pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
United Kingdom • Age 43
Joined myLot 18 years ago
Writer, mother, grandmother, wife - the most important hats I wear.
https://rebeccalucasjournalist.wordpress.com/
http://pumpkinpoetry.blogspot.com
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
7 Apr
I recently finished an article, which I wanted to share on social media to get more views. I shared on Facebook as that's my main social media. I shared on Twitter (I am still not entirely sure how that works or the point of it,...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
31 Mar
I have been writing a set of articles about Catholic saints and their feast days. The most recent one is about saints whose feast days fall in March.
Some of the saints are quite well-known, others are more obscure. I have found...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar
Last night, I went to see a play. While I've been to other acts (comedy, music) over the past year or two, it has been some time since I'd seen a play.
My two sons used to belong to a theatre group called Labyrinth. I had...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar
Hello to you all. I hope you're well. My last post on here was Christmas. I have popped I since then, read a few things, but didn't participate.
Firstly, I remember telling you about my dad breaking his leg. He is on the mend....
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
25 Dec
I have just popped in to wish anyone celebrating it a merry Christmas. If you're in a time zone where it's already been and gone, I hope it was a good one.
It is Christmas Day here as I write this. I made a pixel picture, which I...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
1 Nov
Hello to you all. I was just reading something that was mostly not interesting, but there were some comments saying they didn't believe a 4 year old would be able to read a menu. Further comments ensued with people insinuating...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct
Hello to you all.
I understand that photos are working now, so I've added one.
Husband and I visited Warwick Castle today. He said he'd never been, and I hadn't been for almost 20 years. I didn't think it worth the cost back...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct
Read the story here: https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/two-restaurants-somerset-town-named-8799704?fbclid=IwAR0K4_usgZnenpYl5IHzfwvX9NPvEnGZdP6sMj91JQQFUikzgdJkv1YdZwg
Some time ago (probably a couple of months),...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
This is a little more serious than my usual posts. I was wondering about people who have cut off members of their family.
I haven't done it myself, although I've had times I've been tempted. While I have stopped making efforts...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
1 Oct
...I've neglected you all for over a month! I've not been particularly busy, just forgetful!
Last time, I mentioned a couple of plans. We did those things. I took my niece and nephew to the bowling alley. My husband and two sons...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
22 Aug
Hello, how have you all been?
There had not been much going on around here, just work and other boring things! I have been in my new job for almost 4 months now. It's going quite well. I intend to stick around for about a year or...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
9 Jul
I am a fan of a good quiz. I went to one yesterday. It was a one-off to support attempts to save an important local venue.
I was hoping to have a team of four but only managed three. There was me, my husband (D), and my big...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
25 Jun
Hello to you all. I think the last time I was here would have been about a month ago. I had done some things and was about to do some other things.
I used to have a blog that I kept, in which I would detail holidays or trips that...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
4 Jun
My husband and I don't have a great many people we'd call genuine friends but those we do have are dotted around the world. One such friend is someone my husband has known for many years, and he sees her like a sister. For the...
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5 people
pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
28 May
Hello again. It's coming to the end of another month, and I've barely had time to breathe - all in a good way, though!
I started my new job at the beginning of May. That's been really intense but enjoyable. There's an eight week...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
30 Apr
Hello to you all. As always, I hope you are all well.
I just wrote a lot of stuff when my computer decided to switch itself off at random, and I lost everything I wrote. Not sure if that's a good thing (because I was waffling) or...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
2 Apr 23
Hello to you all. I hope you are all well.
Today, I bring you news. I'll begin with the bad news - an important local venue has been closed permanently. I (along with a lot of other people) am very sad and angry about it. The...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
21 Mar 23
If I've done it right, the image should be one of myself with my 2 bonus daughters and 3 granddaughters. That was my wedding day in 2019.
Today is my eldest granddaughter's birthday. I miss all my girls dearly every day but it's...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar 23
Hello to you all. I hope you are all well.
I thought about doing a 'rant of the day' because there is quite a lot going on at the moment, and I've not been doing particularly well. I got to a point where I really struggled to...
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 23
Hello. How are you all? A couple of weeks into 2023 and I've enjoyed my first break of the year. My husband and I went up north to visit my eldest son (Midi) for his birthday. We left the youngest at home as he didn't want to come...
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