I have tried two different recipes for fruit scones; both times the scones have turned out hard, in spite of following the recipes to the letter. How do I make soft scones?
Onwards and Downwards Continues in February 2013 Hello all, Welcome to February, I hope that those of you who were on a strict post Christmas diet have had some great results, and relaxed just a...
giving my house to my two adult children in order to avoid inheritance tax? I live on a pension and have very little savings but my house just comes into the inheritance tax bracket although it cost...
My husband has been out of work for a few weeks but has now been offered a job on a building site in London. He has got a room in London for £180 per week but has no use of a kitchen so will have to...
My Grandaughters (6 & 8) have been making 'Valentines Cards' today and with the old saying we've been making up little poems... For their daddy they've come up with.. Roses are red Violets are blue...
Hello all, A very happy New year to all our Onwards and Downwards crew. I hope you all had a lovely time over Christmas and let yourselves have a treat now and then. I expect we shall gain a few more...
Hi, I have been trying to print out 50 labels using mail merge but for some peculiar reason only the top row on each sheet prints out. I have tried everything without success. I have done this many...
Hi everyone - I was lucky enough to win a new iPad mini. It arrived yesterday and is new in its box. I entered the competition to try and win one to replace my husband's old iPad, but he wants the...
Still having problems, my emails keep disappearing. Only from in box, sent and deleted are still there. Only stay on for a couple of minutes. Been through al the settings and can't find anything to...
For some reason I cannot control the cursor on my laptop screen with either the mouse or the touchpad. The cursor just slowly moves down the screen and disappears meaning I can do absolutely nothing...
I notices on here a while back someone had recommended a pair of non slip gripper things to put on your shoes whilst walking on slippy surfaces. I have tried to find the original question but can't....
My daughter had a mouse in her house and can't seem to get rid of it. She has tried all sorts of traps and it eats the stuff off the trap but is never caught. Her young daughter refuses to sleep in...
According to the daily mail today, the BBC and the NHS therefore the taxpayers could be paying huge payouts to the people he abused..I feel very sorry for the people he's abused the man was evil..but...