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Coffee!! Thankfully we have loads of tea and our daughter would vote for Cola. Hubby would vote for chocolate or crisps.

My Nana used to give me Milk of Magnesia if I had a poorly tummy as a child.

I get bitten to pieces too! Antihistamines beforehand, cover up as much as possible. Citronella oil and tea tree oil around the house and in a spray. Magnesium sulphate paste on swelling bites to draw out the goo.

Local honeycomb and propolis can be helpful, too. For your eyes, chamomile tea and witch hazel washes or compresses. Eat lots of garlic before the onset of hay fever season to inhibit inflammation.

I’ll have to get some of that! If I run out of laundry powder I use shower gel that I get cheaply from car boot sales/pinched from hotels in the dim and distant past.

Andy, were you able to repair/replace your fridge-freezer?

Those look great, Deeps! I’ll add one to my fine collection of wind-up thingies, solar powered fairy/garden lights and candles.

We’ve got a Home Bargains near us. I’ll grab some, thanks!

Thanks, Brambles!

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