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Can I have your opinions? They've just started delivering to us in the back of beyond and wondered what you experiences had been?

Going to Leeds on Friday for H's birthday. Will be shopping during the day and eating and drinking on the night. Have been there before but not for a while so am sure there will be some new bars. Any...

I have been having facials at my local Clarins salon (which is at John Lewis) I have never tipped them. But today I saw another client tipp the beautician. What is the etiquette? Do I tip them? WWYD? ...

What would you do if your neighbour put a mobile home in his garden and told you he was going to rent it out? The guy behind us has done this and though it's not on our boundary we can see it from the...

I baked ours last night and just as I put it in the oven I read on the recipe it could be made up to 6 weeks before or longer if frozen... I thought by the nature of Christmas cake it could survive...

I quite like vegetables and most of them too. I don't like radish or uncooked celery and I'm not so keen on runner beans (but other beans are fine), turnip and swede. I have problems incorporating...

I've got to make a retro pudding of some sort on Wednesday for a v. silly dinner party (I suspect the other offerings will include prawn cocktail and steak diane ?) and I need a spectacular finishing...

I haven't seen my adult cat now for about 2 or 3 days (can't remember which morning I actually last saw her). A neighbour thinks he saw her 2 days ago, but can't be sure of the day either. I am kind...

Mr G is currently plastering it (well trying his best) and then I need to choose a colour for it. This colour needs to go all the way upstairs and the only thing I really don't want is magnolia! So...

Hello It is my 30th Birthday at the beginning of November and fancy a night out in Birmingham. I don't go out normally into town so have no idea where to go. Does anybody have any recommendations? I...

We are in the process of buying a house. We made an offer about 3 weeks ago for a house and that offer was accepted. Things are moving forward, albeit slowly. From the sounds of it the vendors need to...

Help is needed. I have been given the task of cooking lasagne for 20 people for a hen weekend!!!!! I like to get things organised and prepared in plenty of time. Do you think a lasagne will be ok if...

We get slugs coming in overnight - we come downstairs to find slug trails on the carpet. MrH takes it as an invasion of his privacy and doesn't believe that normal people have slugs coming into their...

My H in his wisdom bought a heyooge piece of stilton last weekend and has been nibbling it all week. Consequently our fridge now smells as if something has died in it - moreso for me because I'm pg...

Anyone got any idea where these names are from? It's something from my childhood (I'm 31, born in 1976). My Mum came out with the first and I responded with the second but where on earth have we got...

Sorry if this is a bit WP related, but given the fact that many planners are uable to differentiate between your/you're etc I thought I'd be better off over here ? OH has written the menu for our...

Hi all, I was wondering if you could offer me some advice concerning my husband. He has worked for a air conditioning business as an employee since March 2007, since he has worked for this company...

Hi All. I got into a little financial difficulty earlier on in the year. I basically ran up my credit card. So I upped my payments so rather than paying off the minimum amount each month I was paying...

OK so I am clearly reall thick, but I don't get how these work. I've had a club card for over a year but not got myself together to redeem my 'points' properly. All other reward cards I have had...

All my friends think I am going to turn into Barbara Cartland when I get old ? I am going to a fancy dress party next week and I really want to go as her ? I have won every year so far, and I can't...

Totally uninspired by catalogue as used to do Body Shop parties so am hugely stocked for products/makeup! Am keen on the Custom Eyes clear eye liner you can use to transform any eye shadow into eye...

Morning. I have a christening to go to in late December so it's a great excuse for new clothes. It's OK to be quite dressy although I'm not going as far as having a hat. Budget is tight, I love Coast...

"Check Her Tiny Hole" ?

After my post of the other night about my obsessive landlady (or moronic and moaning depending on how you look at it) She has just made me feel really guilty without evening saying anything The other...

I used to buy these from Julian Graves but they have stopped stocking them - anyone know of any UK sites or shops that stock them? Thanks

...I know it looks absolutely ridiculous but you NEED one of these; Forget the Ped Egg, the Dri Buddi is what you need ? I know I'm very sad and get very excited about all manner of pointless...

OK I have a subscription to Eve magazine which is obviously deadly dull as they are stopping publishing it! They have offered me Grazia magazine instead I only read this in waiting rooms or if someone...

Has anyone got any other fancy methods apart from the Post Office? The street isnt even showing up on there.

I've got friends coming to dinner on Saturday. I am planning to do a fish pie with various veg on the side (prob spinach, glazed baby carrots and green beans). Does anyone have a good tried and tested...

My H is having this procedure tomorrow and stupidly I am the one overly anxious about it (not that i'm showing my anxiety to him of course). Just looking for some reassurance/advice really. He's been...

We are at the very beginning of considering having a dog (won't actually get one for a couple of years) but I have an allergy to some dog hair. I do know that some breeds some a wool coat, rather than...

OH just showed me his pay slip- I queried the overtime rate as I think he's down by £3.00 per overtime hour. He's paid a shift allowance of about £5,000 a year, will his overtime rate include this or...