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I'll try and keep this brief as I'm quietly fuming! We have a cleaner through an agency who has cleaned for us on a fortnightly basis for the past 2 years. Of late I've not been overly thrilled by her...

Well I've had two attempts to make some Cinder Toffee for hubby! First lot - the sugar mixture stayed white and didn't froth or set. Don't think I boiled it for long enough - used recipe with sugar,...

Hi people... I have a load of beef mince in my fridge that needs to be used by Wednesday and I just had a brainwave. My nan used to make the best stew with beef mince but I am talking 20 years ago...

Any tips please? I've never done one before but I need to do one for a picnic this Sunday. Is it just half a grapfruit with tin foil on it, then cocktail sticks, skewered bits of cheese and pineapple...

I want to contact our hotel and ask for a sea view, (we have paid for one, but looking at the reviews that doesn't guarantee you get one! ) We go on the 31st and I want to contact them at about the...

There is a story on Sky News which is referring to the Spanish Olympic tennis team having a picture on their official website where they are are pulling at the eyes to make them "slanty". I'm pretty...

Does anyone have a tried and te/asted recipe they'd care to share? I need one that's nice but dead straight forward (remember my confusion with evaporated/condensed milk?). Thanks muchly

Arrrghh - lazy bloke just said that his wife is his property, he refuses to cook and telephones her from the bedroom to order his breakfast. I should stop watching but I can't!

Does anyone have it to hand? I had it saved but I think my H must have deleated it when he was cleaning up the computer. Thank you

Anyone know?

Just been to my local market and picked up two massive bags of veg for a fiver including a huge marrow and a load of courgettes. I am now looking for recs as to what to do with them. I have no idea...

I've not seen the bastards but there are trails on the kitchen floor and on H's shoes. I feel ill, how did they get in? How can I kill them if I can't see them? I can't really do slug pellets because...

Ok, H's anniversary surprise is lunch at Le Manoir? So, I need outfit help. Having had baby RBH nearly 6 months ago I have pretty much lived in jeans since then. Unfortunately I am way off fitting in...

Mr p swears he doesnt but i know he does because ive heard him. when i told him he had a smelly arse he vehemently denied it, and said it was rude to break wind in front of a lady(i looked round at...

I am about to go insane. if i get a whole week out of my cycle where i feel human it's a pretty good month. i have spotting for 4 days before my period, which tapers off to a day of no bleeding but...

I am sure no-one is going to be able to give me any kind of definite answer to this but I'm really just looking for a bit of reassurance. I have an 8.5 month old dog who is very attached to me and my...

This may sound daft but I think I'm going to have to start keeping one of these to identify what my allergens are. I had a shower about an hour ago and I've not stopped sneezing ever since. I've...

Right, Im fed up of it now. Ive gone through a bottle of tickly cough medicing, a bottle of dry and a bottle of chesty. Also a weeks worth of antibiotics and i still can't stop coughing - it doesn't...

I have to go shopping for a dress for my friend's wedding later, which is black tie, so I am thinking cocktail dress or similar. I'm going to see if I can find this dress as a starting point, but not...

I seem to recall making it with white sugar but I've seen a few recipes that use icing sugar. Does anyone have a good recipe I can try, please? Am in need of sickly sweet sweetness!

We moved into our new home in March this year, and the day after we moved in our next door neighbour (who we are joined to) knocked to tell us that he works nights and he would appreciate it if we...

Im making some cookies later - found a tin of this in the back of the cupboard, says best before Nov 2007...oops. Its been used once but the lid has been properly sealed since. Smells fine - should be...

Inspired by some of the comments on BGB's thread on 'I'm in it for the experience'. Which ex sports stars do you think have made a successful leap to commentating and which haven't? For me, I love...

Just wondering if I am a complete pleb! I am partial to dry sparkling wine, and basically like most of them, so tend to get whatever is on offer! I like Codorniu (white or rose), Jacobs Creek, most...

My advanced driving observer was tested herself during my lesson at the weekend to become a senior observer. The examiner asked her a question which was "There are 6 types of road crossings named...

I was talking to our IT guy at work today and he'd never heard of it! I used to love it though, as a child. We never had a home computer, but my Dad was a Headmaster and used to bring one home from...

I've ran out of my flash balm - I can go in and get a new Clarins one I suppose although I'm sure someone on here recommended a superdrug version that was half the price - I popped in but couldn't...

Http://www.listopia.co.uk/list.php?l=1 I don't know whether to laugh or be utterly affronted. ? Hungry Bellamy???

Whilst on hols, I bought my son one of those Pez sweet containers ( a Wall e one!) It came with 3 packs of sweets, that have now been eaten, and I've been looking for refills, but cannot find any!...

Anyone remember her, or am I just too damned old?! I remember watching this stunning little star at the 1972 Olympics Amazing to think she was 17 at the time. Mr P remembers more that me, but...

For some reason I felt like a change yesterday so I went to the hairdressers and had my beautiful long hair cut so it sits just above my collar bone. I wasn't too sure how much I liked it when I left...

As the title suggests! I need a copy of my decree absolute and when i googled, i could only find places wanting £79 for a copy. is this right? if so, why is it under £15 for birth/death/marriage cert...