Tip of the day

Cheap plastic tea sets are much more fun in the bath than expensive bath toys. And they don't get covered in black goo like rubber ducks do, either. Avendesora

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Quote of the week

DottyDotsOfBloodOnTheFloor is miffed by BigTech's unintentional site 'improvements': "It's like playing the tablecloth game where you have to spot what's been taken away."

Recipe of the week

Astrophe's spicy pumpkin soup: the perfect throw-in-the-saucepan-and-leave-to-simmer solution for all those Hallowe'en lantern scoopings. Just the job for post trick-or-treat slurping, too.