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Judy Evans @JudyEv (388474) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Sep

Living in a retirement village, it is inevitable that from time to time someone will pass away. Yesterday we attended the funeral of one of our villages. We didn’t know him well but Vince had arranged a slideshow of his life for...

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Fleur @teamfreak16 @JudyEv For a while there was a piper busking in the centre of town. It was OK if you just happened to be walking past (or even better if you were walking past the end of the street!) but for the people who worked in the shops and offices opening...

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (13903) • United Kingdom 10 Sep

Two things to know about me ..... One ....I don't like anything on my arms ....I tend to wear short sleeves constantly, whatever the season Two ....I don't like anything on my feet indoors However, it must be getting colder now...

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Fleur @Traceyjayne No I'm afraid not - but we tend to have the same visitors so they can use the same ones when they come.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (13903) • United Kingdom 10 Sep

Two things to know about me ..... One ....I don't like anything on my arms ....I tend to wear short sleeves constantly, whatever the season Two ....I don't like anything on my feet indoors However, it must be getting colder now...

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Fleur @Traceyjayne We even have guest slippers because otherwise visitors take their shoes off and then I see them uncomfortably shifting from foot to foot

11 Sep

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celticeagle @celticeagle (193971) • Boise, Idaho 10 Sep

Ugh! I wasn't dry either. I have been drinking water all day. I take 6 supplements plus my three prescribed medications. One big one got stuck and wouldn't go down. I just kept drinking water until they all decided to go on down....

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Fleur @celticeagle You might be able to find a different format if you ask.

11 Sep

Judy Evans @JudyEv (388474) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Sep

Living in a retirement village, it is inevitable that from time to time someone will pass away. Yesterday we attended the funeral of one of our villages. We didn’t know him well but Vince had arranged a slideshow of his life for...

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Fleur So do I, but not too close!

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur That's the traditional approach of course. I often eat dried fruit just as it is, it isn't as hard and dry these days.

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 9 Sep

A couple of weeks ago we went to a country show, and they had classes for handicrafts, one of which was for felted objects. This was my favourite, isn’t it clever? At first glance I thought the teapot was just a prop to provide a...

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Fleur Oh how lovely! We have some knitted ones but those are more obviously not real!

9 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur Do you do anything in particular?

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (13903) • United Kingdom 9 Sep

I know last Christmas I posted that I was putting together a hamper for my Mom, with all the little treats in it that I knew she liked and also a few everyday items which would save her buying. This year ....now I am happily...

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Fleur @AmbiePam has some great ideas there! Then of course there's new baby, new house, maybe new job?

9 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur Yes I think that's a better option, especially for peaches. Frozen fruit is also more available now and of course they freeze that when it's ripe.

9 Sep

Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur That is unusual, bananas are the one fruit that do ripen at home for me!

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur @DaddyEvil We have a plum tree in the garden and the fruit from that are absolutely divine. Unfortunately they are only available for about two weeks. But after those I could never like any horrible hard plums.

9 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur It's not a good idea. I hope they don't adopt it there.

9 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur Yes, bananas are supposed to give off lots of ethylene too. But it never seems to work well enough for me.

9 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 8 Sep

I don’t know whether this is a general ‘thing’ or just a British phenomenon, but for some years now supermarkets here have been selling fruit labelled as ‘ripen at home’. In other words unripe. Of course it’s better for the...

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Fleur Yes bananas do actually ripen, you're right.

8 Sep

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Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 13 Aug

Yesterday evening there was a partial solar eclipse visible from the UK, the first since 2017 and the last until 2090. I missed the total eclipse in 1999 as I had moved to the US, and I probably won’t be here to see the 2090...

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Fleur A memorable experience!

8 Sep

Fleur @Fleura (36169) • United Kingdom 11 Aug

I often mention Freegle on here; it’s a web-based system where you can offer unwanted things or ask for something someone else may have going spare. Recently they seem to have ‘upgraded’ the system, so now if you don’t have a...

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Fleur Yes that's the slogan. I don't know how a map of Bruges came to be represented by this image!

30 Aug

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Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (44830) 12 Aug

Could you use this toilet? I'm not so sure I could It could get messy methinks Anyway These were installed near a tourist attraction in the English City of Cambridge , reason given was that foreigners prefer these " squat...

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Fleur @Ineeddentures That's what I can't get my head around. I used toilets like those when I visited places where those were the usual type. When people visit places where other types are usual, they should use those.

17 Aug

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Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (44830) 12 Aug

Could you use this toilet? I'm not so sure I could It could get messy methinks Anyway These were installed near a tourist attraction in the English City of Cambridge , reason given was that foreigners prefer these " squat...

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Fleur @JudyEv I don't think we do take it for granted; when we travel to other countries we use whatever the locals use, and I sort of feel that other people should do the same when they come to our country. You know, 'When in Rome do as the Romans do' and all...

17 Aug

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DE @DaddyEvil (178602) • United States 12 Aug

Pretty bought some Barilla High Protein Spaghetti noodles. I browned ground beef with Mayan Sweet Onions in a skillet with garlic, a bit of salt and spices. The spaghetti didn't smell or taste any different to us from the cheaper...

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Fleur @JudyEv Indeed, and just think of all the gluten we've eaten in our lives, not to mention carbohydrates!!

17 Aug

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