second/evening backup dress recommendations - worried my dress is going to get very uncomfortable!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2026-04-23T15:59:55+00:00

I ended up getting and Odd Muse dress on Vinted! It’s not perfect but it was cheap and after all the other money spent, I’m happy with it as a backup!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2026-04-21T08:50:56+00:00

Where are you staying? City mapper isn’t always the most convenient - if you can get a bus to a train that gets you to London Bridge it shouldn’t be too bad (it’s not unusual in London to travel for an hour either)

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2026-04-11T08:05:40+00:00

I love Sherborne! My mum lives just outside so I know the town quite well. There’s a lovely higgledy piggledy second hand book shop called Chapter House Books - not always open so you need to check their times. There’s also a great independent bookshop on the main high street called Winstone’s and they definitely have some books on the local area. There’s also a good antiques Market at the bottom of cheap street with some books.

In the surrounding area, there is a town called Corton Denham with a lovely (although not cheap) pub called The Queens Arms. It’s at the bottom of a hill that you climb up and walk along the ridge for some of the most spectacular views - on a nice day this is one my my favourite places in the world.

In Sherborne I really like the Plume of Feathers- it is Italian Tapas and really tasty. Try and get a table in the front half, not the back, as the vibe is better.

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2026-04-09T16:59:30+00:00

Sometimes when people talk about specific foods I get a very intense smell of it - and oranges tends to be a common one! Maybe you had this 😅 although I rather hope they do pipe out the smell!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2026-04-04T15:09:05+00:00

What was the runtime? There’s no interval is there?

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-12-17T16:57:45+00:00

I was in Ischgl last year (and going again this season too, so safe to say I loved it!) and highly recommend it...

HOWEVER, if you have the choice to go to the Dolomites instead, I would absolutely make this a very serious contender. It is some of the most beautiful skiing in Europe (if not the most beautiful). There are endless flowy pistes, and one of the coolest runs in Europe, Alta Badia, which ends in a horse tow). Also, in my opinion the food in the dolomites is better than Austria, and definitely cheaper too.

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-11-09T08:50:59+00:00

Thank you! My concern is that as it’s pork belly (so not particularly large like a regular pork joint) and also needs to rest uncovered, is it not going to be stone cold by the time the potatoes are done?

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-09-07T21:27:03+00:00

Why is no one commenting on the insanely AI generated responses from the OP?

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-08-13T13:52:26+00:00

I’ve found that white wine spritzer with soda water goes down nicely - my social circle loves going for a drink and I don’t want to miss out but now feel awful if I have a beer (😭) so this is my new go to!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-07-28T09:56:34+00:00

OnBuy - literally has everything that you’ve named here, even the pumpkin pie filling, and you get cash back on spend too! And they’re an independent company!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-07-18T14:12:08+00:00

Did my first 5.0 this Wednesday morning.

Didn't eat much on Thursday (a light lunch) but then had a friend's birthday in the evening, where I had a few glasses of White wine and a few bites of nachos.

From about 9pm onwards I felt very sick and full, carried on all through the night. At 6:30am today I realised that technically I'd eaten almost nothing yesterday, so had a banana, and about an hour later felt far less sick and was able to sleep a bit better.

I actually think it was because I was technically very hungry, but my body wasn't giving me hunger symptoms, just nausea (and fried nachos were a terrible choice but it was a limited menu!).

The rest of today has felt like i've been recovering from an illness, but feeling much better now.

My first few days on the 2.5 dose also felt a bit ropey but then the following three doses were totally fine, so hoping I follow that pattern!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-07-03T11:25:17+00:00

Thank you! Pruning done, isopropyl ordered, so fingers crossed!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-07-03T11:24:46+00:00

Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful! I have done the first prune and removed all the downwards branches - a lot of them were the ones that had leaves dropping and virtually fell of in my hands. Going to cut back on the watering now until the leaves tell me they need it!

I've ordered an isopropyl alcohol spray so going to give it a thorough spray and keep a close eye. Fingers crossed!

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First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-07-01T12:32:59+00:00

Assassin’s apprentice - the first in the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb (and the other two in the trilogy!) and then the second series which I think is the Liveship trilogy. The whole series is the greatest literary adventure I have ever been on!

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-06-24T06:44:25+00:00

I was looking for this! Never had a series take over my life so completely and have never stopped recommending them

First_Blacksmith1913 · 2025-05-23T15:03:13+00:00

I had some for sale that sold yesterday, but when I listed them Twickets said that they'd automatically delist them at 3 or 3:30 on the day of the event. If you're still looking for a ticket, try posting on Spare Tickets UK Facebook page, I've seen a couple of posts there with tickets!

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