Fleur

@Fleura (20118)

United Kingdom

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Does coffee make you more productive?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 10 May

It’s a common belief that a coffee will help one to work faster and generally be more productive. But for me I have to say it’s the opposite. I guess it does work if it’s the middle of the afternoon, I’m doing something rather...

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Is cash dead?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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What is the point of this?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 7 May

After reading about the film/movie ‘Moonlighting’ which @BarBaraPrz mentioned in a comment, I thought it sounded rather interesting and the kind of thing I might enjoy when I’m away on my own (I doubt if the rest of the family...

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The things you see around here!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 6 May

An added benefit of my daily outings has been all the strange and interesting things I have seen when out and about! I get to see more of what’s going on in my vicinity - it’s amazing what you miss when you stay at home, and...

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Getting out more

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 6 May

I used to be out on my bike all the time - not on epic long rides, but just several times a day here and there. So I was happy that I was getting enough fresh air and exercise. But recently I realised I haven’t been out so much....

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Gardening is a never-ending learning process

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 5 May

Maybe that’s why it’s so good for us. Gardening is well known to be good for both physical and mental health, and it certainly does keep you looking forward all the time, and learning new things. I’ve been growing things almost...

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A big surprise!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 4 May

I try to grow quite a lot of vegetables, with varying degrees of success. Normally I can manage tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), assorted beans, a few peas and plenty of kale and spinach, but I’ve had very limited success with...

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Do you know what this is?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 29 Apr

I inherited a lot of random things from my parents, and I know what most of them are, but this one was a mystery. It’s been hanging around in my bedroom for several years already while we occasionally fiddled with it and wondered...

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How did she get away with it?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

My friend Helen, who died a few weeks ago, had some particular quirks, and one of those which everyone remembers is that she never wore trousers. Now of course if she had lived a hundred years ago that wouldn’t have been...

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Ebay to the rescue!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 27 Apr

Regular readers of my posts will probably know that I rarely buy brand new things. Most of my books, kitchen ware, furniture and clothes are second hand. Often from charity shops, though I have also inherited a lot of clothes from...

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An interesting afternoon

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 26 Apr

As I was cycling around on a few errands this afternoon I spotted three interesting things. The first was a bird, which came swooping along behind me as I cycled along a residential street, zooming over the ground at a height of...

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Do gadgets make our lives easier?

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 26 Apr

I started writing a response to a post by @MarieCoyle about inventions, and the response got so long I had to make it into a post of its own. Years ago (in the 50 and 60s) there was much talk about the life of leisure that we...

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British bluebell woods

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

@JudyEv this is for you! Our local bluebells are at their best right now. I’m making excuses to go for walks in the woods whenever I can. They have a lovely delicate scent as well. When the flowers carpet the forest floor they...

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Today I see gardening in my future

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

Today I have plans to do lots of things outdoors. Not just because it’s spring here and therefore there are many gardening jobs to do - although of course it is, and there are - but because I seem to feel better outside. Over the...

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Serendipity!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 21 Apr

Now our new pond is ready for adding plants, so I’ve been gathering up all the ones I’ve bought or been given over the past several months (and even years, in a couple of cases!) and potting them up into bigger pots to put in the...

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Gift wrapping

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 19 Apr

Wrapping and general presentation of gifts seems to be a subject that people have a range of different views on. My partner, for example, can’t see the point at all and would be happy to just hand over a gift unwrapped, or at best...

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Confirmed identification!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 14 Apr

Yesterday when we were outside, Little One and I heard a bird singing loudly in some scrub. We thought it was either a blackcap or a dunnock, but I wasn’t sure as I sometimes confuse the two. And dunnocks are far more common. We...

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What an old couple we are!

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 13 Apr

We never seem to have much spare time, normally we’re busy in the evenings, then it’s dinner, clearing up and getting the girls into bed, finishing some work and then bed for us as well. But this week my partner has a few days...

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Old-fashioned jewellery

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 13 Apr

I inherited a lot of things from my mother when she died 11 years ago (incidentally, today was her birthday) and since she kept everything, there were also things from her mother and from her aunt (who had no children) as well....

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Coffee alternatives

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 12 Apr

I like a good cup of coffee, but I can only drink so many. I generally just have two a day, or rarely, three, and after that I just don’t want any more. Unfortunately I can’t stand tea, I don’t really like herbal tea, and hot...

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