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 Topic: Piano |
Sarah D
Replies: 11
Views: 7825
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 Forum: Trading Post Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 6:36 pm Subject: Piano |
| Gone now. I get the message. |
| Topic: Piano |
Sarah D
Replies: 11
Views: 7825
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 9:27 am Subject: Piano |
| Gone now. |
| Topic: parasites |
Sarah D
Replies: 9
Views: 7606
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 7:28 am Subject: parasites |
| Raw carrot is supposed to kill, but I've never had occasion to test this out. Garlic, lots of it? |
| Topic: Spring top jars |
Sarah D
Replies: 5
Views: 7910
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 11, 08 1:31 pm Subject: Spring top jars |
| I clip mine down completely to begin with, never had a problem. |
| Topic: Socks |
Sarah D
Replies: 45
Views: 25410
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Aug 11, 08 11:18 am Subject: Socks |
| Anything with a high wool content is best; man-made fibre (acrylic/nylon) is added for strength, especially in heel and toe areas, so is the norm for sock wool. If you use DK, they will knit up quite ... |
| Topic: bottle corks |
Sarah D
Replies: 24
Views: 15603
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 11, 08 11:11 am Subject: bottle corks |
Try cork bungs on the demi-johns - they're more flexible and easier to push in. A couple of mine have narrower necks, and I have carved away the cork bung to fit.
For wine bottles, I find the screw ... |
| Topic: Sad news ... |
Sarah D
Replies: 29
Views: 17511
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Sun Aug 10, 08 7:24 pm Subject: Sad news ... |
Sincere condolences from me too Judith.
Take care.
Sarah D |
| Topic: How many dischcloths is enough? |
Sarah D
Replies: 31
Views: 20803
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Aug 10, 08 12:35 pm Subject: How many dischcloths is enough? |
| Always 100% cotton, or they won't compost properly; also better performance as dishcloths. |
| Topic: How many dischcloths is enough? |
Sarah D
Replies: 31
Views: 20803
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Aug 10, 08 12:09 pm Subject: How many dischcloths is enough? |
| I have 26 or so, but I go through a few in a day. My bathroom cloths are all made of the same darkish blue cotton, so stay in the bathroom, rather than the kitchen. I knit 2 or 3 a month, so have a ... |
| Topic: Green tourism |
Sarah D
Replies: 26
Views: 14969
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Aug 08, 08 8:26 pm Subject: Green tourism |
Small discount/other incentive for those who arrive on foot/bike/public transport.
Selection of good (secondhand, ofcourse) books for guests to read - environmental, etc issues. |
| Topic: Preserving green beans and peas in kilner jars |
Sarah D
Replies: 38
Views: 50719
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Aug 08, 08 8:05 pm Subject: Preserving green beans and peas in kilner jars |
| MrD rates Ace Hardware very highly, but bought when was over there, good quality stuff, he said. |
| Topic: The lazy allotment holder |
Sarah D
Replies: 13
Views: 12437
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 06, 08 11:09 am Subject: The lazy allotment holder |
Forgot the veg suggestions  Chard, spinach beet, sea beet, sorrel, rhubarb, globe artichokes, leeks, all require little attention. |
| Topic: The lazy allotment holder |
Sarah D
Replies: 13
Views: 12437
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 06, 08 11:08 am Subject: The lazy allotment holder |
| No necessarily raised beds for no-dig- just turn over the grass or soil, then build mulch beds on top; if you have ordinary grass udnerneath, cover with carbboard,e tc, then pile on compost, amnure, e ... |
| Topic: cheese, as a starter for more cheese? |
Sarah D
Replies: 6
Views: 5675
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Aug 06, 08 6:57 am Subject: cheese, as a starter for more cheese? |
| No, it won't work. However, I use good quality yoghurt all the time as a starter. |
| Topic: wide elastic? |
Sarah D
Replies: 3
Views: 5887
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Aug 06, 08 6:54 am Subject: wide elastic? |
Found this, quite close:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-FLEX-TEX-EXTRA-WIDE-191mm-7-5-WHITE-ELASTIC_W0QQitemZ170244694805QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170244694805&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65 ... |
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