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My friend is coming to stay tomorrow night & has warned me that she will be hungover. I would like to make something fairly simple & easy to put together for us to eat. She is a vegetarian, so...

why would buying a sofa off them make you a rockstar? why do they think this song is anything to do with buying sofas why do they think people will hear this song and think"oh i know il buy a dfs...

Owww, she looks lovely!!! (apart from the one photo where she is almost flashing her honkhonks) beautifull frock to! https://www.ok.co.uk/magazine/

Ok, I don't know if I imagined this or not, certainly Mr CC has no memory of it. Can anybody remember the name of a cartoon (if indeed it existed!) about a group of kids who would meet up in their...

Sorry, stupid question but I can't find the answer on the virgin website - but in terms of make up, is eg concealer/powder/mascara liquid? I assume mascara is?

So if you had to shag, marry or go on a cruise with the following what would you do? John Torode Gregg Wallace Andi Peters Answer & then nominate your own p.s. can you tell I'm watching celebrity...

A good friend of mine is currently going through radiotherapy/chemotherapy treatment. I want to send her a gift box (probably shoe box size) of small things - magazines, sweets, toiletries etc. The...

Am I a really antisocial git, or are they weird? We're in an end terrace, and while the neighbours adjoining us are... fine, but we don't get on hugely well. The fence between the two gardens was...

- specificially, the random items you see advertised on the petrol pumps, normally with a money off if you buy £xxx of fuel. You know the ones - things that you'd probably never see on sale anywhere...

Well not really, but I have noticed sometimes when I wear coloured underwear they look like they've been bleached. How is this? I have had no unusual discharge or smell. Should I go to the doctors? ...

Hi I was talking to an 11 year old at the weekend who was telling me people made fun of her as she had red hair. She is absolutely stunning and reminded me of a current red haired model but I can't...

Apologies if I've said this before but I can't remember! I hate the stress about what I have to do before I go, the worry about what I leave behind and the dread of the journey. Which I think isn't...

I switched energy supplier at Christmas to EDF Energy via Sainsburys Energy. A few weeks back I was advised to use 'moneysavingexpert' to see if they were still the cheapest and it showed that I could...

Does anybody know where you buy those things (but in different fragances)?

Haven't had a packet of Monster Munch for years, bought one for lunch today and either I've grown mega large fingers and hands or they're a hell of a lot smaller than they used to be. I bought...

Ok, so they don't know we're 6 hours behind. But even so. It's now 3.54 and it's the 2nd time this number has called me. The first at 3 am. Thankfully Mr P has slept through it, but I haven't ? They...

?? What the title says. Why do I always get the dreaded lurgy when i'm skinter than a skint thing? Has anyone found any cheaper alternatives? I don't want to spend my lunchtime hunting around various...

Hello again, (I hope I'm not becoming too much of a bore!) As some of you may know, my H has a new job in Ramsey, and we are relocating from Norwich to nearer the job. I will be looking for jobs in...

In an effort to continue my money saving dinners this week, I went shopping in Lidl at the weekend… I bought a jar of pesto, thinking I can make pesto pasta - but what do I do with it? What kind of...

A friend of mine, after 20 years teaching in the UK, is emigrating to Finland in 3 weeks time to teach chemistry and physics in an international school. I'm after some ideas of what I can get her as a...

I thought Cinderella's dress was the most beautiful thing ever. It's quite sad to see it again - the one in my head is much better! Reminesce here at the Ladybird books site

I have managed to remove elements of my diet that were causing some of my IBS, but now I think the episodes I have are stress related. I get very tired (for example, I slept most of Friday evening and...

My year one daughter brought her report home on Friday. I am quite disappointed with it as it seems so bland and basically could be written about anyone! I know (as a teacher myself) that computerised...

Does anyone know this area? we are going to a wedding and need to book accommodation, i have a list of LOADS of hotels/B&Bs provided by the super-organised bride but would like a personal rec if...

Does anyone know whether the above is an emergency tax code? I cannot find any information about it and believe I'm being charged too much tax on my wages... Many thanks! ?

How do I do this? I'm cooking a ham for tomorrow but don't want it to be dry by then, is there a secret tip to keeping it moist? I fankoo ?

Since buying my 11 year old son a book about puberty he and his friend spend their lives giggling about the list of words for penis (including the word 'penis' actually (?) that are listed therein....

Has been cancelled - for those of you who were planning to go. Everywhere is apprently waterlogged including the airfield. - Announcement at 4pm tomorrow if Sunday will go ahead. Only people with...

I feel like I am being backed into a corner I have just had a brief chat with a girl at work, she is the manager of another site and has been dealing with my return to work whilst my boss is on...

Does anyone know what time the Thomas Cook desk at Gatwick opens tomorrow morning? We need to collect our tickets for departure tomorrow morning, and our flight is at 7am. Therefore need to check in...

Argh, H has to go to his boss's house on Saturday night for a fancy dress party with a French theme. I can't go as we can't get a baby sitter (ooh, what a shame) He doesn't want to do the usual string...

I had a bit of a prang on Tuesday. The bonnet is now a bit misshapen ? but closes fine. There's no damage to lights or numberplate. The bodyshop doing the repairs cant take it until the 18th July,...