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My parents are celebrating their's in a couple of weeks, and I'd like to get a gift. The only thing I can think of remotely related this is getting them a bottle of wine from 1979, is this really twee...

As the title says ?

Morning All I'll give you the whole story so you know what is going on, but I just wanted some opinions on the best way to deal with this. We are currently building an extension on our house which...

Afternoon ladies, I have applied to do Pharmaceutical Sciences at my local college (I will be a mature student at the age of 36!) - and I have been invited to attend an informal interview tomorrow...

I'm buying a Fiat Multipla at the weekend - ugly, quirky but practical (a bit like me...). Will anyone else dare to own up that they have one/ like them? and if so, what experiences have you had of...

I am a bit over ambitious at the best of times so true to form I have decided to make my son a 3D tractor cake for his 3rd birthday. (EEEEK). I am going to have some test runs at making a madeira cake...

Can anyone give advice - she is coming slowly round from the anesthetic but hates the collar and is trying to leap around to scratch it off. Will she adjust or should i take it off, and then she won't...

I want to replace the windows in my flat with uPVC double glazed. As it's leasehold, I phoned to leasholders to get permission. I need to send them £170 for a license giving me permission. One hundred...

Does anyone remember a choc bar with runny caramel in and nuts, covered in a dark brown see-through cellophane wrapper? It's driving me nuts ?

My skin is crap,and I'm fed up with it the stuff my gp has been giving me for my ezcema doesn't seem to do any good anymore, and I don't want to use anything stronger as he was a bit reluctant to give...

Just a quickie question, I have what I would call winter feet (abit dry) and slightly yellowy tonenails (the big ones) and my little toenails don;t grow normally but are thick and grow up (I paint an...

Was just looking on you tube at the maid marian clips and came across the 80 days around the world with Willy Fog theme tune and this clip. I remember sending off my sae for a copy of the words to...

I graduated 10 years ago this year (to my horror!) and I STILL haven't had to start paying my student loan off yet as I haven't reached the threshold just yet in terms of gross monthly pay! (begs the...

For those that remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERMGYQBXwc This show rocked! And I completely forgot that Cat from Red Dwarf was in it!

I saw this range in Boots today for the first time and I adore their packaging (shallow? moi?) ? So does anyone use it, and what do you use? Any skincare stuff any good? Cheers m'dears xx

Or is iit all in my head and just an excuse?

Its in the title really. We are looking to have a gathering of about 30-50 people one Saturday lunchtime/afternoon and trying to find a nice pub, where there is space for kids to run about a bit...

Went in to my local (large) Boots store and they've started stocking a load more premium skincare, including my beloved Decléor! So I can use my AdCard points on it - Whoopee! Thought others might...

I know there was mention of this last night, but I urge all of you who've not yet seen it to view this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtanRbYazR4 Extraordinary. I've seen him a whole new light ?

My dad is terminally ill and is slowly getting worse and worse. My parents will be celebrating their 36th anniversary in August. They are already planning on going to Cornwall in September when they...

My GP has refused to prescribe me Dianette when this 6month prescription runs out. The more I think about it, the more i'm getting worked up about going back to life without it. I've not been able to...

I have been googling for weeks and have some ideas but am sure everybody on here can help me with some better ones! I am having a 80s themed party at home in a couple of weeks, fancy dress of course...

I've been suffering from headaches for years. Been to the optometrist, dentist and doctor. Doctor is now referring me to the hospital. However... when I was at the dentist I suggested that I might...

Anyone else watching?

As above!! Thanks

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1149322/How-middle-class-MMR-refuseniks-putting-child-risk.html While it's good that they are promoting the MMR vaccine, I am laughing* at the way it reads as...

Is it just me or is Kevin Spacey looking rather rotund in those energy saving adverts? Especially his face.

We've just gone wireless, but I'm not sure whether I should leave the router switched on when we're not online, or should it be switched off? If I switch it off each time after use, is it going to be...

Hi. I have two driving instructors. I'm greedy like that. Well actually it's because I have to work away during the week (can't drive) so I have lessons in Cambridge during the week and then at home...

We made the mistake of putting cheap kitchen sink in at the studio and, despite the fact it gets regularly cleaned with Cif, it is manky. Is there a fab product that will restore it? I don't think...

I invited the inlaws over for cake to celebrate my birthday at the weekend. I told them to arrive for 4pm and decided to pop out at 3.20pm before their arrival. They turned up 20 minutes early and as...

Has anyone got any advice for making the sponge in cupcakes more dense/moist? I made some chocolate ones last week just using a 2 eggs/4oz everything else mixture with some extra milk and melted...