Fleur (@Fleura) on myLot

Judy Evans @JudyEv (383518) • Rockingham, Australia 11h

You’ve heard of lumberjacks, I’m sure and you might have heard of the Women’s Land Army which helped keep Britain going during World Wars I and II. However, you may not have heard of the ‘Timberjills’; women who served in the Land...

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Fleur @xFiacre Really? Gosh so much I never knew!

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11770) • United Kingdom 21h

We……The Mister and myself…..have had a day out to the seaside today. I made a packed. ‘ brunch ‘ for us to take with us ….. This included …. Tuna, sweetcorn and mayo sandwiches, crisps, chocolate wafer biscuits, fizzy lemon...

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Fleur We always take packed lunches or picnics on our days out too.

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Amber @AmbiePam (121832) • United States 21h

My dad loves funny cards, and when he gives me birthday cards, they are usually funny too. Incidentally, my mom’s were always sweet and caring. Anyway, the thing with him is that he never wrote in the cards. In his head, I might...

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Fleur I guess you could write a message on a post-it note and stick it inside the card. Then he could have the message and still have a card to re-use! Rather strangely (for me) I never thought about re-using a card, although I do sometimes use the picture from the...

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Juliaacv @Juliaacv (56523) • Canada 20h

Sunday evening......approaching the end of another great weekend here. It was relaxing, although the weather has crept up to a higher temperature today, and heading into the high 30's and low 40's during the next 10 days or so....

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Fleur One thing I haven't been so successful at growing recently is strawberries. I think I might have to make a trip to the nearest pick-your-own farm!

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11770) • United Kingdom 21h

I’ve been away from you all today ….unexpectedly ….. Today is Sunday , which is usually roast dinner day …..but not today …. Today The Mister and I had a day out ….we went to Llandudno, in Wales. I made some sandwiches and put...

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Fleur Last time we went there was quite a few years ago now. We walked up the Great Orme and saw some of the goats. Was it busy there when you went? Was it nice or is it run down these days?

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Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61510) • United States 18h

My daughter has two egg chairs on her back deck. My grandson Chris has commandeered one. I decided I want one of my own so when I saw a sale at Home Depot I ordered one. I thought it was exactly like the ones she has but it is a...

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Fleur I'm glad you are enjoying your chair at least. I hope you get a refund for the doggy one! You can just never tell what they are going to like.

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127254) • United States 18h

Some of the regulars showed up but not many. I kept saying "isn't this a Sunday in the summer? Where is everyone?" It was so strange. I get it when the pool is empty on a weekday but not on a gorgeous summer weekend day. I hit...

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Fleur A pool that's not too busy... sounds ideal!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (383518) • Rockingham, Australia 16h

The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute has been running a decade-long project to map the tallest trees in the country. They’ve now found a 1,000-year-old tree that measures 84.1 metres (276 feet). Called Heaven Sword, trees of...

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Fleur The huge trees that still exist in places like that and in parts of America and Australia are awe-inspiring to someone from a country where even the most venerable trees only reach about 30 metres. Imagine what the first Europeans must have felt when they saw...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (383518) • Rockingham, Australia 16h

The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute has been running a decade-long project to map the tallest trees in the country. They’ve now found a 1,000-year-old tree that measures 84.1 metres (276 feet). Called Heaven Sword, trees of...

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Fleur It's actually very simple. You look at the top of the object you want to measure and use an instrument to measure the angle (you can make one using a piece of cardboard and a piece of string). Then you measure your distance to the base of the object (you can...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (383518) • Rockingham, Australia 16h

The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute has been running a decade-long project to map the tallest trees in the country. They’ve now found a 1,000-year-old tree that measures 84.1 metres (276 feet). Called Heaven Sword, trees of...

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Fleur If you can get a clear view of an object you can measure its height quite easily by triangulation. Its difficult if the tree is in thick forest though.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (383518) • Rockingham, Australia 11h

You’ve heard of lumberjacks, I’m sure and you might have heard of the Women’s Land Army which helped keep Britain going during World Wars I and II. However, you may not have heard of the ‘Timberjills’; women who served in the Land...

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Fleur Even I had not heard of them! And I didn't even know that the gas masks contained charcoal.

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur I do have some lengths of insect-proof mesh used in the garden, I could cut some bits off that and wash it, and attach some velcro or something. Hopefully that would help. I mean it would help allay her fears; I doubt if it would actually be possible to keep...

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur It is a bit strange because in most other respects they are excessively polite!

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur Thank you, I think the red looks cosy in winter. Sorry about the trees. They really do make a huge difference.

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur Especially since we already have quite a lot of spiders in the house! If the windows were open they might even leave

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur @LadyDuck Don't be fooled by the names, those are not their real names (I never put anyone's real names on here). I think her family are originally from Liguria but she works at the university of Milan.

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur He is an academic and works at the university here; she is also an academic but affiliated with the university of Milan so she has to work remotely most of the time. They are friends of friends. They (originally just he) needed somewhere to live because the...

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 28 Jun

As I’ve mentioned before, we have an Italian couple currently lodging with us. They have the loft room at the top of the house, which is a decent-sized double room with ensuite shower room. And of course they can use the other...

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Fleur They are paying guests. They have been here getting on for two years but they are both academics so last year they were away during the hottest part of the year because term had finished. This time the heat came earlier, and also Paola is spending more time...

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127254) • United States 28 Jun

Geez. My orange tabby cat Charlie is very sweet but he is also a monster in some ways. . . like peeing wherever he wants. He has certain favorite spots and I spend a couple of hours each week cleaning the carpet. It...

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Fleur It's a bit odd that it has swelled up again. I hope there's no serious damage. Can you get some of that plastic anti-slip matting stuff that's used, for example, in cupboards or on boats? If you could put some on the kitchen floor it would save you from more...

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Fleur @Fleura (35398) • United Kingdom 24 Jun

Many times I have heard or read people saying that childhood memories are always filled with long, hot summer days, and those days never seem to happen any more. Well they’re happening now, but attitudes have changed – we now...

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Fleur @thelme55 the intense heat seems to have passed away from here for now anyway. Maybe it's moving your way?

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