'access denied.' Some people can't even access...

Our lawn is a mess of couch grass, holes (courtsey of the dog), moss and mud. I thought about digging it over and seeding it but then I'd need to work out how to keep the dog off it for a fortnight,...

We had a lean-to conservatory extension built a couple of years ago. It's great for the extra space, but it becomes unusable in the summer. In fact it gets so hot in there, it ends up heating up the...