Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
United Kingdom
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun
The magpies have found the nest
Mrs Mallard had chosen an excellent place to make her nest, very well hidden and difficult to get to, concealed under a sedge plant at the edge of the pond. And when she’s sitting...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• 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
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
With my haul of free peanut butter I had to decide what to do with it. I decided I would use it for cooking since I don’t know for sure whether the person may have eaten some directly from the jar with a spoon, for example, so I...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
As I’m sure you know, I’m a keen user of ‘Freegle’, whereby people can offer things they no longer want for someone else to take away, or ask for things someone else may have going spare. Since I joined in 2003 I have given and...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
22 Jun
As I was walking over to my friend’s house I saw an unusual sight – a woman taking her tortoise for a walk.
I paused on my way past and said ‘That’s something you don’t see every day!’ and she replied ‘Makes you think you must...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun
I don’t know whether it’s just the time of year, the warmth or what, but I have been waking up too early recently. Basically at around 5 am every day for the past week. Last night (this morning really) I only went to bed at 12:30...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun
These days almost all visitor attractions have a gift shop and a café. Obviously a great money-making opportunity and no doubt appreciated by many visitors. But without exception in my experience, the café always closes half an...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
20 Jun
Our Italian lodger (let’s call her Paola) asked me a while ago whether Malva plants grew here. In this country plants of the genus ‘Malva’ are known as Mallow, for example common mallow, musk mallow, and marsh mallow (originally...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun
Mrs Mallard is being very patient, sitting on her eggs day after day. Mr Mallard left as soon as his necessary contribution was finished, so she’s all alone in her little hideaway. Such an ordinary scene which has been repeated...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
I love to be outside. On a nice day if something keeps me indoors I’m constantly looking out of the window wishing I was out there.
Well the joy of working at home on my laptop is that I can often be out there even when I have...
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Fleur
@Fleura (35437)
• United Kingdom
15 Jun
Over the years a few people have told me they go to yoga sessions and find them beneficial, and I’ve kind of thought about it but never been able to bring myself to go. But more recently I have met two women, on separate...
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