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Three seems to be the magic number

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 4 Mar 24

We have plenty of grey squirrels around here – the invasive ones some short-sighted people imported from America and released almost 150 years ago. They have carried a deadly disease to the native red squirrels and they cause a...

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I just can't justify it!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 5 Jan 24

The other issue affecting my decision not to have a pet cat is that I just can’t justify having a cat when they are so destructive. Yes their hunting behaviour might be ‘natural’, but they are present at a much higher density than...

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Squirrel stew

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 17 Nov 23

So as I said I bought a couple of oven-ready squirrels to try. I had read that there isn’t much meat on a squirrel apart from the haunches, so I was a little bit surprised to find almost a whole squirrel in there (minus the head)....

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Interesting meats

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 15 Nov 23

At a country show not long ago I found a stall selling a range of interesting meats. I’ve tried quite a lot of different animals in the past – the usual beef, lamb, pork and chicken of course, plus goose, duck, pigeon, turkey,...

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Spotted Lantern Flies Must Be Killed

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 18 Sep 21

Read this story on Bing this morning. Such a beautiful insect, but don't be fooled by the beauty. While they're not harmful to people, these insects don't sting or bite, spotted lantern flies are an invasive species that prey on...

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I love cats and dogs as pets but I don't disagree with what Australian Government has been doing

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 2 Mar 18

Australian Government and some environmental NGO's are now encouraging people to kill Feral cats . I am not talking about pet cats and stray city cats that needs to be adopted, I am talking about feral cats that adapted into wild....

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Not sure whether I’m pleased or not

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 8 Mar 17

I just opened the door and three wild creatures in the garden made a sharp exit. My first thought was ‘How nice to have wildlife just outside the door!’ But on reflection I realised that of the three, one was a destructive...

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Non-Invasive Liposuction

chipesterkhan @chipesterkhan (2925) • Philippines 21 Aug 11

don't have time to shed off that excess fat? get a non-invasive liposuction done. Of course this is not a permanent solution so after the operation, start exercising to maintain it. and if you think you still need more,...

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how important is facebook to you?

sunsetdawn @sunsetdawn (35) 6 Aug 10

some people run their lives on facebook others just read and play games, famous people report their lives and the saying if its not on facebook it cant be true is used a lot. some even talk to their next door neighbour on it.so my...

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Do you feel compelled at commenting on other peoples comments or situations?

coolsid2007 @coolsid2007 (1030) • India 13 Feb 10

I don't, i like to stay away not defensively but i don't like someone's opinion without me asking for it, similarly i think for other person too... I've seen people doing the contrary, they are invasive of personal freedom,...

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My friend is a snoop? Do you have friends like this?

carlas @carlas (198) • United States 7 Jul 09

Okay, so yesterday I was sitting with my room mate/friend and she was on the internet. She was on Facebook. So she logs out, and starts to log back in with a new email address-- it's her exboyfriends. So she goes on there and...

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Is there any way I can get some starts for Kudzu?

Willowlady @Willowlady (10657) • United States 6 Dec 06

Would love to grow the plant in a contained situation and use it to weave and leaves to feed my livestock..any suggestions?

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