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DaringAquaViewer · 24/04/2024 15:01

Say yes or no then suggest the next one

I will start
Shoes on the stairs

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Lampslights · 01/05/2024 16:17

aintnospringchicken · 01/05/2024 16:00

No to 7 legged spider,although I must say I've never counted the legs on any spider in our house.

An under the stair cupboard filled with assorted items you can't think of anywhere else to put them so under the stairs they go

Yup. The cupboard of doom.

rocking horse?

scalt · 01/05/2024 16:36

No rocking horse in my house, but my brother kept our childhood one for his daughters.

Ladybird books: 1980s or earlier, ie proper old ones?

Dareisayiseethesunshine · 01/05/2024 16:47

Yes Ladybird books.
And the original Mr Men ones also...

MrsMitford3 · 01/05/2024 17:09

Yes to Mr Men books and ladybird books

Hanging calendar in the kitchen-if it's not on there it doesn't happen

aintnospringchicken · 01/05/2024 20:04

Yes to hanging calendar in the kitchen

Family photos on your mantelpiece

ScottBakula · 01/05/2024 20:24

Family photos no

A dinning table that actually gets used as one.

WalkingWombat · 01/05/2024 20:28

Family photos but not on the mantel. Dining room table used a couple of times a week but it is the only seating at the end of a kitchen diner.

something usuals and unique not already mentioned.

aintnospringchicken · 01/05/2024 23:05

Yes to something unique.I have a beautiful early 1950s dress my mum used to wear to "the dancing" on a Saturday night.It has a couple of layers of petticoats and shoestring straps.

An old cat gut strung wooden tennis racquet complete with wooden press to keep it in shape

echt · 01/05/2024 23:44

No.

A WW2 gas mask (Are you my mummy?) Grin

FunLurker · 02/05/2024 07:02

Yes to mask and other bits, including loads of coins(my granddad leant them to one of my kids for a school project many many years ago and then said we should look after them
Garden gnome?

hoochycrone · 02/05/2024 07:06

No.
Out of control monstera plant?

MrsMitford3 · 02/05/2024 08:09

no to plant -although yes to garden gnome-ironically of course

Set of boules

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 02/05/2024 10:29

No to set of boules.

A cracked mug with pens in it. Extra points if at least 50% don't work and there's a random chopstick.

BinkyBeaufort · 02/05/2024 11:59

No to pens in a mug - they're in a box in the jumble drawer.

Unfinished knitted items and random balls of wool.

aintnospringchicken · 02/05/2024 13:09

No to unfinished knitted items

A piece of furniture you've kept to reupholster or up cycle but haven't got round to doing it.I've got an ottoman I've been meaning to recover for the last 2 years.

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 02/05/2024 13:15

Yes to many unfinished unstarted reupholstery/upcycling projects.

A tea towel you had as a student that you now use for mucky jobs.

anunlikelyseahorse · 02/05/2024 13:19

Tea towels yes, had since student days? Erm not sur I actually owned one as a student!

Wooden flooring

CosmosQueen · 02/05/2024 13:23

Yes, engineered wood floor in the living room (and I love it)

Odd bottles of liqueur that will never be used up?

MrsMitford3 · 02/05/2024 13:45

yes to odd bottles of liquor but somehow we manage to use them up 😂

on that note-a cocktail shaker set

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 02/05/2024 15:23

Yes to a cocktail shaker. (Not sure what's involved in a 'set').

On a related note, a wooden board for slicing lemons inscribed 'Gin and Tonic'?

bloodyplumbing · 02/05/2024 15:33

No to a lemon cutting board, but I need one.

Do you have a lemon squeezer

poetryandwine · 02/05/2024 15:42

Yes to a lemon squeezer.

Do you have a garlic press?

Lampslights · 02/05/2024 15:46

poetryandwine · 02/05/2024 15:42

Yes to a lemon squeezer.

Do you have a garlic press?

Yes don’t use it though.

a yukka plant?

MrsMitford3 · 02/05/2024 16:26

No yucca plant

An apron you wear to cook

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 02/05/2024 16:26

No to a yucca plant.

Herbs on a windowsill?

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