Just want to start by saying I'm not a great baker but I really outdid my rubbish baking today. Thought I'd try a new brownie recipe with the girls (7 & 3), all went well until it told me to bake it for 45 minutes and I believed it. It came out like a paving slab but the kids managed to chew th...

Haha....funny~

Beautiful!

H...land and B are a tad expensive! We have no ethnic shops in any of the three towns we shop at, just such a rural area. Even the Polish shop has closed down. Have you tried the world food aisles and places like @sd@ or S@insbury? We have no Sainbury's in the vicinity, and our nearest Asda is very...

I love a good shopper, Orfy. My husband is very good at this too~

Spreckly wrote:H...land and B are a tad expensive! We have no ethnic shops in any of the three towns we shop at, just such a rural area. Even the Polish shop has closed down.

Have you tried the world food aisles and places like @sd@ or S@insbury?

Spreckly wrote:The pharmacy assistant in Te...co tried to flog me some cocoa butter and oil yesterday. I specifically said coconut oil. Will try in town at the end of next week.

Ha! What, they thought YOU didn't know what YOU wanted?

Try the food shops, Spreckly~

Wow, a bench from pallets....it's pretty cool, actually, but I know my neighbors. If they saw that in my garden they would offer me a saw to even up the back, or come do it themselves to be helpful~ HAHAHAHAHA ill be honest lillia, the back doesnt sit right with me either. Id love to have it like t...

Wow, a bench from pallets....it's pretty cool, actually, but I know my neighbors. If they saw that in my garden they would offer me a saw to even up the back, or come do it themselves to be helpful~

It's a good thread, Mo, it's just that right now, the only thing that comes to mind is not a pleasant thought~

Nefertari wrote:
thanks Lillia,

I'm also starting a course of laser-lipo on saturday so will use it on the treated areas too.

Nef

Oh, very good~

Bev is right about asking about exercise. Her diet looks good too. Unfortunately, even though you don't eat alot of junk food, if you aren't able to exercise much, even a small amount of junk food will effect you more than someone who can exercise alot. Also, sugar can actually worsen arthritis . It...

Nefertari wrote:Morning all,

a friend of mine has a Gurkha shop in her town and has gone in there and got me a tub of 500ml for £2.59. So i shall try it later and let you know.

What a bargain, Nefertari! Remember, you need very little. In a couple weeks, you will see a difference in your skin~

In my twenties, I used Helena Rubensteins pore washing grains. Thanks for the info Lillia. Oh, my, I remember Helena Rubenstein products! I haven't heard that name in so long. I remember I first heard the name because her shampoo was advertised...I was about 10, and I thought her name was so beauti...

julie62 wrote:Finished a big, thick scarf this week - didn't think I'd get chance to use it this year, but guess I'll be wearing it for work tomorrow!

That's beautiful, Julie, and it also matches my kitchen! I could sit here with that around me in the mornings and drink my coffee!