to have not yet adjusted to the "new" style of washing up liquid bottle?

[MadamAnt]

And to be thrilled that I have found a brand that still produces the Old Skool bottle?

What does this new style look like?

do you remember the really cheap makes and the bottles were about a foot long

oh ... and round and made of white plastic?

The old style ones always used to slip out of my hand when I was all wet and soapy. Oh arrr!

I once made my mum a Mothers Day present (as shown on Blue Peter) using one of the old style ones -it was a holder for her can of hairspray (very 70's!).

Basically it was a washing up bottle cut down to slightly shorter than the can of hairspray, covered with wallpaper and a strip of ribbon around the top to decorate it.

You couldn't make that with the new style of bottle !

It all comes down to rockets.

However I have found that if one introduces one's child to alchopops one discovers a whole new world of craft making opportunities.

LOL Norbert

pinkstarfish - is your name meant to be a bit rude sounding?

did she use it norbert?

Hey Adam matey,

you alright?

SEA -she did use it. In fact I'm sure I remember it still being there on her dressing table around the time I left home to go to college.

I'm afraid to say if it was something produced for me by one of my DC it would have found its way out of sight into the back my wardrobe after a week

Sluuuuur!

Where have you been? Has Real Life been encroaching? Good to see you around.

aw

Hey hey!!!

Yes I have been "RLiing"

and not in all that a good way, but hey ho and so on and here I am on friday night leetle bit having some wine so buggerit.

More importantly....

I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST on wednesday!

Now spill all and sundry about your everything (on a public forum)

where yer been????

That is SO brilliant!! Well done you. How long were you learning for? I started lessons when I was 18 and didn't pass my test til I was 27. Have you had a solo drive yet?

I've got a bun in the oven and am already looking like a ship in full sail. Only another er...17 weeks to go [rotund]. I'd like to say I'm fine, but I'm suffering from extreme hypochondria this time round (don't ask unless you have a spare couple of hours and a prediliction for tales of the bowel).

Ta! I am very proud of meself, I didn't start until late last year but I am "Older" so am feeling quite smug and chipper (plus I only got ONE minor so clearly I am a driving goddess)

I shall ask about your lot because I am interested (and since I both have a couple of hours and am contractible via PM [wink) so hmm eh? bun - oven - bowels eh?

Sounds delish!