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Firstly, I've not been on Hitched for ages due to being on honeymoon. Sorry that my first post since being back is asking for help I roasted a pheasant for dinner tonight for H & I but it tasted...

We are doing the £10 gift thing again this year. I know my mum loves gin, especially sloe gin. Except I can't find any sloes, is it not sloe season? Can anyone think of any non-sickly alternatives?...

We were just having a discussion about I'm a Celebrity and I was looking up Timmy Mallett, we could decide if he was gay or straight (I still don't know btw). Anyway he's 53, that surprised me, he...

Because of severe condensation and damp (which has now been sorted) our spare room has green mould on the white plastic bits in the corner of the window. Is there any way I can get rid of it? Thanks ...

Have we done this? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3330057/Vicar-went-to-hospital-with-potato-stuck-in-bottom.html ETA: I meant "have we done this" as in laughed a lot at this...

Hi I used to run regularly and had a pair of Asics 1120. I bought these over a year ago and used them up until July time. I recently joined a gym, to get back fitness after failing to get back into...

I'm just browsing the Book People for books for the children in my class. I can't remember reading these as a child and they are recommended for children aged 9-12. My class are aged 7-8...are the...

If I was making a rocky road type fridge cake, would it be okay to use margarine instead of butter? (Yes, it's for that pesky vegan again - I didn't add to the other thread because I thoiught this...

2 years ago whilst on holiday in Italy I started to have a reaction to wine. Shortly after drinking it I had a sore throat, and my ears and nose felt blocked. This went on for a few weeks after coming...

Am watching a programme on BBC4. I've tried them in the past, and have got totally lost. I never realised how many different ways there are of trying to solve the clue - and what a following they have...

That aren't Yo Sushi type, but not bank breakingly expensive. I went to Rocca in Charlotte street a few months ago which was fab but we are trying not to splurge and really fancy sushi for tonight....

Or is it just me? My new neighbour rang my doorbell 4 times in a row, banged the letterbox, then rang the doorbell another twice. Next thing, I see her face peering in at me through the window. I...

And then used that information? ? This was a question posed on the radio this morning and I think it was interesting. When I was 16 I was staying at a friend's sleepover - with about 10 other...

Why oh why have they put fecking Timmy Mallet in there? arrrgghh he is one of the most irritating people I have ever watched on TV. I may have to stop watching it.

Did I seriously see an ad on tv for one of the mags stating that these two had got married? Really? I know some of you are old romantics and want these things to last but if it's for real (and after...

OK, corn snacks if I want to be accurate! http://www.retailbrands.co.uk/our-brands/ellert/peanut-puffs.html I used to love these when my dad was based in Germany. I used to live off crisps like this...

Y'know the longish ones you warm in the microwave...or something similar. I've looked in Boots, we don't have a lakeland and not sure where else to try... crabtree & evelyn??? Ta Muchly

I'm completely clueless (= thick) when it comes to this sort of thing. OH old work has went into administration....

We have ceramic tiles in our kitchen and the grout is/was white and impossible to keep clean, it is really getting on my wick. Does anyone have any tips or use any particular products? If we were to...

My straighteners have decided to break, just in time for for party season, and me getting a short haircut which requires straighteners to avoid looking weird. Anyway, I really want some straighteners...

Just curious really. I did a home test on my boy (call me a pushy parent if you like) and I wondered whether it was actually still used in the real world.

On Monday after lovingly preparing MrW a fisherman's pie - he sat down to eat it and within 2 mouthfuls had swallowed a bone. He gagged, was sick, ate bread, drank water etc and it didn't seem to...

I know it is different in everyone but last week I was given antibiotics for a nasty chest infection, they did hardly anything and I was poorly all week. I went back to the doctors today as I was very...

Hi there, Im looking for reccomendations on "Posh Soap" please ? Mum has asked me to get some for my grans christmas, all I can think of is Arran Aromatics and Molton Brown (Who dont do bars of soap)....

Hi there - a long shot I know, but wondering if anyone could help me with the above. My employer is proceeding with a CVL - owing me lots of dosh. I've been asked to submit my full creditor's account...

Is 7 weeks a bit soon? My inlaws have just got a JR and I'm surprised at how young it is.

Sorry for the dull post... I am having a new kitchen delivered in December, it's one from Ikea so we will be installing it ourselves. We have received quotes from joiners for fitting the worktop for...

Mr Grumpy works from home and gets a bit house-sick by the time I get home from work. He wants to 'do something' tonight after dinner that involves getting out of the house, but I don't want to go to...

I keep hearing the adverts on the radio...I must admit I automatically think they are advertising Boots rather than Booths but I just wondered what type of shop it is? Is it like Waitrose? Might take...

My husband had a letter from the police yesterday, telling him that his car had been seen in Windsor on the Saturday before last, with a jacket on the back seat. The letter was reminding him not to...

Does anyone have any experience of going to one of these clinics? I didn't want to post of BT about it for obvious reasons but wanted to hear if anyone had any experiences good or bad - you can PM me...

My SIL did this last year and raved about it. The last thing we all need this year is added stress, and it was a thought that we could have Christmas at my brother's house this year, rather than at...