Discussions I've Participated In

A study has shown that most women only wash their bras every two months. In that, given most people have several bras, they say an individual bras get worn seven times before washing....

Or indeed both? JR has inspired me to post this, although it has been a recent bone of contention with my friend. I can listen to Duran Duran and enjoy the tracks but my 80s heart lies with Spandau...

We're planning a picnic for the late May Bank Holiday weekend and need a suitable location for 3 sets of twins and 2 babies (all children under 1) and associated parents. Somewhere free or cheap to...

Anyone got a good tried and tested basic flapjack recipe? Would like a basic one so I can fart around adding fruit, nuts etc. Thanks.

I'm getting all excited about next week and thought we'd try and make the pancakes an actual dinner rather than just gorging ourselves on lemon and sugar. Any good ideas? I'm consdiering a cheese...

We were in the Bathstore on the weekend going window shopping for our new bathroom - won't be done til later in the year, btu thought we'd have a look to get some ideas. While we really liked some of...

Hello all. Please could you tell me which you prefer in your living rooms and why? Also does anyone have any pics of their living room laminate. If you have laminate domyou have the same going in to...

My friend is going back oop north after a few years in London and has never had a good afternoon tea here, where would you recommend? I have been to The Dorchester, Browns, the Ritz and the Cadogan....

My poor brain hurts <sob> If you had a window 115cm in width and 145cms in length. What size curtains would you get?

My dad has just been diagnosed with dementia and I'm trying to find out more about how it might progress. At the moment to me he just seems like a slightly forgetful elderly man. He's 78 and still...

And how long can they hold it if necessary? Stan's been hiding behind the sofa all day. He stuck his nose out the catflap at one point, but his legs didn't make it that far, and there are no cat...

Just curious in whether the majority of us are 'typically British' and never complain I have returned stuff a couple of times to our local Tesco - once I bought a bagfull of fresh fruit to make a big...

Hello all. Please could I be cheeky and ask if I can see pictures of your kitchens please. We are just looking at buying a new one and would like some idea's. Thank you.

OK - there's going to be plenty of things that your size / shape may not suit - but what is your 1 stylistic "no can do" that you're most peeved about? I would love to be able to do "tuckage" - that's...

1. Lee Ryan (formerly of Blue) has called his son - Rayn Lee Amethyst Ryan Rayn was picked because it's an anagram of Ryan. I kid you not ?? 2. Bear Grylls has called his son - Huckleberry Edward...

I'm just thinking aloud at the moment, but I'd appreciate hearing about others' expereiences and views. My Gma has had a small stroke, she's still in hospital and but expected to come out in the next...

We're a bit stuck and google hasn't been much help this evening, so I though I'd ask on here as we want to get this sorted tonight if possible... FIL sadly passed away a week back and now we're trying...

Am writing an article about imaginary friends at the mo and would love any stories to help make it a bit more interesting! I had one, when I was about 8 I think. He was called Mohammed. I...

For some reason I have a hankering to own a celebrity chef type cook book or two. I've never used one before - most recipes I use are from the internet or from a collection of non-celebritry cook...

I'm trying to encourage MIL that the bottom of random drawers and the like are not the best places to keep precious family photos and am after at least 3 big albums. I'm after corners ones, not slip...

H and I are planning on going this evening but the reviews don't look wonderful. Anybody here seen it?

I'm just watching this on DVD and am really disappointed. Maybe I needed to see it at the cinema to get into it or something. I think Meryl's acting is awful and am really surprised at how bad Julie...

How long does it last? I feel like death warmed up ? However, I keep telling myself it's better than the Norovirus ?

For the first time since moving over here there will just be me, H and baby for christmas. We are really big christmas family people and have always had family over here for chritmas or been home. We...

For the past few years, I've always had Mum here from Christmas dinner and she has helped out. This year I have my in laws here so I will be doing it all myself. Does anyone have a tips to make is...

Have some rellies in London visiting from overseas and we are inviting them for Christmas lunch at ours, just out of London, but neither the tfl or national rail planners will give me any times or...

I'm off to Switzerland at the weekend with my H and we're being hosted by one of his colleagues so we wanted to take a present for him and his wife. H suggested a really good quality traditional...

Anyone know about customs restrictions getting into Australia? I suspect that my BILs ideal Christmas gift would be a parcel of Soreen maltloaf. I seem to remember taking some with us last time we...

I've a friend who's working out in australia and it's going to be his first Christmas out there on his own and I wanted to send him a hamper of stuff as a present. I looked at the expat sites but they...