Discussions I've Participated In

I have just come onto Hitched for the first time in yonks, read the angry ramblings on the telling off post and thought i would check out the other forum. After having read that many defected due to...

I am going camping in a few weeks, it will probably rain all week and we are going somewhere that is more about the walks and scenery than going out and about spending money so I would like to take a...

I mentioned this on legless' dinner thread but it's still making me chuckle so thought I would ask for any weird and wonderful things/combinations you have eaten recently. Mum and I were at my...

What's eveyone up to? We're going out tonight for drinks at a random bar in Battersea, followed by yummy steak. Tomorrow will be yoga, farmers' market, chilling out and quiet night in. Sunday run,...

I am considering booking a week for my sons birthday present-they will be 21 at the end of the month. I would probably book for sometime in July or September. I don't know much about it, but I thought...

My H were talking about this last night, as you do. He is about 7 inches taller than me, but he can fit into my jeans (grrr, does he not know that he shouldn't have made it look so easy ?) I asked who...

Thanks to FIL we both have some cash that must be spent on clothing for SIL's wedding in about 2-3 weeks time (4th July). It's a pretty casual wedding, she's not got a 'proper' wedding dress, and...

This is going to be all woe is me, and totally blatant sympathy seeking, but the summer has claimed it's first BBQ victim - me The food was all delicious, and lovingly prepared by someone who really...

I have a couple of loaves in the oven as I type this. I'm experimenting with Spelt flour. Is anyone else still looking after their leaven after all these months?

Sheffield's awash with water again and we've got more than our fair share (again) anyone else?

Got on the 6am train which had its own problems with signal failure on the line. Got into Euston and walked from there to Bishopsgate. At my desk by 7.40.

Anyone joining me today? I feel like absolute crap - all day red wine drinking (4pm-1am), one bowl of "oops, I forgot you were vege" chowder (basically cream and stock with a few boiled potatoes and...

We have garnishes and the odd bit here and there tonight we had a three-leaf salad with radishes, all from the garden (with smoked mackerel and avocado, which were not). I'm so chuffed ?. Battling the...

You expect a discount to take this into account, if not a full refund, yes? We hired a printer for an event, the printer was excellent but had a fault. This wasted paper, time and meant we couldn't...

Seriously. and i'm not even slightly fishwife. I am shocked though by some of the things paper shop lady said to me. I went in yesterday to pay my paper bill, bloke behind counter printed out account...

And what's on your "to read" pile? I have just finished "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" and it made me feel sick. I bought "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", but WTP had nicked off with it, so I'm...

I just wanted to post and say thank you to Hitched, as well as my branched off friends on Facebook and HPAD. It's the anniversary of my 'breakdown' this week, I can't quite believe a whole year has...

If I can't find the cards sent in the post? I've looked everywhere and they've just vanished.

Probably TMI for some. I realise this is very uneloquent, but it's bothering me ? Is sperm meant to taste foul? I mean, utterly foul. It's like having the back of my throat bleached. Now, I only have...

I have 2 packets of gnocchi which are just out of date so I want to use them up tonight. Mr G is a grumpy old wotsit (nooooo!) and declares gnocchi is dull, so was wondering if anyone had suggestions...

I was in the newsagents this morning when a woman elbowed me and my pram out of the way to get to the till before me and she handed over a scratchcard she'd just got that had obviously "won" £1 and...

I am in a sports team. I seem to have managed to saddle myself with the job of treasurer. Actually I agreed to take it on to help a friend out who had too many things on. Anyway, I was doing ok with...

Hello lovely Hitchers, It's the boyfs birthday next week and he would like to go Paragliding. We have booked the day off work to go somewhere, ideally on the South Coast, can anyone recommend anywhere...

Does anyone have and recs for sites to find accomodation for large groups? I've been tasked with finding a venue for a weekend away for a cabaret group I'm a member of, but am struggling a bit to find...

You know the expanding foam you can buy to fill in holes etc in walls etc well i'm wondering if there is anything like it for paving slabs. We have weeded the garden and there are so many gaps between...

This year I have potatoes, strawberries and tomatoes growing in our garden. What have you planted this year?

Hmmph, we were supposed to be going to a friend's barbecue in Surrey today. The children and I set off just after midday (H is ill so didn't come) and were still stuck on the M25 at 4pm (we were...