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    Jekyll and Hyde

    Anyone out there watching the new Jekyll and Hyde on ITV in the UK? If you haven't seen it, it's gory, scary and completely unsuited to a 7pm time slot - it got over 500 complaints on the first episode alone! Needless to say I do love it for all of those reasons. It's also very stylish, in a...
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    Dying bras

    Does anyone know if you can dye bras? I have a white longline 'Doreen' that I'd love to dye peach to match some of my other underwear but I don't want to risk ruining it! I wasn't sure if you could dye that type of man made fabric. Has anyone done this before and how did it go?
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    UK stocking suppliers

    Can anyone in the UK recommend a shop or online supplier of quality non-stretch FF stockings? I have always bought from What Katie Did but haven't been as impressed lately and they don't seem top be doing my favourites anymore. I like seamed FF ones best and nothing too 'shiny'. I do WW2...
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    Doctor.... Who? Spoilers! Really, don't read if ur not up to date.

    I know this is not the place really, but has anyone else just watched the series finale of Doctor Who? And if you have, is it really HIM as the new Doctor? If so, then.... wow, I'm impressed!
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    The King in the Car Park

    I know it's ever so slightly before th Golden Era, but isn't it rather marvollous that they ahve finally found Richard III - beneath a car park!
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    Underage drinking

    When I was a teenager, many moons ago, our main aim in life was to 'get served in the pub'. To this aim we would spend ages on a Saturday evening getting dressed up whilst telling our mums that we were ' going round to Michelle's to play records.' We would then go to the local pub that would...
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    To 3D or not to 3D - that is the question...

    What do you all think of the current vogue for 3D films? Whilst I do enjoy the hokey appeal of the early 3D films, the current bunch leave me cold. I find the glasses a distraction and I always leave the cinema with a vague headache. I didn't go to see Promethius recently because our local...
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    Sculpture Pin Curler

    Iv'e only just heard of the Sculpture Pin Curler and being rubbish at pin curls it looks ideal for me. I do have fine straight hair and find curling it a nightmare as it just slips out of rollers.However, I do seem to have a cupboard cluttered with gadgets I either can't use or think are no good...
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    Sculpture Pin Curler

    Iv'e only just heard of the Sculpture Pin Curler and being rubbish at pin curls it looks ideal for me. I do have fine straight hair and find curling it a nightmare as it just slips out of rollers.However, I do seem to have a cupboard cluttered with gadgets I either can't use or think are no good...
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    Washing rayon?

    Whist I sure this question has been asked many times I did a search and couldn't find the answer: can rayon be handwashed? I have a lovely late 40's dress that I usually get drycleaned but I'd really rather handwash it so I can wear it more often. I was thining of gently handwashing in baby...
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    Restoring the finish on Utility furniture

    I have several peices of Utility furniture including wardrobes, tallboy, dressing table and a side table. They are all oak veneer and I love them all, but the varnish has started to dry out and look a bit flakey and patchy in areas. I don't want to strip the finish off, mainly because it'd be a...
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    Baking powder facial scrub

    I recently borrowed a beauty book from the library that recommended using baking powder as a facial scrub, mixed with a water based cleanser. I have tried it and have to say it really does work! The texture and size of the grains is just about right and it left my skin very soft and clean. It...
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    The new Upstairs Downstairs

    Did anyone else watch the first episode of the new season of 'Upstairs Downstairs'? It's really difficult not to compare it with Downton Abbey although they are totally different. I personally felt I could take it or leave it, as although it looks beautiful I really found it hard to care...
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    Books about WW2 from a German perspective

    Can anyone recommend a good book, or books, about WW2 told from a German perspective? I'm looking for something readable covering a fairly wide perspective and more homefront based than millitary. My dad was a tail gunner on Lancasters and I'm particularly interested in the bombing campaign from...
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    M&S secret support pencil skirt

    Has anyone else tried the Marks and Spencer secret support pencil skirt? I was in there yesterday and bought one and for under £30 it's not bad. I does smooth out your lumps and bumps and it quite flattering on. The material isn't 'all that' it's polyester and quite thick, but for a winter skirt...
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    Remoulding lipsticks to fit mini tubes

    Having just bought a few small lipsticks to fit into my stratton lipstick compacts I'm wondering if it's possible to mould or reform lipsticks to fit into the tubes. The colours I have ar'nt my favourites and I can't find mini lipsticks in the right colours. One of the lipsticks in the...
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    Does your body change every 7 years?

    When I was a kid my mum (and most women of her era I knew) held the belief that your body changed every 7 years. Now, I scoffed at the time but now I'm starting to think that there's something in that. If you imagine that at 7 you are not so much a little kid as a young person, at 14 you have...
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    Does your body change every 7 years?

    When I was a kid my mum (and most women of her era I knew) held the belief that your body changed every 7 years. Now, I scoffed at the time but now I'm starting to think that there's something in that. If you imagine that at 7 you are not so much a little kid as a young person, at 14 you have...
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    Small lipsticks for compact?

    I have jus bought a couple of Stratton lipstick compacts, the kind where there is a tiny attached mirror and a tube for your lipstick pops out when you lift up the mirror. The problem is that modern lipsticks are all too big to fit into the tube! Can anyone reccomend a lipstick small enough to...
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    Scalp treatment

    My other half has just finished spraying our 1938 Austin Big Seven with cellulose paint, and although he's been doing it in the garage, the fine black dust has gotten everywhere. About the same time (this spraying has gone on for a few weeks!), my scalp began to get very itchy, bumpy and sore...

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