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Christening gifts

If I am buying a personalised keepsake box as a christening present, it will have the chils name on it and the date. Should the date be when they were born or the date of the christening?

smurfchops

Flying to Sydney in January for two weeks, don't want to travel too far from Sydney as we have two large suitcases and not to keen on living out of them ... but where else would you suggest I mustn't...

rainy100

Would it really help if I moved house?

I live in a very small three bed, one reception room house with two growing boys aged 10 and 11. The eldest is Autistic, and the noise and children who live around us totally stress him out during the...

shivvy

Christmas pudding

How far in advance of christmas is it necessary to make a christmas pudding? In any cooking, I always prefer making home-made recipes instead of store-bought food but should christmas puds be the...

coccinelle

Losing hair

My hairdresser advised me today to take supplements, plus special lotion and shampoo against hair loss. I must say they weren't to be bought at the salon but at a chemist's (so not a commercial...

gibba8

Conifer trees

Would like to move 5ft tall conifer trees to a differant part of my garden. Does anyone have any tips as to the best way to do this and also the best time of year.

Coldicote

Charity appeals

Perhaps I sound like an old 'meany', but I'm frustrated by the number of charity appeals coming through my letterbox at this time of year - seven very recently plus two clothing collection bags. Where...

lozzylou

home made soup

hi i often make my own soup which will just be potatoes, carrotts leek onion sweed parsnip and a bit of chicken, just boiled in water then i add stock. my question is will this meal be ok to basically...

sarnig60

Dublin

On a 5-day visit to Dublin, what would be your 'MUST SEE' priorities?

jen78

Grubby Marks on Cream Carpet

I moved into a new flat recently and there are some grubby marks on the dark crem (wth small brown specs) carpet. Anyone got any good tips to remove them without making it look worse (ie making the...

mimiq542

punch recipe

I am having a Christmas Open House and would like a recipe for a punch using bourbon. Any help would be appreciated!

anotheoldgit

Illegal Immigrants

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-108917 4/Four-illegal-immigrants-caught-sneaking-Brit ain-inside-32ft-fake-Christmas-tree.html Whatever next Muslims not offended by CHRISTMAS trees, Others...

spazvas

Why do old men hum?

This may seem a strange question but have you noticed that men over a certain age have an annoying habit of humming? It may seem faintly amusing, but I tell you what I am slowly but surely going round...

kelbels

cost of cigarettes in poland

we gave our friend 300gbp to get us some fags from poland, but we only got 10 cartons of L&M back from him. Can anyone tell us if this amount is right for the amount of money we gave him? on the...

mats01_99

Mothers Funeral - Eulogy

Hi. My mother passed away suddenly last week (70), I am the only son with 2 older sisters. The funeral will probably be towards the end of next week. I feel that I would be expected to say a few words...

dennisb66

Inversion therapy table

My wife suffers from severe Sciatica,I am considering buying an "Inversion therapy table",however these are quite expensive and yet worth every penny if they work If any reader has used one of these...

ibizaboy

outside of paris.????

im going to paris for 5 days in may and (other than disneyland which ive done) can anyone recommend or suggest somewhere outside of paris to visit. maybe something out of the norm? thanks ian.

flobadob

It's early yet but...

I'm planning on making a CD for christmas. My fav song is It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. Has anyone got any other suggestion? I would really like to hear a few that I've never heard of...

tatu

rent problem with private landlord

i went guarantor for my brother 6 mths ago,he rents his home privately.he has lost his job last month,has no means of income,dhss are messing him about as he was overseas for 10 yrs previously b4...

seagirl

screw top wine bottles

Is it ok to store screw top wine bottles on their sides. I know corked bottles should so the cork stays moist but what effect does it have on screw tops. Thanks in advance

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