Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12500)
Ireland
Joined myLot 9 years ago
An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
15h
Now, parts of this dream are a bit hazy, especially at the beginning.
I was in a garden. Well, it was more like a yard with a small bit of lawn. There was a business man there, and he was looking at maps or something. He was...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (323018)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Mar
We’ve all watched comedians who take off or impersonate other celebrities. In Australia, this is often called 'taking the mickey' out of someone.
Some are better at these impersonations than others. They might pick on a...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
15 Mar
I wasn't going to go shopping today anyway, so I left my alarm on for 9:00am.
I heard the alarm go off and I remember thinking something like, that's the alarm going off.
Next thing I know, I looked at my watch and it was...
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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton You must have needed the extra sleep. Since retiring I seem to be getting up at 7.30 ish. Used to be 6.30. retirement really takes it out of you. Today we sauntered around and had lunch at my favourite restaurant in Paris, well, in one of my...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
14 Mar
So today I pained a mini canvas black first, then I finished off the painting of the Abbey Ruins. There wasn't much to do to it, I just needed to add a little foliage.
After that, I took the painting of the Abbey Ruins in to my...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
13 Mar
We went to the big Tesco again today. Last week my Mum forgot her shopping list so I made sure I reminded her to take it, and the carrier bags.
After I'd got rid of the soft recycle, we went up on the lift. I pushed the button...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
14 Mar
So today I pained a mini canvas black first, then I finished off the painting of the Abbey Ruins. There wasn't much to do to it, I just needed to add a little foliage.
After that, I took the painting of the Abbey Ruins in to my...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (323018)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
Have you noticed how the questions on forms have changed somewhat over the past few years?
Once you never would have seen ‘what pronoun do you prefer’. Vince was highly tempted to put ‘me’, in answer to that.
I have a bit of...
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Fiacre Banks @judyev I get quite ticked off with all that nonsense. All because someone wants to be referred to as they doesn’t mean that I have to comply. This nonsense must be stamped out. “They” is not in charge of my mouth. It used to be my job to ask questions of...
14 Mar
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40093)
• United States
13 Mar
I started "packing" two weeks ago, but today I actually put it all in my suitcase.
I'm such an over-packer. I did take out a few things that I could do without, though. I told Horse that if we get stranded at sea for a month, I'm...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24106)
• Lichfield, England
13 Mar
We went to the big Tesco again today. Last week my Mum forgot her shopping list so I made sure I reminded her to take it, and the carrier bags.
After I'd got rid of the soft recycle, we went up on the lift. I pushed the button...
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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton I’ve been to an exhibition in the Musée du Quai Branly not far from the Eiffel Tower. Then coffee in a cafe and back to the apartment for dinner, a film on TV which taxed my abilities to watch a French film, and a long glut of vin rouge. I must...
13 Mar
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (323018)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar
I haven’t posted for a couple of days. The time had been dragging over the last few days until we met with Vince’s heart surgeon last night. Until then, we weren’t sure what was going to happen but now he will have open heart...
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Fiacre Banks @judyev I do wish Vince well and a trouble free recovery. I know so many people who have had open heart surgery, which sounds gruesome, and have recovered very quickly and felt the benefits immediately. My youngest had very extensive open heart surgery at 11...
13 Mar
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12500)
• Ireland
11 Mar
So, Paris. Where better to celebrate my coming of age, or my retirement as some are wont to call it. This past few weeks I’ve been as resolute as a puff of smoke as I’ve made the transition from earning my pay to not doing so yet...
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115449)
• United States
9 Mar
What's going on the dinner table tonight? Share with us!
I'm having leftover roast pork rib ends with roasted carrots with thyme and a potato and leek gratin. Nothing particularly amazing but it still should be good.
That's...
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