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I arrived home last night to find a note on the doormat from our next door neighbour. They would like to get some chickens and wanted to know if we'd have any objections. Apparently they won't be...

Fun article here: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6799363.ece Of course, having read it, I'm now desperate to browse the catalogue ?

But £10 a mug. Hmmmmm can I justify them? Do we like Cornishware? I think I like it, even though I live in a 1960s box and not a fabulous countryside cottage with a range cooker ?

We suspect our 2 year old daughter has a wheat intolerance so I am trying to make her bread and cakes using doves wheat free flour. Can anyone recommend any good wheat free recipes for cakes and...

I need to get my Kitchenaid mixer repaired but haven't had any luck searching for repairers online. Has anyone done this? Did you find an authorised repairer? I've emailed Kitchenaid but am too...

H and I are desperate for some time together with no distractions and Wee Braw is off to my mum's for 12 days the week after next. We went through a bit of a rocky time a couple of months ago and...

What is everyone having? I need inspiration. Preferrably healthy, low calorie dinners!! Do not give me food envy with sausage and mash stories. Although I could have veggie sausages I suppose...... ...

I know it has been done alot recently, so sorry about that, but I am really stumped. We are going to a wedding in a couple of weeks and have been told this about what to wear:- Dress code Bear in mind...

OK - have just thoroughly cleaned our bathrooms, and that was a grim job. I feel like I don't really know the best way to keep on top of things (years of shared bathrooms where we emplyed a cleaner...

I've just been let down by Cox and Cox and seriously need help. 3 weeks ago I ordered some lovely voile party bags, however having just chased them they have now informed me that they are out of...

We're collecting a new car today (not brand new, new to us), and im feeling quite sad about selling mine. Its a little Fiat Punto but its been great for almost 5 years, no problems at all. I tend to...

Ick, I've just received a carton of this as a freebie with my grocery order. Has anyone used it? The pack seems to suggest that I can use it as a substitute for egg in anything, even recipes calling...

My H2B and I live in a rented flat and since we moved in 2 months ago have had a constant mouse problem. Initially we bought some traps and put them down but observed the mouse just running straight...

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) a small splash of vanilla...

Has anyone got any idea of how much it may cost to hire a hall for a couple of hours? Obviously I need to ring specific places for their prices but I'd like a ball park figure in mind to decide...

Why do my pizzas always turn out with a soggy bottom? I make my own dough (either using the bread machine or by hand) and I cook it using a pizza stone but I always seem to get a soggy bottom. Does...

Ok I have just made my first ever xmas cake I used Delias Recipe. I have lined and wrapped the tin as she said but the final thing she says to do is put a double piece of silicone paper on the top...

Anyone got any news??

Does anyone have either of these maintenance programmes with BG? We're thinking of taking one out for each of our tenanted properties, so would appreciate any kind of feedback - both good and bad....

Did anyone watch?

Does anyone have any experience with them? I want to get H one for his birthday but he's never had one before so I don't want to spend lots of money on his first one. I was thinking up to £100 - would...

My daughter has now decided she wants to go to uni....spent 1st year of 6th form saying..' i am not going to uni ,just want to do A levels and then get a job!' well, after the AS levels had finished ,...

This is a rubbish post i know!! REALLY stuck on what to get H for his birthday (tomorrow!!). He loves gardening and is always trying to read up on when to do things and they best way of doing things....

Shudder, I hate the word "hun". A bloke at work uses the word 'hun' in his texts, and I hate it. It makes me really really cringe! Anyone else dislike it as much? Tell me your other "hun"isms that you...

Any recommendations please for buying small travel or cabin plastic bottles online or in store?

Someone I know daughter died a few days a go, I want to send a sympathy card letting them know we are thinking of them, but apart from that I don't really know what to say, does anyone have any...

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'm rather lethargic at the moment and have loads of things I should be doing, but instead I'm drinking coffee and wasting time on the computer. I should be wrapping presents as it's A's birthday...

Has anyone got an experience of making this? I am contemplating it for a bbq that we are having at the weekend, but I am worried about it not setting. I was also thinking about making her food...