Fleur

@Fleura (36147)

United Kingdom

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We watched the eclipse!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • 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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The silly side of AI

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • 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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If you go down to the woods today…

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 11 Aug

You’re sure of a big surprise! I think the three bears must have been out for a walk before breakfast but maybe Baby Bear was too hungry to leave his porridge behind so he took it with him. At least that’s the most sensible...

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Do you think this is helpful?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 11 Aug

I was browsing through a previous copy of Good Housekeeping magazine that was passed on to me. Usually I find the recipes in this publication are quite good, and in this case the same was true – the recipe for peanut dan dan...

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Does this count as a freak accident?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 10 Aug

A couple of days ago I was cutting some unwanted branches out of a hedge. I don’t think I’m particularly accident-prone but I have had a couple of incidents with hedges. In the past I have been so focused on reaching in and...

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Fascinating but also very frightening

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 9 Aug

A few days ago I was listening to a podcast of a BBC Radio 4 programme. I wanted to include a link to it but much to my great annoyance I simply cannot find it again! The subject was why wars and conflicts increase the spread of...

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Why is this so hard??

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 6 Aug

Earlier this week I caught the end of a radio programme and in that they mentioned a previous episode all about ice cream and how it isn't as bad for you as you might think. And I thought that would be interesting listening and...

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Unconventional food fusion

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 5 Aug

Our Italian lodger Antonio, who I’ve mentioned a few times before, is a real foodie. He’s always willing to try something new and although with some Italian dishes he is quite particular that they should be made in the ‘right’...

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What if we could communicate with other animals?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

Anyone who’s ever read the ‘Doctor Doolittle’ books as a child probably has fantasies about being able to talk to the animals. But what if we really could communicate with other species? Pioneering work by people such as Jane...

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Do you shop at Primark?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

Primark is a budget clothing chain with many shops in the UK; I believe it also has branches around Europe and in the US. It definitely falls into the category of fast fashion because the clothes are produced very cheaply and not...

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I am so spoilt/ lucky!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 3 Aug

Maybe spoilt isn’t the right word – after all I have worked to achieve what I have – but at the same time luck also plays a part so I guess I am very lucky. When I wake up in the morning I hear the birds singing outside. Sometimes...

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Where did I put it?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

Last time I did a big supermarket shop, I went to buy some chocolate and found that their own-brand chocolate bars (which are what we usually buy for use in cooking and also general nibbling) were half price. So naturally I bought...

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The peanut butter is almost all gone!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

I have been using up the stash of free peanut butter I was given. As I mentioned before I made peanut butter cookies – three times, because they are such a favourite! – as well as peanut butter and squash soup, Gado Gado, and...

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Do you use a pressure cooker?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

Do you use a pressure cooker? I go through phases of using ours, and then periods when I forget it at the back of the cupboard. I’m trying to remember to use it at the moment, because it really does cut cooking times quite...

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Bad news about the pigeons

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 28 Jul

I wrote recently about the pigeon nesting in our grapevine. It seemed to be in the ideal spot because even though we were coming and going directly beneath, what was going on in the nest was practically invisible, and even from...

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A good year for blackberries

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 28 Jul

A lot of plants are struggling in the drought we’re having here; I think several of my young shrubs have died already. But it seems to be a great year for blackberries! Yesterday I needed to take our car to the garage (yet...

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I learned a new word today!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 27 Jul

Inosculation. Have you ever heard this word before? I admit I hadn’t. It is the word for the natural phenomenon wherein the branches, trunks, or roots of two trees (of the same or different species) grow and merge together in a...

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How much is that doggy in the window?

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 25 Jul

"How much is that doggy in the window? The one with the waggly tail. How much is that doggy in the window, I do hope that doggy's for sale!" That song is the first thing that popped into my head when I walked past this shop...

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They didn't move far!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 23 Jul

Almost three weeks ago I wrote a post about a pair of wood pigeons and their attempt to build a nest in the grapevine above our patio. After a couple of days of trying and the twigs just falling to the ground they seemed to stop...

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That was much easier than he made out!

Fleur @Fleura (36147) • United Kingdom 23 Jul

My partner seems to have developed a propensity to get unnecessarily stressed and over-react over fairly minor things. Our lodgers, Paola and Antonio, like to do the washing up by squirting a blob of washing-up liquid onto the...

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